Great credit must be given Captain W. H. Thomas of the Grace Dollar and his engineers and crew for the valiant work done both in taking off the panic-stricken passengers and crew, with not a single loss of life and but one injury, a crushed hand of one; man caused in his rush for safety, and the skilful warping an' making fast of ropes to bind the ships together. The Woosung Harbourmaster (too modest to allow his name to be used, because he performed his duty) is to be complimented for the efficiency and labour of his able crew.
The Hsin Pao Hua is a single screw steamer built in the Tung Yue yards in 1921. She is of 1,064 tons gross register and 623 net,
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