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LINERS COLLIDE.

DISASTER ON THE ST,

LAWRENCE

BOTH BELIEVED TO HAVE SUNK

CASUALTIES UNKNOWN

(Received May 30th, 12.80 a.m.)

QUEBEC, May 29.

The Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Ireland is believed to have collided with the Red Star liner Hanover, east of Father Point.

A message to the Government says that there is no sign of either steamer.

Lifeboats are visible, in tho distance round the steamer Eureka, which responded to the S.O.S. calls of tho Emoress of Ireland.

Tho Government steamer Lady Evelyn is standing by.

Tho Empress of Ireland cleared tho Customs yesterday for Liverpool. She had 1237 souk on board, mado.un as under:— First saloon ••• ••• " Second saloon ... — 206 Steerage ••• s°i Crew o0O{i) Tho passengers included a large party of Salvation Army officers, who were going to London to attend tho International Congress of tho Army. Both vessels arc believed to have sunk.

The Empress of Ireland is a vessel of 14,000 tons, and was built on the Clyde in 1906. There are several other "Empress" liners, owned by the C.P.R., running across the Atlantic, or from Vancouver to Japan. The cable message »ays that the other colliding vessel was tho Red Star liner Hanover. According to Lloyd s Register" there is no vessel of that namo in the Redi Star fleet, but there is a Hanover belonging to the Norddeutscher Lloyd. She is a vessel of 7000 tons, built in 1899. She may, of course, havo changed hands recently. Father Point is on tho south bank of the St. Lawrence, about 180 miles from Quebec, and the river there is about thirty miles wide. Some ■ ten miles further up on the same s:do is Rimouski, where Customs' officers board incoming

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Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 11

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LINERS COLLIDE. Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 11

LINERS COLLIDE. Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 11

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