The passenger steam-yacht Argonaut,' belonging to the Co-operative Cruising Company,
which was on a voyage to the Mediterranean, was sunk off Dungeness on Tuesday morning in a fog. There were about a hundred and twenty passengers on board, as well as a hundred and twenty persons forming the crew. All were saved, and only the second officer was slightly injured. The ' Argonaut' was struck by the Newcastle steamer Kingswell,' and sank in about half-an-hour. It is immensely to the credit of the crew and the passengers that the boats were filled in so orderly a manner, although the ' Argonaut' threatened to founder before all had left her. No one can read the account without pride and satisfaction. When the two hundred and forty persons had been transferred to the Kingswell,' there was a new anxiety, as she too threatened to sink, and the passengers had again to take to the boats. Fortunately, the fog lifted, and the collier ' Southmoor ' was signalled. On board this ship passengers and crew were safely taken to Dover.
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