STEAMER ON A ROCK.
LIKELY TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.
ALL PASSENGERS SAVED.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. ..'■ Ottawa, January 13. The steamer Uranium is aground on a rocky ledge 10 miles from Halifax (Nova Scotia).
Her bow plates are ripped, and it is not likely that the vessel will be saved. •■.;■.. . .
There was no sign of panic among the 800 passengers on board. They were' transhipped into the lifeboats and landed safely. -
The crew ,is still aboard the steamer.
■; The Uranium is a steel steamer of 5183 tons, and is owned by the Uranium Steam Ship Company, of London. She was built by Denny and ■ Bros., at Dumbarton, in 1891. . ■■ ' -v ■•
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15201, 15 January 1913, Page 7
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