THRILLING TALE OF THE SEA.
Details have reachod Xiiveipqul of . the ton jble experience of the steamer Justin, while bound from Liverpool to Para, and the losi of six of the crew. On August 30th .the vessel encountered a hurricane 500 miles from the Barbadous, and in a few hours she became unmanageable. Five of the boats were washed away, [ eleven of the orew being also swept ■ into the sea, six being drowned. The fires were put out, and loose coal 1 choked the pumps. For the five days . following the men struggled night and day to keep the steamer afloat,
and when the storm abated they were almost helpless. The men lost were the second mate, two quartermasters, and thee seamen.
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Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 132, 2 December 1893, Page 1 (Supplement)
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122THRILLING TALE OF THE SEA. Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 132, 2 December 1893, Page 1 (Supplement)
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