SKIPPING DISASTERS.
TWENTY-SIX LIVES LOST,, # TWO VESSELS WRECKED. By X6lqrraph.~Presß isaockaon-Oopyright, " Ottawa, . November 3. ■ It is reported in Montreal' that th* steamer Cecilia L. has sunk off Perrofc Island, in the St. Lawrence,' 20 being; {• ' drowned. .v. A hurricane is raging in' the St., Lawrence and on • the great-lakes. New York, November 3. '~v-:. ,v- --: The , schooner John Maxwell has : . ~' been wrecked in a gale off the coast of Virginia. .. The crew of six perished.; io? e Geo lia ., L - waa a ner' steel .steamer of V 192 tons, built- last year. She was Owned by Messrs. E.Leduc arid, Co., of Montreal i. ?:" Ihe John Maxwell was a wooden threemasted schooner of 532 tons, and was built > ■■* in 1874. She was owned by Messrs. A. Bull and.Co., of. Millbridge,< Maine. ,.■■. ■~,_. VESSELS /IN COLLISION. -/ THE VALUE OF WIRELESS., New Yobk, November 3. The Norwegian steamer Norenjial collided with the'ship-Glenlui -at ; ; Capo Hatteras, and was, forced 4o;, anchor in the teeth of a. 45-mile gale.' V The vessel sprung a leak-in the No*; / ; 2 hold. One hold was flooded,. and ■; the steamer was in a bad way. untilshe called two battleships to,her , ■'■'■> assistance by means of a wireless' message. "'' '' '.'.,* " '.\ '•,""'';;. ~
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15142, 5 November 1912, Page 7
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