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Seven Die As Pacific Gale Hits Vessels
A coastal storm subsided after seven deaths and several shipwrecks. The tug St. Clair hit rocks near Port San Juan B C, three men died, five reached shore. The tug Ruby Eight sank in Puget Sound with two missing, a man died during rescue attempts of 11 aboard Nep tune near the Columbia River mouth, 10 saved. A woman disappeared overboard from the ferry Princess Victoria between Vancouver and Victoria B C.
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