"We were on our way from Hale men to Shanghai and were siruggling along through the heavy wind and rough. water. when we caught Sight of the Japanese steamer, She appeared to be in a bad. way and was tossing about like a cork on the waves and being buffeted by the strong wind, "We rushed to the starboard rail to get a good view of the vessel and as we did, to our horror, we could hear the frantics creams of the passengers on board. The little ship appeared to be loaded down with humanity, the panic-stricken passen= gers milling around on the deck and superstructure, "As we neared the stricken ship it appeared that the navigation of the vessel was trying to steer the craft close to the shore. The terrific wind blew the boat crois-wise, however, leaving her broadside-on to the full force of the waves. The little vessel wallowed helplessly in. the trough of the waves, rolling ominously from, ort to starboard, while the screams of the passengers became louder and more frantic, "After about four minutes of this, the' ship suddenly gave a. terrific lurch and turned completely over. For a brief moment the entire bottom appeared above the surface of the water with scores of the vietins piteously clinging to the wreck, Then the ship disappeared complete:
from view, leaving hundreds. of Passengers bobbing around. Inthe waves and clinging 0 broken pieces of wreckage and bales of goods.
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