The Archive · 1934

Masts Showing

Sinking in the Whangpoo within 40 minutes, following a collision with another ship at tiffin time on Sunday, the s, Shawhsing lies in 50 feet of water of Hunt's. Wharf-with part of her masts and the top'

her funnel: showing' above. the lives were lost, as an Ewo Jaunch and several sampans station-cal at the wharf took off Capt. Li Ching-shien, his crew of 35, and the twelve passengers who were on board, as well as most of the personal effects. of all.

This was. the second collision of the day, two other ships. suffer light damage when they came into contact with each other near i Woosung, just at 6 am.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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