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FINNISH SAILORS KILLED

BOILER BLOWN THROUGH DECK SECOND MATE INJURED (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph Copyright). LONDON, June 12. Two Finnish sailors, Messrs Mustonen and Hellstrom, were killed to-day when a donkey engine boiler exploded abroad the Finnish barque Herzogin Cecilie, which is discharging at Belfast. The boiler was blown through the main deck 300 feet in the air to the quay, where it struck and injured the second mate, Mr Landholm. The galley was shattered by the explosion, injuring the ship’s cook, Mr Laine, and a dock worker, Mr Croghan, who raced to shelter across the deck, was struck down by flying iron and wood. . Captain Erikson, whose birthday it is to-day, had just left the boilerhouse for the cabin when lie heard the explosion. He dashed out and saw the boiler in the air. Many others had narrow escapes.

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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 14 June 1935, Page 7

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FINNISH SAILORS KILLED Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 14 June 1935, Page 7

FINNISH SAILORS KILLED Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 14 June 1935, Page 7