terrible ordeal and acute mental agony the crew suffered while the! waves, lashing the City of Naples, threatened to break up the vessel fat any moment, and when life-boats, from the Chefoo Maru, which picker up S, 0. S. signals, which taking refuge from the storm, made heroic but vain endeavours to approach the stranded vessel through tempest fous seas which threatened to dash' the rescuers to pieces on jagged submerged rocks.
Finally, after 54 hours of constant, peril, the crew were rescued by a life line from the cruiser Kasuga's Rife-boat, after many vain attempt by the Captain of the City of Naples ut lowering the flag before leaving] the doomed ship.
The rescued crew express the greatest gratitude and admiration Bi Caprain oF THe ste. Cry for the bravery of the rescuers, especially for the crews of the destroyer Urakaze and the Chefoo Maru, which made many vain attempts to. reached the wrecked ship, for their heroic endeavours before the arrival of the Kasuga, The Commander of the Kasuga, Wighly extolled Captain Connors of the City of Naples on his ea-manship, foresight and splendid command over the crew during their terrible ordeal—Reuter, Japanese Officer's Gallantry Tokyo, June 18.
With reference to the rescue of the crew of the str. City of Naples, Captain Ohta, Commander of the HIM, Kasuga, which "succeeded in saving the crew of the ill-fate essd, in an interview with the Toho News Agency's representative, told the following story:—
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