in Few Related: Ship Sinks Minutes Admist an exciting scene of joy land tears, 65 of the 89 survivors of the China Merchants s. Toonan Jwhieh sank off the Shantung Pro-mentary a week ago asa result of jo collision with the D.KK.'s s, Choshun Maru arrived in' the Tien: tein Mara at 7.30 a.m, on July 16 from Dairen, the remaining 24 persons having' returned to. Yingkow. Of the 65 survivors, eleven were passengers, With the exception of four persons who carried a life-buoy each as Jo souvenir and a few others who Jcarried small bundles of personal be-rigings and clothing, the survivors landed at the Whangpoo Wharf in Yangtszepoo Road with practically nothing more than what they bad on them. A fireman, with the right foot and leg heavy with bandages, was carried down the gang-plank by tone of his companions. A radio~ jured in the right arm Jand hand, was helved down the staircase by Capt. Chiang Chang-ching, commander of the Toonan.
Mr. 0. S. Lieu, general manager the "China Merchants Steam mediately dashed to the deck, and) while on the way he could" hear Inoises which indicated to him that something was breaking away. When he reached the deck, he saw the Choshun Maru was withdrawi away from the Toonan, which hi been cut almost into halves, 'Together with several others including the captain of the Toonan, hho climbed over "to. the Choshun Maru. Though the steamer. was: sailing, away from the wreck, he Kept his eyes on the Toonan,' He saw the front part take a list and then sink, carrying with it score of persons' on the deck. The stern of the Toonan had lifted above the water before this portion of the steamer went down.
All happened, Was really no time for anybody on the Toonan to lower life-boats.
The Choshun Maru, however, an-shored a short distance away from the scene of the disaster, and lower-led lifeboats. After a' number of People had been brought back to the steamer, another Japanese steamer land a fishing boat came to the scene ae el the life.buoys which kept them Shantung coast lust Monde More than 150 lives yesterday. In the and delega nseriptions to greet. the layed, Kao Ting-tse, igation Department Jof the Ministry of Communications }who came from Nanking to gather details of the disaster, and. other Jdepartment heads of the company, were on the wharf extending. [pathy to the survivors. Capt. Chiang [3 jand a few other high officers of the [Toonan were entertained at a tiffin lat Mr. Lieu's residence. and assisted in the rescue work, Though many were picked up by life-boats and brought back to the ra, he never saw friend age Who had warned him in time of the disaster.
The rescue fthich helped peat dealing' the rescue work.
Death Toll High While the number of casualties is still unknown owing to the fact that many passengers boarded the Hfoonan without tickets, it was fear. jed that more than 180 persons had fast their lives. Interviewed by representative of the "'North-China Herald" shortly after their arrival, several passengers and me bers' of the crew all agreed that more than 100 passengers were on foord. Sunk in few minutes, the Toonan carried down the majority lof the passengers to the bottom of the sea' while they were sleeping.
'Though he had clung to a freit basket, he thought he would be lost jin sea' Around him in water were Jabout 10¢ persons, all shouting for help. He was picked up by a lis float atter he Gad been adrift more than two now Toonan Cut in Halves was awakened: by a follo He was told that a disaster had occurred.
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