SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
THE ILL-FATED BEDFORD. TOTAL LOSS FEARED. il'ross Association-Bv Telefvaph-Copviinht, LONDON". August '-J-S! The cruiser Bedford was making trials at full speed when she ran ashore at Ouelpart. An inrush of water caused the deaths of the engineer, l.j stokers, and two seamen. The remainder were taken oft' by the Minotaur. The Monmouth stood by the wreck, but a heavy sea forced her to put to sea during the night. 1 The Bedford is full of water to her engine-room bulkhead. Admiral Winslowe reports that there is little chance. of saving her. THE KING'S REGRET. Received 9.G0 p.m., August 23rd. LONDON, August 2',!. The King, in a letter to the Admiralty, expressed deep regret at the Bedford disaster, and sympathy with the relatives of the victims. STEAMER OX FIRE. 'A NARROW ESCAPE. ADELAIDE, August 23. The fire on the South Africa destroyed the storeroom and the saloon. Only a wooden partition separated the magazine from the storeroom. ! Eleven members have left the ves- . sol's service, and the lumpers refused | to work the cargo unless paid live shilI lings an hour. This was declined.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14282, 24 August 1910, Page 5
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184SHIPPING CASUALTIES. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14282, 24 August 1910, Page 5
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