London, Nov. 16.
Subscriptions are pouring in to the fund opeeed by the Mayor of Rye on behalf of the str pendents of the who were drowned in the sinking of the Rye life-boat yesterday.
Despite the tempest, coastguanis and fisher-folk spent the whole: night searching for bodies. So far 18 have been recovered. They will be buried in a single grave in Rye church-yard, This grave will be. dug by volunteers because the aged grave-digger, who is a small shopkeeper, has lost three sons in the disaster and has said that he is not able to dig a grave for them.
The Inquest In a wooden hut at Camber i Sussok, lighted by flickering off lamps while a gale shrieked outside, haggard and destitute women and other witnesses gave evidence at the inquest on the Rye life-Leat disaster victims.
The inquiry established that the lifeboat was. without defect but the evidence did not show what compelled the men to attempt to return direct to Rye instead of the more correct route vii Folkestone.
The inquest was adjourned owing, to a technicality but the Coroner foreshadowed that the verdict would be accidental death.
Nov. 17.
The inquest of the death of the 27° fishermen who lost their: lives through the wrecking of the Rye life-boat on Thursday wan concluded to-day, a verdict of "Accidental death" being returned,
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