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BURST AND SANK.
COMPRESSED AIR CAISSON
FRENCH HARBOR DISASTER. BY ELECTEIC TELEGRAPH COrXRIGHT. PEE UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION. Received September 29, 9.15 a.m. PARIS, Sept, 28. A compressed air caisson at harbor works at Lorient (on tho south coast of Brittany) burst and sank in 10 minutes. Seven men were recovered and are in a precarious condition while three are dead. A caisson is a water-tight box of timber or iron, within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level.
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Mataura Ensign, 29 September 1913, Page 5
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85BURST AND SANK. Mataura Ensign, 29 September 1913, Page 5
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