A DOCK DISASTER.
INRUSH OF WATER.
FOURTEEN MEN KILLED.
By Telegraph.—Press Association,— Copyright.
(Received March 8. 12.20 a.m.) London, March 7. During preparations to admit water to : the almost finished Vittoria, in dock at Birkenhead, a high wind and a high tide broke the '■",' piles, the timber forming a dam. - -»■ The inrush of water caught 19 men who were working in the dock, and swept them away from the platform of a huge crane, which collapsed upon the workmen, pinning them underneath. , .
Five of the men had miraculous escapes, but the rest were killed. ■...-.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14003, 8 March 1909, Page 5
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94A DOCK DISASTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14003, 8 March 1909, Page 5
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