The accident took place at the Tungling rapid on Thursday at 11.30 a.m. The steamer struck a rock and water immediately poured into the bunkers. She began to go down by the head and at the same time to float down the river. With difficulty the passengers got off. In a short time after striking she went down head first and now lies in very deep water invisible. Some of the foreigners had very narrow escapes and up to time of writing all have not arrived yet. A number of Chinese were drowned and it is thought the Captain has gone down too.
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