DUAL FATALITY
TWO SAILORS THE YICTEMH. FUMIGATION PRECAUTIONS. (Pm U kited Pbbss Associate*.) ' ' WELLINGTON, March 27.The Tahiti, which returned to Wellington to-day from San Francisco, lost two members of the crew through poisonous cyanide fumes &t the Californian port the men dying, and three others were left behind at San Francisco Hospital, but a wireless to the vessel reported a few days later that all had completely recovered. The United States regulation against bubonic plague compelled all the crew to vacate the ship while the Government staff fumigated the vessel. About 5.3 p.m. the officials informed the officers of the vessel that the crew could return. Tfce hatches were opened, and the carpenter, John Newton, went below and overcome. The chief officer and four saQora went to the rescuer. Leo B. Fauchelle, was then overcome. Newton and Fwchelle were dead, and the three sofloa slightly affected were sent to the hospital. 1
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18515, 28 March 1922, Page 5
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152DUAL FATALITY Otago Daily Times, Issue 18515, 28 March 1922, Page 5
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