THE ACCIDENT ON THE CRUISER BLAKE.
. ' o :. . 'British Heroes. , { ,& PtOM^Bßoaation. — Telegraph. — Copyright Received Aligust 18. 8.43 a.m. LONDON, August 17. . Details of the recent accident tp, the cruiser Slakfr'shdw that there were- several cases of conspicuous heroism. The, engineer and a sub-lieutenant closed the stop valve in- the face of a deadly rush of steam and boiling water. Chief Stoker Gee thrice entered the stokehold, which was a veritable cauldron, rescuing a man each time before he was overcome with exhaustion. He wast badly scarred.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11028, 18 August 1903, Page 7
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