A boat was then lowered with the chief officer inher—and Messrs Shaw and Rydberg requested to get into it, but ut first they declined although they were afterwards persuaded to do so. Mr. Shaw, who had a life belt, however, soon got out again, but not s0 fortunate; the Chinese rushed into the boat and one man threw s box into her from the bridge and then caped into the boat, capsized her, and all were soon struggling in a very strong current. The Chinese who were in the boat were drowned and Mr. Rydberg. tel es he is the only tone who was in the boat at the time who is now living. The lifeboat had turned bottom—upwards and Mr. Rydberg managed to take hold of her cinvale and raise himself on to the keel. Several Chinese then clambered the boat and, seeing she wax sinking, Mr. Rydberg got clear and swam to the side of the Tafon, with several Chinese clinging to him. At the side of the steamer he seized a rope and hung on to it until a wooden beam was lowered into the water, All the sengers were jum many being drowned, while a managed to nog of the beam, The latter, hi turned over the water sad the Chinese li it frowuet, The th reagkAl that part of the steamer which Mr. Rydberg was holting and 66 h the help of the beam which was floating near he mangged to yet away to the place where the lifeboat had i: J. ax she was fastened to ier of a boatswain to xet on to the bottom of th boat and then on 19) the Tafoo again.
was a case the fire, ° 1 fire," said Mr. Rydberg, ily thes were very wet amit L had thick boots on. [yan to the other end of the hart and found Mr. Shaw was on the other side helping to recede Chinese who had jambed into the water He had swum ashore."
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