THE COLLIDING VESSELS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 128, 30 May 1914, Page 5

THE COLLIDING VESSELS.

EMPRESS' OF IRELAND DESCRIBE—.

three bl<_. _r:la-efi;l. fi-cter-ships, -quipped : Wilh ail I.'.- rw.ii.:-; device- for lao comfort ana safety ••' ;.:i.--. .-nc-r-. The j fleet to which -ne lie-' .-.-el Wa - called • the Atlantic Ktnp..-,- l/.ne. She was • bui!; Mr l.c- ' .•.'..,■.. :n P_-*i6e Railway ■ rv.mpany in lWh. !■;. ioe (•'arriiold I'um- ! pany. a: hU'jiii. She- w_v oi I l-.n- her d_nensicms betn^-: l.cajrfl.. .-.TO;:: l.teadth. baft fun. l.er i en_:iru-e. which w-r>- .-_pal,l« of dovelop7"'. I sjllH) mdi.-at.-l '• r-e power, eaoilv ■ -li-am-hii -.-i a. port.modalr.~, j nno tri-i-.r,-. re.i—o,«r-. Th,. -.'s;r' v.-a- nii-.d.-r, ,1 one of 1 -c rr,.-' liivurioi:- •--. - -i.e.) h-. ;'-.. ] i the „.no/in-, and. .nt».T_. va__2o.l cftL- { plrtHv *Ku*y teere 3ftfflat/_. 0_ ifo lii_as?rmri»iwv^,'tfii'KTrTiflr^ l gt" ;^ißEß

■" ■ '■ ■ c —t a number of rncdal iMnt. -ingle and ,-n .tilt-. »ith'priv.ite lurhs and "titer ....■ouit-U'd-ieJ ;_e rauo _o_.pk'.tn'iit of pn.-x.n_,':.-. wild, an c.-p»-e__ arranj-P----nicnt of :i!-nvi-. i .r f.i___B or parties travrllins ti_o:licr. Ou tl»e lower promenade deck there \va_ a cafe On the upper lick there \v__ -a music nvn. -ni.>k:n-T room, library, and other pul.lnrn.'ti'... all fnriiiahcj in a manner t'.l ke- j'iit.r. with, ihe nvt of the -.hip. Tho av:l\ :'-:'•.- oi ::.e Canadian I'.icl::' Tv-i.'w.i.'. Company .-pr.-d sifmsolvc- .-: variolic ", irt.- ~:" iii. worM. It c-m::.' - ..limv: .OO.Ov'O :nr. of etcun c-".i :;•'.-• : -•■_:. and ..- -''.re of tic 'ul,. eh-ippin-r . vnpa:il-.> of he. world, 'it has v.v.-, ', ■'. t'no i.'r.a; Lak.v and oov.n liners ..'. :l >■ ?-_.-;lie and At.lan-tii. The J-jnpr, -.- India, :.„,' Empross of China, an! ' '• l_npro,-s ■ ■'" I ipri.t (6_-ter __p.-i, r i ■'r.'.ai i.. .r to TTonc; Km.. '1 Empress, ot Japaai (f__t«r «_-,-.. r.i-i Trol.i rtd were added to :_*. t___. At Linno service .ifror the ompaaiy took ovof the service from Elder. DertrpFtrr and ('ompanv. The Etnp-iw of FiiMia .lii.Slo '.t-'i h.i* added to i'ao ' 1 "" la«t vitir. THE COLLLDINS COLLIER. 'Ii- Min-i.nl * ,i. Kif-J (.crow e',.,ri.-r • ■:' li.Ois ;:*- toiw. and was built ; i lull l.y Mcssm. Arnistronjr. W'e.'u .-i and < .... for KHaA-oiK's-. mid <'-... ' hr.--iiiinla. a; V,.ivv_sr.l<_ She ; . ■•> f, • -lKd-er-dcel. typo. wiUt loiljrit n-liil c! frainin;.. 11. r d'rnjl__iklT_> arct I.'-ti.' t ■Mi.;';.. I.rea.ltli .">Sit_ and depth _l:t. GREAT CASUALTIES OF THE PAST. Amonjr thp mn-t notable wrecks -inc. the middle of ln.-l century are the ...HowTararna. Waipnpa T'.int, Km Zealnul, April -S. 1SS1; 1.".n lives. U.M.S. Vie-torni. after collision wjih ; ' .uiipcl.'.'wii. June 22, 1893. R-ir Inc... i\\"tiit. 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IH04; li.'t? live-. ; Miki-.i. \diuiral Tojru'-. flap-iiip. v \. |'i.'-i"ii ni iii.i.ii.Ldc. r-rpi.'inlii-r |n, I I 111..: .-.'.Hi Mm-.' ' Hilda, urecked "IV St. Malo. N.n.-iuli r i ll.tiiii. lle-.i. ~i Holland. Fot.ru.c . Jl, ; I'.inT: 111 li\i-. ! I'liij-'iiiii. ..,!' 'ape Terawhiu. I". -E.ru.i r\ \\.'.ratal:. Ihi.i'l.i'.ii. .Inly. IHOO; -.11 '~■ ,-. Ynnpiln. e.ll' the Oii.'Cii.liind coa-i. Mare : e L l'l] 1 : 101 l live. I ko.mil.i-na. 1.i.-t in i-vclmiic -inrm sIV llie I We; An-lr.iliati i-on-t. Mar. ... 1 '1:1; j inn liv.-. j V.eliiirnee. hurno.l. mill- Miami. . "■: .1,-r I I". IHl.'i: I.'ill live.. Ediiiiiinl. ..mie.'ran; -hip, Wo-i ..; Irel.-nd, j l-.-.ll: -Mil live-. Jiirkeiiln-ail. t .•■■'• .p- iii p. Sou.:! Afil-.i, ! 1.5.V.: ..". ' live-. ; .N.'i'ilicni llelle. Americ.iii -hip. i- ir r,i'i,ii,i-tiiii-. is.-.:. I Pom. inn. American -hip. lri-ii ,-■; t. I 1-5..11. I Royal tha nor. "IT Anfflcsor. IR.M': lie; j live., an,! -T.-.il. I.iniei. American -hip. 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