shocking disaster occurred on board the T. K. K. 8. Hongkong. Mara during her voyage from San Francisco to Yokohama, where she arrived on the 16th instant. It appears that on the afternoon of the stant a member of the crew of that liner, which left San Francisco on August 29, attempted to carry a cask containing sulphuric acid from the deck into the lower hold, when the cask end-denly exploded. As a result, over ten Japanese passengers, including woman, who happened to be on the spot, were severely injured in the face and Timbs.
Moreover, the Hongkong Mara met typhoon on the night of the 13th, when she was about 700 miles of Yokohama, Her deck was washed by waves and the wireless telegraphy line severed. The vessel was disabled for a time. The wind ceased on the afternoon of the 14th, and she was able to enter Yokohat 11.30 a.m. on the!
16th without sustaining any particular damage. None of the passengers or crew sustained any injury.
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