Local Coasting Steamer Rammed and Sunk by Empress of Asia near Astraea Channel: Trans-Pacific Vessel Delayed Awaiting Repairs to Twisted Stem One of the worst accidents that has occurred Sharh for a long time took place the Huangpu on Monday morning. when the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia and the Indo-'Steam Navigation Company's coasting vessel Tungshing were in collision, resulting in the sinking of the Tungshing and in some damage to the Emprass of A:
'The Empress of asia, which is commanded by Captain L. D, Douglas, R.x.t., arrived from Hong: kong on Sunday and left the China Merchants' Lower Wharf, en route to Japan and Vancouver. at 6 a.m, yesterday. The Tungshing (Captain J. N. Spurgeon) which had arrived at Woosung during the previous night from Hongkong with 'a mixed cargo and a few passengers, commenced her journey up the river at daylight, and it was chortly after seven o'clock, when the vessels wei ing in the Astrea Channel, near Petroleum Co.'s benzin Jetty, that the collision occurred Phe Empress of Asia was in the charge of Captain James Inch, one best-known of the local deep-
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