A sad accident unfortunately attended with fatal results, occurred on the river on Saturday afternoon. 'Two lads, named Rosenthal and Gutierrez, "were coming ashore from the Monocrcy in a sampan, intending to land at the Jap-nese wharf. The Germnan steamer Loongmoon was proceeding alongside of the China Merchants' Central Wharf, and as the sampan passed between the stern of the Loongmoon and the Tehhsing, which was lying at Heard's Wharf, the wash of the former's propeller drove the sampan under the Tehhsing's stern and capsized it, throwing the two lads and
succeeded in getting hold of the Teh-the sampan-man into the water. Gutierrez hsing's propeller and held on until he was rescued by the second officer of that steamer, but young Rosenthal and the sampan-man' sank before any assistance could reach them and were both drowned. The police were notified at once and the locality was dragged for the bodies, but! without success, as, up toa late hour on Sunday night, neither had been recovered. The accident is. in a. great-measure attributable to the manner in' which: steamers-often Block the'mouth of: the: Hongkew 'Creek. Very: frequently steamers: lying: at the China Merchants' and Heard's Wharves overlap the ends of the wharves to adistanco of 40 or 50 fection each'sille, leaving burely sufficient room: for traffic to: pass' inland, out of the creek, and rendering the passage one of extreme danger -to -sampans and other small craft if either ship: happens to be moving her propeller.
The body of the-sampan-man who was drowned in Saturday's accident was picked upeatly on Tuesday-morning. Later in the day the body. of the lad Rosenthal was recovered. Both of the bodies were found close, to the spot, where the accident oct red..On enquiry we were informed that it had been decided an inquest should not be held.
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