THE MIKASA DISASTER.
FEARFUL SIGHTS
MEN BLOWN INTO FRAGMENTS
United Press Association—Copyright. Received September 17, 4.11 p.m. TOKIO, September 16. The Mikasa had entered the harbour for repairs and repainting when the fire occurred.
Tho worst scone was on the second deck, where the majority were trying, to extinguish the flames. Here most of the casualties happened. Men were blown into fragments hundreds of yards iiito the water, which was crimsoned. A largo percentage were scalded to death and unidentifiable. Many were below battling with the flames when the Mikasa foundered. The report of the explosion resounded among the far distant, hills.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12603, 18 September 1905, Page 5
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102THE MIKASA DISASTER. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12603, 18 September 1905, Page 5
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