Mr. Mellor's explanation of what happened was that Mr, Fowkes had just called to go about when the squall struck the Seagull and no tone could get to the jib-sheet to let it go, whilst the' main-sheet Iwas made' fast. In such a cone dition, the boat, simply paid jeff and drove her head into the water and ina few. seconds: Jeapsized. After the four on board were thrown into the water when the boat sank, Mr, Afellor went down with someone clinging nim, who he believes was the! second Yaodah. When he came up, ho saw Mr. Fowkes, who was ham ered by a raincoat which was un-{bssioned and who only had one leg, 1 lost the other in the wer, ming strongly, but making for open: water. Afr. Mellor wert isn a second. time, then was rejeaced end when he came up again he grabbed at a man, bata coat came away in his hands." Seeing one about, he. struck out for shore, and though he also was wear-ug raincoat, he got there safely, exhausted. "He went to a Chi [nese "house and was treated" must indly. The Chinese first at his suggestion, sent out some sampans fo look for the other" men, then gave him some tea and dry clothes fund took him to the house of Mr. C. W. Cunningham, the custodian the dynamite magazine, - whose family did everything possible for Search for Stragglers Mr, Cunningham's con showed commendable initiative, promptly ranging for a light to be placed 4 the sunken boat, then taking Mr. [Mellor on a launch to Woosung, where he informed the River Police. Meanwhile, there was much concern at Woosung. The Tweetie, Rover, Gnome and Spook were the only {boats to arrive at the selected rendezvous and they heard most alarm-{ng stories from passing Junk, til was believed the rest of the feet {must have gone under. One of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank's mo-for houseboats had come down and Mr. T. P. Cranston went off on this patrol the scene of the trouble. He rescued Mr. J. D. MeClatehie from the Oistos, left that boat to stand by the Seagull, and ascertain fed that the Colleen' and the Kut [ce were all right, whilst the Viking had' gone on to Woosung. It! {as not until morning that, to the rear relief of the other crews, the ther two Byrne boats and the Vie-ict appeared, having gone farther! down the river without. knowing! What had happened and the Commodore was astounded when understood all that had happened so Short a distance behind him in the [Ins A. G. Kella, the Woosung Harbour Master, stayed out until Folice also sent out patrols, but xo information about the missing men could be ascertained. Yesterday morning, laodah went into all the [Chinese villages, but again they could not learn' anything. - During, the moring more boats came down, but their crews only could-be told the sad news and of course there iwas not any racing.
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