Perils of the Sea

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 17 January 1914, Page 5

Perils of the Sea

COISEQUID'S POSITION' HOPELESS. SUFFERING OP PASSENGERS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright New York, January 15. The captain and members of the crew are still aboard the Cobcquid, but it is considered there, is no hope of saving the liner. Most of the passengers were frost-bitten, and suffered greatly in a snowstorm, but it is Relieved all will re-

When the ship struck everyone thought there was little chance of escape, but the captain and officers reassured them, consequently the women and children were lirst saved, in an orderly manner.

A SCHOONER LOST. New York, January 15. Gales continue in the North Atlantic. The schooner Grace Martin foundered. Her crew of seventeen men cruised for a day in an open boat until the steamer A. AY.. Peary rescued them in an exhausted condition, owing to a terrific blizzard encountered oil' Yarmouth, Xova Scotia.

OCEANIC DAMAGED. ; New York, January 15. The steamer Oceanic has arrived with her bridge torn oil' by a gigantic sea. She has .'il!2 passengers aboard. The cptain reports heavy gales and snowstorms in the North Atlantic. The steering gear was also damaged. AN OVERDUE LINER. WIRELESS CAKES UNANSWERED. Times Sydney Sun Special Cables. Received Hi, 5.45 p-m. Loudon, January 10. The Hamburg-African liner Dainia. with ;ino passengers from the Azores to Havana, has been averdue since Monday. Wireless calls have been unanswered, and the. gravest fears are entertained.