THE CHANNEL COLLISION.
LONDON, September 11
Mr. J. Thornton, an Australian, who is proceeding to Oxford, was aboard the Marathon, which was in collision with the Japanese vessel Heijin Maru. Interviewed, Mr. Thornton said: The Japanese ship's bows misse d the passengers' quarters by a few feet, and struck a hold full of wool, which deadened the imprct. The ; Heijiu Maru immediately freed herself. There •was a great inrush o£ water, and the Marathon listed . heavily. there was no panic. The passengers quietly assembled on the deck, and some assisted the crew. It took two hours to fill the breach in the ship's side, mattresses, blankets, and pillows being used.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17664, 13 September 1919, Page 9
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110THE CHANNEL COLLISION. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17664, 13 September 1919, Page 9
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