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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11000, 12 February 1914, Page 1

MONROE'S END.

COLLISION AT SEA. CAPTAIN STAOS TRIVI. ' ,( NEGLIGENT NAVIGATIOii" By T«legTAt)li—Preos Association—Copyright (Rccened Febiuary 1J 12 40 am; I M5A\ "iORK, Kohmaiy II \ Bern npt tin ot the steamei \antucl et has been placd on tiul, clnified \ itli 'Hchgent navigation then ea i irg the lo*s ol tlu steamei Monroe. He ple,id"d not e.uilt\ to the chaiges, win, h dec Imo tint hf did not r<dioe the enpines speed until ouo minute beloie the collision

MANY WERE LOST,

Pio\ ions me.s-.ages stat-d that Foitwutit lues were lost in i iolh*-ion between the steameis Momoe md Nantutket The ATonioe was ytiuek ammUlnps. ,nid sank immedioteh Ibe l .Nant.ieket took off n numbei n\ the Momne* ])isseng(rs ot whom 'hue weie hltv-loiu abioad with a new of so\ent\ V numbei tell into the wiiet as the Monioo sink Most ol the pus>eugeis ueie asleep at the time, .Mid it is thought that main were lost, unable to louse themselves bcfoi f j the watei entei°d Captain Johnston nsseitiug that the lo*s ot the M'onroe was due to the Xantuckef s eaielessness, filed a writ claiming ,i nulhoe dollais donnges Ciptain Johnston al'egis that the Mon--100 w is pioceediiig .it half-sjieed but the Xmtneket hit him at <;neli speed th it the aendent could not be avoided. The officials of the Dominion Line have, announced'that .search will be prosecuted for all the bodies.