It was learned through them that the Fooklce was on a voyage from Foochow to the port of Chuanchow, south of the Haitan Straits. The eaptain of the foundered vessel Chinese named Lin. The survivors remaining on the wreck had clung to the wreckage as long possible but a fairly heavy sea and the northeastly gale eventually was ed them overboard. Before this had happened, however," they had the ingenuity to unbolt a sun deck from a deckhouse which served them for araft, As the wreck had occurred about 10 pin. on Friday, their rescue took place by the Sinkiang about 12 hours later.
The Sinkiang proceeded on her course and the wreck of the Fooklec was located about one cable duc south of Tessara Island. No survivors appeared to be in the vicinity and the ship was just showing above water. A. fruitless search was carried out for the Chinese master of the wrecked vessel and for those missing before the Sinkiang continued her journey When they saw that the ship was sinking they began to throw the cargo overboard until they were ordered to leave. Then they unbolted the sun deck to form a raft, upon which they clambered, Due to exposure and rough two of those on the raft were washed ove! board and drowned, "Aiter the Sinkiang leaves Shanghai, we will have no place or friends to go to. We have sent one of our colleagues to the Fukien Guild to ask for assistance, but do not know whether he will be successful. Wo wish to return to Foochow, but we have no mon However, we wish heartily to thank the captain, officers and compradore of the Sinkiang for their extremely kind treatment after rescuing from the seas. They have upheld the high traditions of which we have heard so much of the British mi cantile marine, We, ourselves, left the ship when it was impossible to stay and were on the raft for more than five hours when the Sinkiang have into sight and took us on board," our informant stated.
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