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Show f wreck or the. Asia ok Fwoer Rock. . ZOO Miles South or Shatxohai . - ' JU, r ft . ' " '" J " r"' . ' ' S. " ' U ' ' " ' I " ' ' . ' I -...;. ...... . v.; ; 1 ' x- ' ' m - V XL J I l '-''rrr ASIA ASHORE , - L&CUINC5I5SSILTIaEJW rKOM THE WFOLCK OT 1JC at 3cEre or Wreck cux-uxxm rw Asia . The grroninanying remarkable photo graphs of the srenea attending the wreck of the Aaia, of the Pacific Mail Hteamnhip eompany, are the first grrtve here. Tbe alury tokl bv the aurvivora regda likM a ar of nrtfon. None of the de tail which go to tha mailing of a thrilling thrill-ing tale of adveuture from the piling u of tha huge steamship against a wall of solid roek in tha foggy dawn, the mar rush to emape. the wire leas rails for help and the transfer of the pa aeon gem in am all hogta to safety, to tha rarer epiamrfe of an attack bv Thine Thi-ne pi r a tea bent on loot, and, finally, the burning of the vessel bv the sea robbers no incident was lacking. The last voyage of the Asia began at Hongkong on April 21, ending on Fin ger Rork. some ?n0 miles sotath of Shanghai, at half past 5 o'clock on the morning of April fit. A few moments before Captain Oauk rogar had seen tha thick, deadly fog of the China tea swoop down and the fifteen knot a peed of tha veasal was reduced to half. The echoes of the telegraph had scarce died awav in tbe engine room when the fog lifted for see oiid to disclose a sheer precipice of rock a length or two away. Quirk action on the part of the rap-tain rap-tain prevented the at earn hip from dashing into the eliff head oa. He eur-eedd eur-eedd in turning hit vessel so that she sprang upon a low lying pile of rork and remained Died there long enough to enable the passengers to be taken off. |