THE MALOJA.
MISSING TOTAL, 155. LONDON, February 28. Relatives of the Maloja victims continue to arrive at Dover, inquiring for survivors and identifying bodies. Mr J. Briggs, one of the paxty of 21 in a boat which capsized while it was being lowered, swam in the ice-cold water, and watched an Englishman swim alongside who had a. great struggle for life. He tried the side-stroke and back-stroke, but the strong current overwhelmed him, and he sank. Mr Briggs caught a rope thrown from a yacht. Ho was immersed for half an hour. All the survivors pay a tribute to the value of lifebelts, and say that otherwise the loss of life would have been appalling. The first officer rushed below to stop the engines,-which were going at full-speed astern, but the engine room was half-full of water, and he was unablo to shut off the' power. The list of saved and missing from the Maloja is as follows: Saved.—Passengers 72, European crew 02, lascars 137. Total, 301. Missing.—Passengers 49, European' crew 20, lascars 86. Total, 155.
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Evening Star, Issue 16051, 1 March 1916, Page 3
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176THE MALOJA. Evening Star, Issue 16051, 1 March 1916, Page 3
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