The second engineer of the Em-pros of Asia described the mos-sages he received from the bridge, There wax no delay in obeying the From the time of getting to £0 astern and stopping not more than 15 seconds elapsed Tice Raymond Hall, licensed pilot on board B. F. str, Bumous, one of the steamers fallowing the Tung shing, said that after parsing No. 5 Buoy he hi Tungshinge and the Empress giving passing signals, Witno: s's ship. was' approximately half a mile behind the Tungshing, when witness noticed that the Tung-shing was making a mid-river course, not mid-eluinnel, Witness n of the Blue la was fai on the right hand side of the river as she could possibly go.
Tonsshing's Course to Starbonrd Witness noticed the Tungshingg altering: her connie considerably to starboard, Very shortly they noticed her settling, As it was impossible for the Blue Funnel str. to do any= thing she prosecied cautionly by the scene.
Read, master of the news, called' by Mr, Merely said he'saw the Asia on rounding No. 5 buoy in what he thought to be the side or middle of the channel. He heard one blast, from er. The Tung: hing was altering her course to starboard, endeavour= ing to cross onto. the Shanghai Witness then heard several ts from the Tungehing which were not answered by the Asia, Immediately after the
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