Foreigners' Escape from Drowing:, Three"Chinese Killed Three Chinese were drowned and 'Mr. N. R. Bennett, a member of the Shanghai Litenced Pilots' Association, and a fourth Chinese came very near to meeting with the same fate, when a Chinese Maritime Customs launch and a launch of the Whangpoo Ferry Service collide ed near Woosung shortly after 10 o'clock on Friday night.
It appears. tha although weather conditions was a very dark one and the two launches collided without warning.
The Whangpoo Ferry's launch sunk rapidly and Mr. Bennett did not hesitate in jumping overboard. This probably saved his life. A llifebelt was thrown to him by the Customs launch crew and he was picked out of the water about an hour afterwards.
The collision took place in deep] water outside the breakwater and so little hope is expressed for the salvage of the sunken launch.
An inquiry will be. held later.
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