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into the water. At this time the Police escort boat was about fifteen feet off, and another Police boat was about ten yards off. Instantly after the boat capsized, I went to the starboard Superintendent's boat gangway where the ... was lying and went in that direction round the stain to the overturned boat. The prisoners were thus clinging to the overturned boat and calling out for help. The three boats rushed ... and others ... thrown over a great many ... on to several ropes ... the side and to the steps ... the ladder, several kept themselves up by swimming and two of them swam to the ... side and got on board by the number ... of prisoners hanging to it. It was righted but was filled with water. Fifteen or sixteen prisoners, dead or senseless, were found entangled by their chains to the boat, some being taken out being inside; these were ... to shore, the last about twenty minutes from the time the boat upset. Several revived and ultimately twelve were found to be dead. Of these, one or two, in my opinion, had exhibited signs of life but did not recover. I gave a ... of life, mustard emetic to one man who recovered. I tried by rolling the bodies to induce vomiting ... gangway ... the other ... In course of the prisoners ... but without ...
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into the water. At this time the Police escort boat was about fifteen feet off, and another Police boat was about ten yards off. Instantly after the boat capsized, I went to the starboard Superintendent's boat gangway where the ... was lying and went in that direction round the stain to the overturned boat. The prisoners were thus clinging to the overturned boat and calling out for help. The three boats rushed ... and others ... thrown over a great many ... on to several ropes ... the side and to the steps ... the ladder, several kept themselves up by swimming and two of them swam to the ... side and got on board by the number ... of prisoners hanging to it. It was righted but was filled with water. Fifteen or sixteen prisoners, dead or senseless, were found entangled by their chains to the boat, some being taken out being inside; these were ... to shore, the last about twenty minutes from the time the boat upset. Several revived and ultimately twelve were found to be dead. Of these, one or two, in my opinion, had exhibited signs of life but did not recover. I gave a ... of life, mustard emetic to one man who recovered. I tried by rolling the bodies to induce vomiting ... gangway ... the other ... In course of the prisoners ... but without ...