A few seconds later, the Middle pontoon of the wharf was struck with Considerable force, with the result that it began to sink. The next object wisn which the French luxury liner came into contact, was the Caroline Moller. 'The antenna and part of the railings of the bow being rather badly damaged, whilst any other damage that may have been done could not bbe ascertained last night, because meanwhile, another Moller tug lay beside the' Caroline Moller and thus covered her from view from the "The Athos IL finally tied up along: ide' the designated whart and wher enquiries were made on board, the wind and the strong current were piwmed for what could have been Very much worse episode.
Capt. W. R. Boyd, who brought the liner in from Woosung, when questioned last night, admitted that the wind and the current haa some: Uhing to do with the mishap; wut said that there. were other reasons ay well but of that he could give no details before having submitted his report to the authorities, "The Athos LI will not be delayed in Shanghai following the accident and will leave as scheduled because, According to informed quarters, what= fever slight damage, if any, that may have been caused," will be repaired prior to her departure.
River police and Harbour officials were investigating the cause of the mishap but no details were released to the press up too late hour last night Mar matter addressed to the following, in care of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, remained uncalled for on February 10:
Brot nae Marty. Bie and Mr. and Mrs. D. te, Anderson, Ethel
Rieu 'Chavioy Harriton, Br. Tilgon" Harrison, Nolle Holman, Dr Mand tans Hasek tars Joseph hat Be ralph Morteiwen, Mr, Wallace Pavey. Ettciao "Salvador. Joun Jacob' Smith Mr, and. Airs, Uenjainin. Sweenes vs, 1 Yang. Int-and Airs. Lacey' C: Zapt pierced a wooden door, a window pane id finally lodged itself in the ceiling.
One of the shut also pierced one of the saloon port-holes on the main-deck and was stopped by the wall on the other end of the large. room, Captain Inch also told the reporter that of the six men that had been fon the lighter, which, due to the snapping of the tine by' which it was pulled by the Alexandra, hud been Jost, one was killed whilst the other five arrived here yesterday afternoon aboard the Portugese s. Ave Maria. The lighter itself however, has not been recovered and enquiries made until a late hour last night, the five remaining men, pro} ess, The Jaodah of tioned, merely ever they were to be concerned ino piracy again, they would be as lucky as they "were this time, "I don't know whether the captain told you." the Chinese seaman said, "but a bullet which smashed a Star-board window pane, on the bridge, missed his head by two or three inches and I believe that he came, the nearest to death I have ever Tt was glo learned that the compradore of me Alexandra, who fear that the pires, when Loarding the ships yesterday' morning, would him to hand over the money that hho had in custody, hid in the wardrobe in the captain's cabin and, when the pirates found hits there and asked him who he was, he said that he was the skipper's servant,
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