MIAMI DISASTER

Grey River Argus, 16 December 1930, Page 5

MIAMI DISASTER

i EXCURSION SHIP .. —LI--Sunk by Explosion' MA-foW MT9r,iK<l. ■ (Aus. &' (Received; pece-inber J 5 at• klO p.m.) NEW YORK, beeemher':l4;.<' | News from Miami Beach, Florida, I.slates Xh-a.krftfte I rescued, and three bodies were necovI ereds from the scene | on. board a glas. ,, -bottbffß'(f* 1 1 boat£ the “ pl I.^-1. r i loft tthere on she” li'da MIV . sons? on board. ' .ILL] i The police reported that approximately ]3ff Arsons w.eoe tlrrowiij or jumped, into waler, with a. sudden ■ explbsi'-n ami fine JoM the toin<|d excursion boat-‘ Eiirjataa II.” 1 The' tl:s;i ;rer ■bff < Rug’ Light, ; lit teen miles south of ALiami*jßpnph. - 1 The yacht '/Dorothea*” ’rushed to the affd- "esk’iie'jJCthirty people, ; whofn she brought' to Miami. i The remaindi)'’ of tlie pti^se^ers—inenj women ami children—according i to tflic ‘‘Dorothea’s’-’ crew, were left {swimming abontHrr ■ t h e -e arl y d a riot ■ attempting r 'to*’«?W' the nt<t dives. Coastguard boats hurried to tlie scene. / The Dorothea’s told pitiful i stork's of the frisson gets attemptirsg ito board his ship, ; wlle;Wn>4u‘ saiji. ; ‘‘ w e took every pr s on. A w-o | could carry without sinking.” Tie? stntied that a man. holding a child in his arms. As Warn kip and.. bclgged:., ”Dc*i’t sa,V4j mo, but save the child.”: Butj the yacht was already virtually overloaded. LATER. It is repented that other bopits tfuicki ly Reached the scene, and rescued rry?I proximately • one hundred out of the 135 J They also found throe bodies. There are about forty not Account* ed Tor. TJip rescuing,,craft after the passe’ngdrs wore tossed iTifo' 1 the‘water b-y thie -first explosion; . many? attempted to return to the blasted vessel, due •<0 the Tear bf all Arks. Thrfn a second terrific explosions 'op curbed, driving them again into ’tho' seajas the ship • pr/ ( T-lie main and baby, feporrea bv the ‘ 1 •’ { were' lijtpr 9 Owing to the darkness and general contusion, however, it i q impossibld; !to determine the total casualties. The | disaster occurred nettr the shote; I ; . -J