Strange Occurrence.
Auckland, March 24. Duriug a heavy downpour of rain on Saturday evening, a atemn launch belonging to the Jap-me.se corvette Tsukub a,» was taken under the Queenstreet wharf, for shelter. Siie lay directly uuder. the sewer, which suddenly gave out a tremendous, rush; of water- caused by the heavy fain, and^ before .the ; }aunch could, be hauled idfjf' she filled and sank. .The crew escaped by clinging on to the stringers of ; fhe'-wharf;' • Later on the'; launch was, pmnpyld out and raised, apparently little the worse for her iiiihVersion. •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 102, 26 March 1884, Page 2
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91Strange Occurrence. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 102, 26 March 1884, Page 2
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