THE AUSTRIAN PASSENGERS.
The Austrians deny that they rushed the boats, and state that they assisted to place the women and children in the boats. Subsequently, when the captain ordered the men to save themselves, the Austrians attempted to get into a boat whioh was not full containing ladies, and the sailors prevented them. The captain told the sailors that the Austrians' lives were as good as theirs. The Austrians then got into the boat and assisted in pulling and bailing all the way to tho island. Spirits were served to other passengers, but were not offered to them. They contradict the report that one of their number was killed by the blade of an oar in the scramble for the boats.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 13 November 1902, Page 6
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122THE AUSTRIAN PASSENGERS. Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 13 November 1902, Page 6
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