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- ↑ "THE BURNED STEAM-BOAT". The New York Times . June 29, 1880. p. 2.
- ↑ United States Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters (1933). Investigation of Dirigible Disasters. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 732.
- 1 2 "HOW THE FIRE OCCURRED: A BURSTED TUBE IN THE SEA WANHAKA'S BOILER". The New York Times . July 31, 1880. p. 8.