SEAMEN POISONED.
MISHAP ON WHALING SHIP. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Juno 10. The captain of the Star fleet of whalers has received news of a mishap of a serious nature on the Sir James Clarke Ross while at New York, when three seamen succumbed to poisonous gas. The ship had completed her discharge of oil, and the three men descended the empty tanU. They wore quickly overcome, and when brought to the deck had expired. Captain Anderson descended to their aid, but fell unconscious and was with difficulty revived after being brought on to the deck.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 163, 11 June 1926, Page 10
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96SEAMEN POISONED. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 163, 11 June 1926, Page 10
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