Over 100 Chinese Drowned from Overloaded Boat Over 100 Chinese were killed or drowned in a terrible disaster on the!
West River on November 11, when 'a big cargo and passenger junk' foundered at the mouth of the Samshui River.
The tragedy was of a type not uncommon on China's waterway The junk, already over laden, ried about 100 passengers and a. big consignment of live pigs, the Intter being housed in the upper H. part of the craft tending to make] liber top-heavy. She was towed safely from Doshing, on the West River, to Mahan.
The junk is obliged to stop at this small port for the purpose of receiving Customs officers.
Waiting her arrival. in addition, were ten sampans loaded with passengers desiring to make the trip down river. 'A mad scramble occur-_ red, all the sampans being rushed to the junk at the same time, while the would-be passengers tried to pull themselves on board.
The junk took a sudden list and capsized. The majority of the sampans were smashed, and passengers killed. All were precipitated into the water.
is estimated that over 100 of the 4 persons' en board were drowned.
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