Chuky: 15 Drowned Tokyo, Feb, 17.
The all tanker Chuky (7,335 tons), owned by a steamship corns pany'in New York, was blown up and sunk at a point 100 miles oft Nojima promontory, Chiba Pre fecture, about 10 pin. on February 15, following an explosion on boar the vessel, "The vessel was on her way Yokohama, carrying 9,872 tons of rade petroleum, The captain of the Chuky and 14 of the exew were drowned, The remaining 21 members of the crew were rescued by the Mutsuchiye Maru, a Japanese-cwmed motor-Dont, about 1 pin. the following day, when they were drifting in the sea, holding on to life-buoys and planks, The Masuchiyo Maru arrived at Misaki at 6 o'clock this morning with the rescued person The Commander of the Yokosuloy Naval Station has despatched a destroyer to the scene to search for the-dead bodies—Toho, Rescue Prevented Tokyo, Feb. 18.
The rescue boat despatched by ths Naval authorities to the scene of the disaster to the ollstanker Chuky (7,885 tons)—returned to-day after an all-night search, no bodies being recovered. The Chuky, may be recalled, left San Pedro for Japan on January 19 and was blown "up "by an explosion February 15, 21 of the survivors being rescued by a Japanese trawler Which arrived here yesterday, Tt seems "that the oil-tankoe exploded suddenly on Wednesday morning, when 100 miles out, bub the cause of the explosion is nob certain, Five minutes later a second plosion caused the ship to split.in tivo, the forward half turning turtle and' sinking.
Survivors believe that all thous on deck were killed by the first explosion except one of the. crow, who was soon running aft when the second explosion occurred, Harrowing descriptions are how the blazing" all poured "on spreading over the water at making it impossible for a life boat to be launched till the flames had subsided.
After 29 hours in an open out the survivors, almost perished with cold, were sighted by the trawler, which came to their rescue and Drought them to the shore, where villagers showed them the gromtost kindness and did everything possible to alleviate their sufferings. Sub sequently the survivors were sent' to Yokohama, where they are now stopping at the Seamen's Home—Router.
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