THE LOSS OF THE SPOKANE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13417, 3 July 1911, Page 5

THE LOSS OF THE SPOKANE.

Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. OTTAWA, July 2. Die Spokane, while carrying 150 excursionists, Was run ashore in a sinking condition. Two women, who wore panicstricken, leaped overboard and were drowned. A wireless message called the steamer Admiral Sampson, which rescued the passengers and crow. The Spokane will be a total loss. One of the victims was Mrs. Williams, the wife of a Washington millionaire, who made a fortune in African diamond mining. COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CREW. Male Passengers Aid the Women. , Received July 3, 8.5 a.m. OTTAWA. July 2. The Spokane’s passengers assert that the crew grossly mismanaged the work of rescuing those aboard when the vessel struck. The male passengers aided the women to escape in the boats. ; One woman gained the beach after leaping overboard. Another was drowned aboard the vessel whilst seeking to escape. The previous report was incorrect.