The chief engineer of the vessel, Mr. A. S. Spiers, who was in his cabin at the time of the collision, suddenly heard a crash and then! saw the glass from his porthole flying across the cabin and striking the bunk, The impact wedged his door and he believed that he was trapped, but suddenly somethin gave way and the whole door fell elf, He lost no time in getting ince of comparative safety.
As has been stated, valuable help] in rescue was afforded by the sampans and junks in the vicinity, and the "crews of these deserv> every praise. There was another class of ilividual on the scene, however, also in sampans, and al-quest before the Tungshing kad touched the bottom they were busy collecting any loose property they could lay tlefr hands on. The Cap-
'Three or Four Days' Delay The Empress will come up stream this morning and will be moored till the repairs to her bows, which are being undertaken by the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Ca., Ld., sare carried out. While a definite date for the completion of these repairs could not be giver on Monday, we understand that the time will possibly be not longer than three or four days, and that _arrangements willie made for a ferry ween the vessel and Shanghai, for the convenience of such passengers as desire to remain her till her interrupted journey' resumed.
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