MORRO CASTLE
BURNED LINER THREAT TO TOWN ASBURY PARK. (N. Jersey), Oct. 8. A month after the disaster to the iiner Morro Castle, in which 135 lives were lost, the vessel to-day lies on the beach here a total loss. She was once worth £1,000,000, but the best offer imide for her to-day is £5,000 by a Baltimore scrap iron dealer. ‘ Municipal officials, who when she was first cast up on their waterfront thought of buying the hulk as a tourist attraction, are now anxious to get rid of what is rapidly turning out to be a white elephant. Not only is the possibility of a storm sweeping her up on the promenade a very real menace, but also the rotting hides in her holds are causing the citizens serious alarm. Quicklime has been put in the hold in big quantities without result, and popular agitation is growing for the removal of the wreck as soon as possible. The question of her removal, however, presents many difficulties. The wreck is full of sand and the water in the hull is up to the level of the sea, while with any strong gale she might easily break in two.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 November 1934, Page 7
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