OCEAN TRAGEDY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 10, 30 May 1914, Page 5

OCEAN TRAGEDY

LINERS IN COLLISION. OFF THE AMERICAN COAST A TERRIBLE DISASTER FEARED. NO SIGN OF EITHER VESSEL By. Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 30, 12.30 a.m. Quebec, May 29. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s iiiwSr, the Empress of Ireland, ia believed to have collided with the Red Star liner Hanover, east of Father Point. The message to the Government saye there is no.sign of either liner, lifeboats are visible in the distance, circling around. The Government steamer Eureka, which responded to the Empress of Ireland's "5.0.5." calls, and the Government steamer Lady Evelyn, are standing by. , The Empress of Ireland cleared yesterday for Liverpool, with 77 first, 206 second and 504 third-class passengers, and crew. The passengers include five hundred members of the Salvation Army going to the International Congress in London. Both vessels are believed to have tunic. The Empr- ss of Ireland was a liner of 14,191 tons, 548 feet in length, 65ft wide, and with a draught of 30' feet. She was <i 20-knot vessel, built in 1000 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. The Empress of Ireland jnade a record west-bound passage, Liverpool to Quebec, of 0 days 2 hours 47 minutes. The Hanover is not mentioned in the shipping reference at our disposal.