OIL STEAMER BURNT
THIRTY-FOUR LIVES LOST. (By Telegraph— PreSs Association— Copyright) (Received December 9, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON. Bth December. The oil steamer Vcdra (4057 tout, built in 1893) grounded at BaVro\v-on> Furness, in North Lancashire, und an explosion ignited her cargo. Two of the crew were saved, but thirty-four were lost. The benzine reached the engine room, and burning oil. poured into the B e».' cutting off the escape of tho ci-6w v
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1914, Page 7
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73OIL STEAMER BURNT Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1914, Page 7
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