A STOKER'S STATEMENT.
VEIStSEII/SI SIDfIEI RIPPED,
E.KGINEiEJRIS (RIEIMIA'IN BEiLOW:
LONDON, May 1
A stokjea* sifcaites that wjien til© Titanio struck the ioebei'g the starboard { side camle in with a noise like the explosion of a big gun. There was an inrush of. water in his section, which was a third- of the 1 ship's length from the bow. All hastily retreated inlto the next section, dragging Sliepherd, whose leg was broken. Efe believed thd whole side was ripped to the stokehold. The stokers were sent on dedkl. The engineers remained and, ltejs the suction pumps going, amd died at their posts.
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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10200, 2 May 1912, Page 2
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101A STOKER'S STATEMENT. Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10200, 2 May 1912, Page 2
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