ENGINEER’S STORY
DESPERATE EFFORT TO BEACH THE EMPRESS.
LONDON, Juno 2
Tlie chief engineer XMr Sampson'; says a desperate effort was made to beach the Empress of Ireland, but the engines wore useless. After the lights went out, Mr Sampson told the men to save themselves. They scrambled up the ladder, which then, owing to the vessel’s list, formed part of tho ceiling of tho engine-room. Tho men crawled cut by tho derrick posts wholesome of-, tho vessel’s top hamper fell, currying them into tho water.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8750, 4 June 1914, Page 8
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