Friday Evening 10pm
A man was pinned by
the leg and timbermen had to saw away the timber to release him. By 10 o'clock - about five hours after the disaster struck
- some men and boys who were still trapped in the trench were heard calling for help and the rescue corps passed in food and
stimulants.
Saturday 3 July
The Waters come in
Rescue operations continued throughout
the night into Saturday 3 July, but by noon there was very little hope of anyone buried still being alive.
By the afternoon the tidal
water began to seep over the excavated ground and eventually enter the collapsed trench. The teams managed to recover 5 bodies
and rescue 15 men, alive but injured, one of these later died from his injuries.
