WRECKED COBEQUID A TOTAL LOSS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1960, 17 January 1914, Page 5

WRECKED COBEQUID A TOTAL LOSS.

PERILOUS EXPERIENCE OF THE

PASSENGERS.

MANY FROSTBITTEN.

By Teleira-ph—Press AESociation-CopyriEht Yarmouth (Nova Scotia), Jan. 15. Tho captain and membors of the crew aro still aboavd tho Cobequid, but it is considered thero is no hopo of saving tho liner. Most of tho passengers were frostbitten, and suffered greatly through tho snowstorm, but it is believed all will recover. When the ship struck everyone thought thero was littlo chanco of escape, but the captain and officers roassured them. Consequently the women and children wero first saved in an orderly manner. RACINC SEAS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. WHITE STAR LINER SEVERELY BUFFETED. ' Boston (Mass.), January 15. Tho gales aro continuing in tho North Atlantic. / The schooner Graco Martin foundered, and soventebn men of her crew cruised for a day in an open boat.' Tho steamer A. , W. Perry rescued them in an exhausted condition owing to the terrific blizzard they encountered. Vancouver, January 15. Tlio White Star liner Oceanic, 17.274 tons, has arrived at New York, with her bridgo torn off, tho damago being done by a gigantic sea. The vessel had 362 passengers aboard. She reports heavy gales and snowstorms in tho North Atlantic. Hor steering gear was damaged. . • ATLANTIC, LINER OVERDUE., WIRELESS CALLS UNANSWERED. "Times"—Sydnoy "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. January IG, 5.45 p.m.) London, January 15. Tlio Hamburg-American liner Dania (38.98 tons), with 300 passengers on board, bound from tho Azores to Havana, has been overdue sinco Monday,. Wireless calls to the vessel liavo not been answered, and the gravest fears are entertained for thoso on hoard.