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Show OCEAN LINE1S II COLLISION Over Two Thousand lives in Peril. Vessels Crash Into Each Other Off Halifax , Harbor. Panic Occurs on tho Big Ships, but Both Reach Docks and Land Passengers. HALIFAX, N. S- March 25. Two great transatlantic liners,' the Parisian of tho Allan line, and tho Albano, a Ilamburg-Amcrlcan Ilamburg-Amcrlcan boat, both bound In, heavily loaded with passengers, collided off the harbor's entrance tonight. Both wero seriously se-riously damaged, but reached their docks and, landed their passengers safely. Thcro was a panic among the passengers on both ships when tho steamers struck. Eighteen Hundred Passengers. The Parisian's stern touched bottom as sho reached her wharf, whllo hard pump ing kept tho Albano free. Both steamers steam-ers wero from European ports, tho Parisian Pa-risian from Movlllo and tho Albano from Hamburg. Tho- Parisian had about a thousand passengers, many of, whom were bound for St. Johns, N. B Tho Albano carried about SO) papsengers. nearly all for Philadelphia, to which port she was to hao proceeded after calling here. Both Vessels Badly Damaged. Tho Parisian Is ono of the finest of tho Allan fieet and carried on this trip -ICO sacks of mall and HOO tons general cargo. An examination of hor tonight showed tho entire aft hold to bo filled with water as far forward as the engine room compartment. com-partment. Sho rests on mud bottom On tho opposite- sldo of tho samo pier is berthed tho Albano, with her stem twist cd and bow plates damaged. It Is believed be-lieved that sho can b temporarily ro-paired ro-paired so as to proceed on her voyage to Philadelphia. Weather Was Clear. Tho weather at tho tlmo was quite clear. According to Capt. Johnson of tho Parisian Pari-sian tho Albano on approaching" from sea, signaled that she would pass nstorn of tho Allan liner, but a moment later headed head-ed for the Parisian. Cant Johnson said thnt ho rang to the engine room to go ahead full opced and his vessel had Just attained headway when tho Albano struck tho Parisian Tho bow of the Albano Bmashed a hole twelve feet wide nnd extending ex-tending from the rail to bolow tho water's edge. Wild Scrnmblo on Vessels. After the collision tho Albano drow off and hastily securing a pilot followed tho Parisian Into port. Meantime tho passengers passen-gers of tho Parisian becamo panlo stricken. Tho deck was well filled with passengers, many of whom wero Immigrants Immi-grants bound to tho Canadian Northwest. Those rushed about tho deck, women fainted, and thoro wns a mad scramblo for life preservers. |