Perils of the Sea

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 5

Perils of the Sea

THH COI3EQUII) DISASTER. GUATJI'ViXC NEWS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright St. John, .January 14. Accord in,!,' to reports, tin: steamer Cobeqnid is .still above water. These reports, however, are unverified. The Canadian Government steamer Lady Laurier lias 'been dispatched to endeavor to locate the wreck. Much wreckage is coming ashore oil' the coast <;f N'ova. Scotia, but it is not known if it belongs to the Cobeqnid. dales continue iilonjj the Atlantic const, and there are terrific snowstorms ai; sea. The Cobeqnid lias been sighted on the Trinity ledge*. The passenger:; are believed to be safe.

I VE.SSKL BREAKING Ul\ I CAPTAIN .STILL ABOARD. , Received 15, 10.2,> p.m. Ottawa, January 14. In response to the wireless calls, four steamers came to the assistance of the Cobeqnid. lioii'.h seas drove the Cobeqnid or. a reel' o; Trinity Rock, oif Port Maitland, and, mirier the batterin;; of great ro "~ crs, she. has now begun to break up. The wireless operators continued to call till water entered tiie engine room, when they stopped. Darkness and the blizzard combined, rendered the rescue of the passengerrj and crew difficult, but all entered the boats safely, with the exception of the captain and eleven men who remain aboard in the hope of fjnlvasc, should the weather moderate. Ottawa, January 14. Vessels rescued all the Cobequid's .crew and passengers.