seem. 10, EnALo Rome, Dec. 26.
Twenty-six persons, including pass engers and members of the crew of thes Cesare Baitistt were killed at Masawa last Tuesday when one of the ship's boilers exploded, an official communique issued here to-day revealed. More than 100 others were Injured; and a score sent to a local hospital for treatment.
The 8331-ton ship listed badly with a large hole in her side following the explosion, but workers kept the craft tightly moored and prevented it from sinking. The accident occurred at ten o'clock on the morning of December 22, but was not announced until early this aflernoon—United Press,
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