THE MAIL BOAT EMPRESS RUNS ASHORE.
A CRITICAL SITUATION. Press Association.— Telegraph.—
London, January 5. The mail boat Empress ran ashore at Calais, all on board being rescued. The vessel was entering the harbour when a heavy sea smashed the paddlewheel and she became helpless. There were 140 passengers on board at the time, and for ten hours they were in peril of their lives.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9712, 7 January 1895, Page 5
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