COLLISION AT SEA
TWELVE LIVES LOST. A STEAMER SUNK. HOULDER LINER BEACHED. United Press Association—By _lectrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received January 3rd, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 3. During a dense fog yesterday, the Ellenman liner "Arcadian, bound from London to Glasgow and Busra, collided with the Houldex liner Ayrshire, from Manchester to Durban and Australia, off T_»car Rook, Ireland. The Arcadian foundered in three minutes. Of her crew of 52 Lascars, twelve, who went below to secure their money, perished. The remainder , were picked up by the Ayrshire. The latter received a. crashing blowforward, and commenced to fill, but was towed with her 200 passengers* into harbour at Holyhead, where she was
safely beached. The passengers behaved well, and there waa no panic. The Ayrshire's number one hold was flooded. \
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13622, 4 January 1910, Page 7
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128COLLISION AT SEA Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13622, 4 January 1910, Page 7
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