Tehang, Feb, 21, The American steamer Chichuen, which wat held up by the military at Kweifu on February 18 and re-eased the next day, arrived al Ichang this afternoon.
Some further details of the out-vage were given by Dr. Freeman, a Canadian medical missionary, who together with his wife and children was a passenger.
about 830 an Wednesday morning, anid Dr. Freeman, the ship slowed down to take on and discharge passengers. There was a sampan fastened near the stern of the ship with seven or eight men fon board. The sampan suddenly took a nose dive and all on board were thrown into the water. The steamer was going at the usual alow rate when passing places where passengers land and embark, Almost immediately two of the men climbed on to the bottom of the upturned bot and the others were picked up by other sampans. Ax soon as possible the steamer turned and anchored.
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