The Archive · 1910

The Fateful Thirteen

A shocking occurrence (reported by oar Tokio correspondent), is reported to have taken place in the Shicbirigaoffing on the 23rd instant, says ho Japan Daily Mail." A party of thirteen students belonging to Kaisei-gekko of Tokio and ite Daushi branch, set out in the forenoon from Hayama, and after lunching at Eaoshima, re-embarked on their retarn journey. Oming, however, to s strong and heavy sea, the boat capsized, and orary one of the thirteen is believed tohave been drowned. Only one body the dis The anfortanate lads are sai been for the most part sons of officers. They all pos less experience la ma they were all able to swim. [tis therefore conjectured that they became numbed with the great cold and were often

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