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Show 'BIG STEAMER JUST MISSES i ICEBERG I Narrow Escape of Canadian Liner Empress of Britain From Destruction. HALIFAX April TV.-A riant Iceberg Similar to that which sank the Titanic threatened disaster to the Canadian Pacific Pa-cific Mne.r Kmpre.su of Britain vk 1th 1-460 passengers aboard, which arrived here today to-day from Liverpool. Passengers say that last Wednesday morning, the vessel, while In latitude -16 north longitude it west, was swenrd just In time to avoid collision, The ship was steaming slowly through a dense fog when tho lookout sighted a great iceberg ahead. 1Ij rang for full speed astern and the propellers were reversed. Despite this, the vessel struck the berg a glancing blow, but was not damaged badly There were many passengers on deck, and With the Tltanlc's fate In mind, many were panicky until assured there wan no danger. The scene was only 250 miles from where the Titanic sank Officers of the vessel deny that the Empress struck the berg, but admit that the escape "was narrow. |