The Douglas mer Fokien, which arrived outing and the officers, of the Douglas. The statement that all on board were cafe un+ happily turns out to be incorrect, one European past wenieen Chin having loot th The European Mr. C. W. Begley, manager of the Foo- 3 chow Ice Gompany and ai Steams id of th 7 for the truck on the White three o'clock ow drizzling mist, rely ordered the ers on deck, but a num. inese, contrary to hie orders, d the rigging, and Mr. Begley did Shortly afterwards, the main mast went by the board, when Mr, Begley fell on the deck and is believed to have been killed instantaneously. Mesars. Chambers and Bathgate, who gers, remained The White Roc! went ashore, are ina very expos mn, and the weather being bad at those on board could not but ves in ® most precarious condition. Tt was bitterly ould in the rigging, and some of those lust must have fallen before the mast went, as the vessel rolled snd laboured heavily, But for the mistake made by Mr. Begley and the 17 Chinese in taking to the rigging, it is probable no lives would have been lost. Ae it was, the survivors were not rescued any too soon, for not long afterwards the vessel began to break up.
When the news of the wreck mas rethe steamer Haiphong was ed us speedily as possible to rouder but on arrival, it was found that owing to the very Leavy sea running, it waa impossible to communicate with the Douglas. The Haiphong therefore returned to procure the assistance of pilot boats, and the passengers and crew were taken off]
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