EXCURSION STEAMER DISASTER.
HUNDREDS' PERISH. lAustrallan and N.Z. Cable Association.) tfßec. July. 9. 9.5 a :m:) . ■ JNEW YORK, July 8. _ nver excursion steamer Columbia had 563 passengers and thirty of -the crew when it capsized. It i*s estimated that" hundreds perished. Tn a dense fog, the vessel struck a sunken log in the river and commenced to sink immediately and then capsized. She was a three decker. The> excursionists were dancing and singing when' theaccident occurred. A panic ensued' and many women and children were pushed overboard and many jumped over-board. There was no time to use lifebelts or boats. The shrieks of survivors -won* heard ashore and row boats were went to the rescue. '•/'■■
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 164, 9 July 1918, Page 2
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115EXCURSION STEAMER DISASTER. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 164, 9 July 1918, Page 2
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