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THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER
KAITANGATA DISASTER ENQUIRY OPENS: COAL BUNKERS QUESTIONS
Four witnesses were examined at the court of Inquiry at the Harbour Office to investigate the dis- astrous fire on board the s.s. Kaitangata, during this merning's proceedings. It appears that fol- flowing the first explosion shortly after midnight in No. 2 Hold, a second explosion occurred approxim ately an hour and a half later, in No. 3 hold, of such force that the hatch covers were blown off.
It will be recalled that the Kai-on deck again, most of the crew ap tangata was burned to the water peared to have left. All he could line on October 24 with the loss of see were the master, mate, chief en- 19 Chinese members of the crew. gineer, second: engineer and
the the remainder of the crew- eing bosum. rescued by the ss. Nanning.
"I assisted in fighting the The Court is comprised of the Finally we all assembled at
the Hon. Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.Ostern when some while later we RN. (retrd.), Et Comdr M. V heard another explosion The Chief Keogh, W. O. Lambert, Govern Engineer asked the Captain if they ment Marine Surveyor Capt. C. As- should take to the boats and quith, master of the s.s Scalaria, the reply was that they could' and apt. Hardie, master of the ss. please themselves." King Yuen
Witness said that he did not go Mr. D. H Blake appeared for the into the stoke hold between 8 and Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, 12, when he was on watch, as he owners of the cargo, Mr. R. H. Cole was in charge of the engine-room for the Captain and Chief Officer, and was not concerned with the Mr. H. J. Armstrong, for the own-stoke hold. He did not smell zny ers, Messrs. Ling Nam S. S. Coigasoline. Lid, and Mr E Davidson for Meears. Gliman and Company on he half of the London Underwriters:
STOWAGE OF CARGO
Questioned regarding procedure of firemen when taking wver a watch, witness said that the fires were trimmed and red-hot ashes
- Thomas Francis Keating, of the raked out. These were then ex- Standard Vacuum Oil Company, tinguished with water and taken gave evidence of the stowing of the on deck and thrown overboard. oil at Lai Chi Kok, which he said, The firemen had finished cleaning was loaded in tins, packed in cases when he went on watch at 12.05 .... So far as he could see, there was
FIREMAN'S DEATHS. no possibility either of the tinsfor
Asked if he knew a fireman the cases shifting in the course of named Wong Kuen, witness said he the voyage..
did but this man had since died. Man Pau, a fireman, whose hands He saw him on the Nanning after were terribly scarred told the court the explosion and was told that he that he had just come off watch had been injured as a result of on the night of the disaster and boiling water pouring over shume was taking a bath in the stern of from the side of the ship when his the ship when he heard an explo- life-boat was being lowered sion After everyone had tried to! The coal on board was Japanese, put out the fire that had broken purchased from the MBK and out, several were placed in a boat was in lumps of various sizes. the and left the ship.
doors of all the big bunkers had
The bunkers, continued witness, been closed at Lai Chi Kok before were on either side of the ship and the ship left there.
on top of the stoke hold There Thomas Easdale, chief engineer, were two doors to the bunkers on asked to produce his certificate, either side of the stoke-hold Far told the court that it had heen lost ther questioned by the Harbon the fire. He gave simmaflar evid Master, witness said that the coal ence as to the explosions and his came from above and emerged actions immediately following the through a door on the side of the outbreak and said that he had
idea what had caused the plosions.
FIREMAN'S STORY Cheung Wai, No. 1. Fireman, said
There were electric wires in.
that he was in the engine-room when hold but were in excellent con the explosion occurred but went on
tion and contained in steel pipes. deck immediately. He then went! He had last examined them on back to the engine-room to work the September 2. There were no fuse
boxes or switches in the bold, as pumps. He was so engaged for about ten minutes. When he went the lights were operated from ti
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Salamanca, To-day
wo British destroyers and
freighter arrived at the 1st harbon of Palma de Ma
terday.
sedleave
were
shore
"HELL
BELOW"
TOMORROW & THURSDAY "SAMARANG"
DIRECTED
ARD WING
deck
SMELL OF GAS Witness bad personally seen that the doors to the
-Cross-
were closed but he could not say
for certain if they
fight. At about 8 o'clock night of the fire,
smell of gas
old which he
thence
doors which wei
close-fitting. He did not the smell to the master as it ht and they had voline before und
very
ried same
and the sme noticed
The inquiry