A TERRIFIC IMPACT.
SURVIVORS’ THRILLING STORY. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received Oct. 13, 1.17 a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 12. The disaster in connection with the Macleay appears to be certain. A message from a tea party at a station near Port Stevens states that the body of Jones, a steward on the Macleay, washed up. Two survivors, Swanney and Peter-son—able-bodied seamen—declare that at eight o’clock last night, _in a fog, the first officer was on the bridge, when the vessel struck a rock. The impact was terrific, and the steamer heeled over and practically turned turtle before she sank.
The survivors have accompanied the search party, and are not expected back before the morning.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3347, 13 October 1911, Page 5
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112A TERRIFIC IMPACT. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3347, 13 October 1911, Page 5
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