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1 story matching deck
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:deckebeck, debeck, dec, deckaback, decker, deckhand
- A Stampede and a Sinking Ferry
When a boiler let off steam while crossing a band of horses, the resulting panic nearly cost a ferry crew their vessel.