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the ships the police and a number of -gentlemen who promptly hastened to the scene andoil was obtained from Messus Xavce Crawfords store and pecly used on the sufferers. The general cry amongst the scalded was sui (water) Most of the
were in a state of
unfortionate people
complete helplessness and Reveral scarcely lived to reach the hospital. The number of
was a
Chinese brought down by the "You'r hundred and seventy two. Two old
women
had the presence of mind to weak themselves up in their bed clothes and thereby escaped injing while many laund about them were badly scalded. The Chinese family who were in a cabin between decks had the forethought wohut the door which Reps the steam out and they escaped. unhurt. Numbers of those who were scalded