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Show DOE MIES LISE Fill SHIPWRECK Passengers and Crew Are Brought Ashore by Improved Im-proved Life-saving Device. CTltUXO. N. I", Dec. lo The us-scners us-scners ami crew of the cental sleamer KLhie, uuinberin nhiet y-two persona, were brought ashore on u life line which was run to the land from the ship by a Newfounuiaiul do after the vessel pi:eU up on Martin's point. I!oals coual not, make tile hazardous passage from the stranded steamer.' An effort to shoot tin- lino ashore failed when it became cauithl. .Men did not dare attempt at-tempt the trip tluoiiKh the waters and so the ilo was put overboard. Directed by officers of the Klhlo. the intellim'itt animal succeeded in releasing the rope and. ho'alhu; It tightly in his teeth, fought his way through the. breakers break-ers to the shore. With block and tackle the Kthle's crew-aided crew-aided by fishei men ou the shore, ripped a life-aviiiLt device, usins u boatswain's chair for a carriage. One by one in this chair niuety-or.e of the ninety-two persons per-sons aboard were safely hauled 'o shore. A baby IS months old was pulled ashore in a mail hatt. The l.lthie. which had been eiv-jaftrd in the coal service between Cur.iir-t and l-abrador points, went ai;rni.nd last V" 'ues.i.iv d"- ice. a c i.- hi e ;... I south. The wreck was not reported here l!'c s,..;..M-,CK.-d pa-.-n.-rs and ciew arrived from Ileum- bay. all wires having gone down In the storm. |