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HALIFAX DISASTER RECORD OFFICE
CHRONICLE BUILDING
HALIFAX, N.S.
April 20, 1918.

JOURNAL.
[Newspaper clipping 1]
STEAMER CURACA TOWED TO PIER 4
Four Bodies Were Found in the After Hold of the Vessel.
The steamer Curaca, which was submerged at the entrance of the Basin since the explosion, and was recently raised, was towed down the harbor yesterday afternoon, and is now on the north side of number Four Pier, Deep Water. The steamer is one of the worst wrecks that has ever been seen in Halifax Harbor, and many persons visited the wharf to see her.
The work of towing her down from the Basin occupied several hours yesterday afternoon, and she was put half way into the dock at Pier Four. This morning more water will be pumped out of the steamer and she will be moved further into the dock. Five towboats assisted in towing her down yesterday afternoon.
On Thursday, while the Curaca was in the Basin, four bodies were recovered by the workmen. They were members of the crew and when found were jammed between decks in the after hold. The head of one of the bodies was missing, and the others were so badly mangled that it is almost impossible to recognize them. It is expected that more bodies would be found in the Curaca when she was refloated, but those working on the steamer now think that all the bodies have been found, and that those still missing will never be located.

[Newspaper clipping 2]
BARBADOS' RELIEF FUND CONTRIBUTION.
Secretary Saunders of the Board of Trade is in receipt of a letter from J. H. Payer, Secretary of the Barbados Agricultural Society advising that Mr. Payer was forwarding a cheque for $1,826, being the amount contributed by planters and others on the Island, under the auspices of the Agricultural Society, towards the Halifax Relief Fund.

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