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CARGO STEAMER CUT IX TWO. By Telpprsvnlj—Press Association-Oopjriirht (Bee. July 29, 11.15 p.m.) Ottawa, July 29. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's trans-Atlantic steamer Empress of Britain, 14,189 tons, with a thousand passenders oa board, bound for Livci'imol, collided in a fog with, the British collier .Helvetia (J603 tons) oft' Capo Broton, Nova Scotia. Tho Helvetia sank, but her crew were saved. .- The Empress of Britain returned to port with her hows damaged, (Reo. July 30, 0.30 a.m.) Later. The Helvetia was ciit in two and sank immediately. Tho Empress of Britain was badly sioro in, and her fore compartments filled. Some of tho passengers and mails were transferred to a steamer which was standing by.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1505, 30 July 1912, Page 5
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118LINER IN COLLISION. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1505, 30 July 1912, Page 5
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