The Telegram. — 1895-12-17 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ATLANTIC LINER IN COLLISION. PASSENGER VESSEL SUNK.  EXCITING SCENES AND NARROW  ESCAPES. On Wednesday evening, a disastrous collision took place off Crosby Lightship between the White Star steamer Germanic and Metiers. Burus'ii Glasgow steamer Cumbrae. The big liner left Liverpool landing-stage at half-past friar with a large number of passengers for New York, in a drizzling mita, creeping carefully seaward. Within an hour of leaving the Mersey, in the dense fog prevailing, the °umbrae, inward bound, and the liner ran into one another. The force at the collision is descnbed as very great. She had 120 passengers on board, including Lord Dunraven and Mr. Glenny, who left in connection with the Val !eyrie dispute, Mr. and Mr.. Gilbert Hare, and other members of Mr. John Hare's dramatic company. She had also a heavy mail for the States. Anticipating foggy weather, she had an extra look. out man in the crow** nest. Scarcely had the Germanic left the Mersey, and only about eight miles from the starting point, creeping along in the haze, when the Cumbrae, 900 tone burden, loomed in sight. Both vessels were proceeding under easy steam, but the Germanic came right on the Scotch boat before it was possible to avert the disaster. She crashed into the Cunibrae's forecastle, making hole in her of 12th. or 1411. The captain of the Germanic, with great presence of mind kept close to the Cweibrae ; in fact, his bow filled up the great gap in the latter vessel. The Germanie's standing by re-assured the Cambrac's passengers, whose (info, in anticipation of their vessel going down with all on hoard, were heartrending. Fortunately, those passengers were only 30, including women and children, and were safely transhipped with the Ciairthrae,s crew to the Germanic. An examination of the Germanic (which returned to Liverpool) shows a huge gap in her bows through which an ordinary vehicle could enter. Fortunately this is above the water line. She will at onoe discharge preparatory to undergoing repairs. A Lloyd's telegram states that the Germavie will go into dock, her fore compartment being full of water. The Whits Star Company will despatch their steamer Adriatic with the Germanic's steerage pee-zeugma and their baggage, and such of the cabin passengers as elect to sail in her instead of waiting for the Umbria. The senken loreimer ii lying in a dangerous position.  -- -The sentence of death passed upon I\lary Howard for child murder, at Kiltuallock, Limerick, bas been committed to penal servitude for life. Mr. John Morley has gone to Italy with Mrs. Morley for a few weeks' holiday bsfora In ginning his campaign in the Montrose Burghs.  M. ll'onviere, Public Prosecutor at Cmstantine, has committed suicide by drowning. lie was recently appointed to a judgeship at Algiers. Mr. Frederick Munroe, one of the firm of the Brothers Munroe, the well-kuown American bankers in Paris, committed suicide on Saturday. A Cannock blacksmith, who kissed a girl sent on an errand into the shed where he was ak work, IVAR on Monday fined £2 12s 61, including costs. The Premier of New South Wales proposes to grant £50,000 from the general revenue for 1896 towards reducing railway fares on farm produce.  Al Aldershot, two men of the Royal Ilorse Artillery, charged on Tuesday with cutting harness, were found guilty, and were each sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum period under a district court-martial.  To