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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
8
Harry Willey mate of the Quail was trapped in a sinking cabin when water poured in and escape routes closed. He awoke to rising flood, climbed a table beneath a skylight, and forced a small opening as tide receded. The Quail sank after being struck by the Dynamo. all others escaped by lifeboats.
A marooned sailor Willey Lim clung to a skylight ledge as water rose in a ship's skylight. Shipmates battered the top rim to reach him, then fled believing him dead. Lim held on, survived the draining water, found a door and was swept to deck by waves, rescued by Dynamo crew. Soldiers Throw Women to Sharks report from Milan details Turkish troops aboard a steamer, killings and a woman cast overboard. Jefferson D. Bassel and Tloyd Hursty noted in city mentions.
Attorney George M. Hoffhrmer returned from a two week list with Davenport and St. Clair on business. Charles Post of Lost Crisk spent Monday in the city. Wilkinson of Hridgeport and Vinvis B. Davieson of Hrnzeport were here Monday. Carle Sins returned from Pittsburg and Ohio points. Mrs Nettle Monroe of Parsons-Sauders Co spent Sunday with Weston friends. Sherman C. Denham returned from a brief Washington visit. Warren of Parkersburg guests of friends. W B. Jonek of Morgantown attended a Metropolitan Life meeting Saturday and returned home Monday.
R F Albertson foreman of the Adamston lass factory was taken Sunday evening to St Mary's hospital for treatment of typhoid fever.
Harry M. Shuttleworth was rushed to St Marys hospital Sunday evening with typhoid like symptoms after four to five days of illness. Doctors monitor for potential serious progression and treatment options.
Miss La viby Burdaw of Mannington wed Salem Joseph, a prominent Shinnston merchant, in Mannington on Sunday. After a short wedding trip they plan to settle in Shinnston. The report notes attendees, local visitors, a birth, a needle accident, and various social visits across Mannington, Clarksburg, and Fairmont.
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