On the 30th the Nganlu ferryboat was crossing the river, having about forty men on board besides four mules and a donkey, when in the middle of the river the man at the helm, who had been drinking wine, let go the hell and sail rope, causing the boat to capsize immediately. With the exception of five or six men all were drowned. A party of four returning from a wedding party were all drowned. Thus far none of the bodies have been recovered. It is said of one young man on the boat that he might have saved himself by clinging to the boat. but he had a few 0 sank, holding on to the cash with both thousand cash and refused to part with it,
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