BURNING OF A SPANISH VESSEL.
PASSENGERS DEVOURED BY SHARKS | UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | (Received July 31, noon.) Sydnet. This Day. A China steamer brings details of the burning of the Spanish vessel Don Juan, which was subsequently towed into Manila, in the Philippine Islands. Ninety-eight of the passengers and orew were rescued. Many who climbed into the rigging lost their hold and fell into the names. A boat crowded with passengers was upset by the sharks which surrounded the vessel, and the occupants were devoured. The fire broke out amongst the kerosene portion of the cargo.
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Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 31 July 1893, Page 2
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95BURNING OF A SPANISH VESSEL. Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 31 July 1893, Page 2
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