BIG LINER'S PERIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12789, 14 June 1912, Page 5

BIG LINER'S PERIL.

Only 240 miles from the; spot where the Titanic sank the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain had a narrow escape of s sharing the fate of ■the'- WTiite Star leviathan. DuringV 7a-" dense fog the look-out man sighted a big iceberg directly ahead. Instantly the engines 'were reversed, the helm avas put hard over, and the ship swung v^n,- barely escaping disaster. The news came through the agency of' the Exchange Tjelegrapji Company m tljfe following terms:—, Halifax, May 1. — The Canadian Pacifi? . liner Empress of Britain^ which arrived here, last evening, is. reported to have narrowly escaped the fate, of the Titanic when crossing the Grand Banks on Wednesday morning during: a dense fog, The ship was 240 miles, east of the position where the Titanib disaster occurred, M'hen the lookout "tffan sighted a<- big, berg directly! ahead." The engines were immediately reversed, and the ship swung off,, barely escaping. The officers state .that ' thertiwas"* ho,, i .cbllision. The ship was going dead stow at the time. The. captain; reports that the ocean is dotted m all directions' with hundreds of .bergs.- ...'.,,