Thursday, November 15, 1928

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The Headlines

SURVIVORS ON THREE SHIPS; Report All Children and Most of Women Were Swallowed in Sea. TELL OF TOWERING WAVES Victims Menaced by Sharks and Lashed by Tropical Storm --Lifeboats Flooded. SEVERAL GO TO HOSPITALS Myriam, With 57 Aboard, Drops Anchor in Lower Bay--21 Bodies Taken From Water. 84 Are Still Missing. Criticism Is Outspoken. Criticism of the Delay in Sending Out the S O S Say S O S Was Demanded. Tuttle to Investigate. Ghastly Narratives Told. Women Swept to Death. Bitterness Is Unabated. Noticed Hole in Lifeboat. Seaman Saves Many Lives. Crew Blames Gale in Part. Says Crated Autos Shifted. Many Treated for Injuries. Rescue Captains Praised. Saw No Boats at First.

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On This Day

• The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsizes in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.

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