The Archive · 1937

PANAY SURVIVORS ARRIVE IN PLANE

Mr. James Marshall Tells of Harrowirig Experience on Yangtze: Wounded by Sixteenth Bomb Shanghai, Dec. 16.

66] IM" Marshall, representa ti ive of the American magazine "Collier's" and one of the survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. Panay by a Japanese squadron, was resting at' the Cathay Hotel last night prior to transfer to the Country Hospital this morning.

Although wounded four times by bomb fragments and consequently feverish, Mr. Marshall granted a brief interview toa "North-China Daily News" reporter, in which he told simply of his experience.

Having eon the Italian corres. potttonts Signor Sandro Sand the Turin. Journal Stampa" fatally Wounded "before his eyes. on the American gunboat Panay, Me. Mar-hail managed to step from the naval Verve! "onto the Standard El boat Mol An, from which ho later gained here, with other survivors. He was Strusk and, wounded. while on the Mel "An by" the sixteenth "bomb Stopped! by the Japanese during. the Sombardment, On land, they were subjected to japanese rife fire before they reach safely, but, according. to Mr. Moca Met wide Japane See"offeer "who "understood their Japanese aeroplane brought Mr. Marshall to Shanghat Tate. yesterday, Owing to his wounds, the chief of which seemed to be in his eft arm, Wrens navised that he be transferred to "hospital to-day.

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