The Archive · 1906

The Accident to the Roon

The " Nagasaki Pross" of the 19th inet. has the following account, obtain-of the wreck during a fog -D. L. 8. Roon on the evening 16th inst. off Okinosbima, a jand about forty miles southwest of Moj At 10.45 nda, as of the vessel a were at once provided with life preservers, The vessel kept on her way but soon after land was sighted, apparently only a stone's turned but almost immediately struc them away; the yeosol, was, quickly another rock and remained fast. The crew at once prepared to launch the lifeboats; during this ops tw into the water. One was rescued and found to be injured but the other is missing.

On Thursday, the naval transport Ryuhi Maru, from Saseho, was sighted and signalled to for assistance. She proached as near to the Roon as possible and the passengers were transferred to her in safety. After a fu attempt to refloat the Roon, the Ryabi Maru loft the scone at 4) p.m. and roached Moji at 8 p.ra, Tt is stated that the passengers took no food after the vessel struck until they arrived at Moji, by which time an exhausted condition. found for them at patched to the scon day morning to assist i tions, The Oura Maru, the Mitsu Bishi's 0 loft here yesterday ler assistance.

On the 20th inst the same paper

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