PERILS OF THE SEA.
AN ENTIRE FISHING FLEET MISSING.
LIFTED ON A HUGE WAVE
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, October 3. Tlio captain of the Glasgow states that tho Glasgow was lifted on a huge wave before fouling tlio Hatfield, which sank in seven minutets. Antwerp, October 3. Eighty river craft were wrecked in the East 'Scheldt. Tho entire fishing fleet of Bluinishe is missing. Many bodies and much wreckage are drifting ashore. Many fishing boats foundered at Osi end.
(Received 4, 8.5 a.in.) London, October 3
A man rescued from tho Hatfield wa- asleep in his bunk at the time
of the collision. He heard an inrush of water, jumped into the sea, and clambered on a floating hatch.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 42, 4 October 1911, Page 5
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