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THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CARNEGIE 



Small boats had been launched at once from the other ships 

 in the harbor. Captain Ault, who had been holding on to a rope 

 as he floated in the water, was helped into one of these and with 

 the other injured men was taken ashore. Apparently he was 

 suffering only minor injuries; but his injuries were serious and on 



The Last of the Carnegie 

 This photograph was taken about three hours after the explosion which killed the 

 Captain and a cabin-boy. 



the way to the hospital, our Captain died as the result of them 

 and of shock. 



The other men who had been on the quarter-deck suffered 

 fractures and severe burns. They were given immediate surgical 

 attention by the hospital staff, who had been notified by telephone 

 of the accident. 



When the survivors were collected ashore, Tony the cabin-boy 



