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i-i.rcKY engineers. Syhnky. Nov. •!. A t.«le of pluck an<l p». r.-eve ranc-:-nndt rhi .ivy odds is the story of Low 11ir 11 i::ne«.-rs of the < hikirneh rej.'.n .1 a to-t propeHor in mid-oeean. The Oakbranch is a turret steamer, and th« absence of sail spread is a characteristic of this class ot ves-eh 111 latitude 7 south, lougtitude 1"> cast, the tail shaft broke an<l the propeller dropped <>tY. Next day a heavy gale sprang up, and the unwieldly Ve- -•et rolled frightfully. A sea-anchor of canvas was int out. but tin- sharks destroy*;*l it. A second one met with better luck, and kept the w?s« I'* head to the sea. When the weather moderated the a!: r h .-t-tanks wi-iv emptied, and ;li. f. i 1 ,!d and forepcak were filled with water, sending the vessel down hv tt >■ saw--. Tii.-n the engineers t the di:lic;ilt la-k of iittk.g the tunnel ca-ing and drawing the ir-.e'.'in t -haft. Ai; t . i igh: day.- of uncea -ing work a ivw |tr;.,p» I'f.t was titled, and the vessel re -u ,1 hi r journey. The ve-—<4 drill- d I'2o miles —to within -•"> iiiik-e of the coast of New Britain.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 163, 4 November 1896, Page 3
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202DISABLED IN MID-OCEAN. Hastings Standard, Issue 163, 4 November 1896, Page 3
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