HUNDREDS CHINESE KILLED, EXPLOSION
TRANSPORT CATCHES ON FIRE WHILE ANCHORED IN RIVER
The steamer Kuangyung, carrying 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions, caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river, and the munitions exploded before the men could be taken off in small boats.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. (AP) - Approximately 1200 Chinese soldiers perished by fire explosions and drowning when a troopship took fire at Kuikiang Kiangsi province, according to dispatches received today by the Toho News Agency here. The steamer Kuangyung transporting 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river. · Before the troops could be taken off in small boats, the munitions exploded, killing many and spreading the flames throughout the ship.
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HUNDREDS CHINESE KILLED, EXPLOSION
TRANSPORT CATCHES ON FIRE WHILE ANCHORED IN RIVER
The steamer Kuangyung, carrying 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions, caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river, and the munitions exploded before the men could be taken off in small boats.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. (AP) - Approximately 1200 Chinese soldiers perished by fire explosions and drowning when a troopship took fire at Kuikiang Kiangsi province, according to dispatches received today by the Toho News Agency here. The steamer Kuangyung transporting 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river. · Before the troops could be taken off in small boats, the munitions exploded, killing many and spreading the flames throughout the ship.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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HUNDREDS CHINESE KILLED, EXPLOSION
TRANSPORT CATCHES ON FIRE WHILE ANCHORED IN RIVER
The steamer Kuangyung, carrying 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions, caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river, and the munitions exploded before the men could be taken off in small boats.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. (AP) - Approximately 1200 Chinese soldiers perished by fire explosions and drowning when a troopship took fire at Kuikiang Kiangsi province, according to dispatches received today by the Toho News Agency here. The steamer Kuangyung transporting 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river. · Before the troops could be taken off in small boats, the munitions exploded, killing many and spreading the flames throughout the ship.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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HUNDREDS CHINESE KILLED, EXPLOSION
TRANSPORT CATCHES ON FIRE WHILE ANCHORED IN RIVER
The steamer Kuangyung, carrying 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions, caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river, and the munitions exploded before the men could be taken off in small boats.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. (AP) - Approximately 1200 Chinese soldiers perished by fire explosions and drowning when a troopship took fire at Kuikiang Kiangsi province, according to dispatches received today by the Toho News Agency here. The steamer Kuangyung transporting 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river. · Before the troops could be taken off in small boats, the munitions exploded, killing many and spreading the flames throughout the ship.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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HUNDREDS CHINESE KILLED, EXPLOSION
TRANSPORT CATCHES ON FIRE WHILE ANCHORED IN RIVER
The steamer Kuangyung, carrying 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions, caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river, and the munitions exploded before the men could be taken off in small boats.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. (AP) - Approximately 1200 Chinese soldiers perished by fire explosions and drowning when a troopship took fire at Kuikiang Kiangsi province, according to dispatches received today by the Toho News Agency here. The steamer Kuangyung transporting 1500 troops of Marshal Chuan Fangs forces and a full cargo of munitions caught fire while anchored in the Yangtse river. · Before the troops could be taken off in small boats, the munitions exploded, killing many and spreading the flames throughout the ship.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 18, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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