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%-------- I warwillwitlmac9heivess270 British Sailors DrownedWhile on LeaveLondon, Jan. i—Two hundredand seventy sailors were drownedto-day as the result of the loss ofthe British steam yacht Iolaire, offStornoway, Scotland. The yachthad 300 sailors on board. They•r * * • 4P V # *were on New Years’ leave. Shestruck on the dangerous rocks known as *‘the beats of hell” nearStornoway harbour and only aboutthirty of them were saved, many of these terribly injured in their efforts to reach the shore. All thecers and crew of the Iolaire were lost. The Iolaire was a vessel of302 tons.
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Corner Brook Western Star
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CA
Wed, Jan 08, 1919
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