London, Oct. 29 Approximately 600 survivors of the Canadian Paelfle liner Empress" of Britain, which was sunk near England, were landed at-an English port Tate' yesterday, Admiralty "authorities estimated that from 50 to. 150 lives. were lost When the luxurious steamer went down, "Most of the dead were mem= bers of the crew.
The Admiralty and War Anice, in Joint communique, announced that the Empress of Britain was lost as result of enemy aircraft action, which set the giant tiner ati,—Salvage operations were started immediately, the communique stated, but. whil tow the ship subsequently blew up and sank, (The Berlin High Command announced that a German" submarine sani the Empress of Britain.)
"Shower of Bombs"
OF the 048 parsons reported aboard the steamer atthe time of ihe. ate tack, 808 were landed by Britsh war ships, the" Admiralty anounced Survivars anid thatthe. lazing Une was abandoned after German bomber had fest machine-gunned her 8nd then dropped howe of high Explosive and incendiary bombs.
Many of the survivors. retehedt shore with their hands' and faces Eandaged heavily Deentse" of burns and. abrasions "canyed "when they: Allpped down ropes into lifeboat, ly life jackets on the upper parts of their bodes, spread furiously one said, "Our life-boats on the wed side soon were. blasing, fiercely, which forced us to tke the portside boats. Some of us were of iched up until six" hours after We had abandoned the ahip."—United Press.
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