Show A narrow escape halifax april 27 A giant ice berg similar to that which sank the titanic threatened disaster to the canadian pacific liner empress oi of brihim with 1460 passengers which arrived here today from liv passengers kiy thit last list wednes day morning the vessel which in latitude 46 north longitude 47 11 nest est was swerved just in time to avoid collision the ship was steaming ming sloin slowly ly through a dense fog when the lookout sigh sighted ted a t gi gleat eat iceberg ahead he rang for lull full speed astern and nd the propellers were ere reversed des pit pite this ethis the essel vessel struck the berg a glin glancing cing blow but was not dot damaged badh were many passengers on oil deck and with the titanic s fate fite in mind many were inere paniel y until as is was nis no danger the scene w wa only miles aiom the Ti sani officers oi of the vessel dells den that the Em empress pres the berg brg but admit that the escape was narrow |