Collisions Between Steamers and Cargo Boats awas considerable con-stomation among the native boat-fne in the Shanghai harbour on February 2% when it became known that several lives had been lost as result of two collisions which courted between foreign steamers and native boats.
in the first case, the C. DIN. S. Kungping was entering port against fan ebb tide and a strong wind on reaching the vicinity of the Gard Bridge got in to a difficult position on the Shanghai side near Peking Road jetty. She apparently became manageable and struck a Kompo waded with broken bricks capsizing the vessel and the whole crew were thrown into the rer. Women and children were among those on board the ill-fated craft and one woman and a d Wwere drowned and so far Bodies have not been recovered having apparently been swept fay by the treacherous currents in that vicinity. Another woman and child were picked up unconscious and later died in hospital where they were immediately sent by the River police. Two women and a man are also in hospital sulferi from shock and exposure and are in a critical state. The Kungping was proceeding to the China Bterchants Wharf near the French Bund with a full cargo from Northern ports and the Kompo cargo boat was going down river to make the Soochow Creek, In the second case, the Luchow, was coming down river from her anchorage up river. On approaching the French Bund in mid stream, she struck an empty: cargo boat which was endeavouring to cross the river under the oncoming steamer's bows. This occurred at 11.30 in the morning:
id the cargo boat was immediately swamped. The crew of theee were thrown in the river, one of whom swam ashore. One other was joked up in an exhavsed condition by a sampan and the remaining mar was drowned. His body has not yet veer recovered.
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