OCEAN TRAMP ADRIFT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2152, 19 May 1914, Page 5

OCEAN TRAMP ADRIFT

WE MS? CAIRNHILL Br Tdesraph-Presf Asoociation-Capyrisiit , T . Sydney. May IS. it is believed tliat the tramp steamer Cairnhili; which broko her tail-shaft when four days out from Nawiil Island, bound for Germany, and has been missing since her three boats, fully manned, left her for New Guinea to soeiiro assistance, is drifting ia tlio direction of tho Solomon Islands. With tlio captain are the engineers (Messrs. Maxwoll and Angus), the second officer (Mr. Jl'lver), aud tho chief steward (Mr. Stiglie). TRAGEDY OF THE SEA. j SHIPWRECKED- SAILORS PICKED UP. ■ (Bee. May 18, 11.15 p.m.) Halifax, May 17. The United States revenno cutter Seiiocn reports by wireless that she hus picked up tlio third inissing boat of the Columbian, off the coast of Nova Scotia. Four ware- reseueci, out twelve otliers | Wftrp dead from exposure, and their oodios were thrown into , the sea. , It was previously reported that thirteen i survivors of tho 'British steamer Colum-' bion. from Antwerp to New York, which | cuught nre at sea on Sunday, were picked up by tho Cunartl liner Fraiiconia. Anotlior boat corauiniiig Captain M'Donald ami tiiirtecn of th« crew were Karul by-, tho steamer Manhattan. The third lioaf,' l-efcrrecl to above, could not bo found.