Reykjavik, Oct. 24.
Seventeon survivors of the tor~ pedeed American-operated freighter Bold Venture yesterday said that 19 of their companions were killed or Wwere missing when the ship sank 10 minutes after it was hit. The crew Barely managed to: launch two life-'Most of the 19 were killed while they were drinking coffee and tea in the crews quarters, said survivors, Donald Macleod, from Boston said, "twas, below deck when T felt the nit and rushed to the deck, putting fon my life belt and kicking Of my Shoes. J jumped overboard and swam 50\yards unlll 1 reached a lifeboat:
"Another survivor' said he grabbed 1 Toose rope, thinking it was station ary, and fell overboard directly. into a Tifehoat, Men floated in the boats for two hours before a Canadian cor-Yelte picked them up." Survivors said They. Sawa number of men floating in the sea" which was covered with gh, They. were blinded and calling for help.
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