15th December 1923
Joe Pullen, 40, African-American tenant farmer, was lynched by white citizens of Drew, Mississippi, but not before he killed at least three members of the lynch mob and wounded several others.
The Grootendijk, a new ship servicing the Holland-America Line, departs from Rotterdam for New York City. It will arrive safely on January 1st.
Ship Losses:
Runa (Norway) The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued by
W. W. Mills ( United States).