A serious accident to the steam-launch of the U.8.8. Rainbow occurred on Wedaesday, which resulted in the of the launch hors-de.combat for the time being, and the wounding of those on board.
At the time of the mishap, the Rainbow was lying up river, past the freach Bund, and about noon the annch set off for shore carrying some half a dozen people.
When aprroschwhere H.M.8. Clio] on of the boiler in the fore part of the boat suddenly burst, Three of the men sere beside the boiler when this occurred, soffered the severest injuries, The socident was fortunately witnessed Ly the men on the Clio, and withen: lors of time a boat was lowered. So smart were the res ous party that withia a minute of the accident they were alongside. It was the work of cn'y short time to pick up the injured men
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