The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-13
FIVE LIVES LOST
IN COLLISION
Steamer Canada Goes Down 20
Minutes After Being Struck.
PASSENGERS WERE ASLEEP
QUICK WORK ENABLED THEM
TO ESCAPE.

az ONTREAI., Quebec. June 12.-The
IEE Richelieu & Ontario Navigation
company's steamer Canada.
bound from Quebec to Montreal. came
into collision with the Dominion Coal
companys collier Cape Breton six
miles below SoreI early today. Twenty
minutes later the Canada went to the
bottom. At the time of the collision
there were 40 people on board the
canada. Five were lost: the others
were rescued, Those who persisted
We're.
Alfred Thibeault. the agent Of the
company at Quebec.
Two sons of Alfred Thibeault, aged
~ and Is.
Purser BOnneterre Of the Canada.
A man named Brunei of SoraI. is
!ni and 1t is supposed that he per-
Collision ct Dawn.
The collision occurred just as dawn
vas hIeahihs. the cape breton lay az
me entrance Of the Lake street per
chauuei waiting Tor daylight - - to
md her way through. She was Eettiuz
under Uay when the Canada, meki,fe
Tor Sorei AZ fulI speed. came into view.
just what the collision WAS due to au.5
who Is responsible for it has not vet
Deen determined, for the officers of the
canada decline to talk. But from the
statements given out il would appear
mat the Cape Breton had not got head
way ON enough TO answer her rudder
and that she sWerved across the path
or the passenger boat. her bow strik-
ms the Canada just forward of the
paddle DoN on the staTbOard side and
tearing it's way half through
Then the Cape Breton swung clear
ana the two steamers came alongside
each other.
Passengers Asleep.
The shock Of the collision aroused
the sleeping passengers. The Canada
at once began to settle. and as the Cane
Brelon did not appear TO be seriously
damaged, the passengers were hurried
Iy transferred to that steamer. In the
excitement some of the passengers
Jumped overheard and were picked up
by boats from the Canada and the
CaCo Breton.
Twenty minutes later. when the Can
ada went down alongside the Cane
Breton, an the passengers who could
be found had been transferred Thf-
Beault and his two sons occupied a
state room near where the Cane Pre-
tons bow entered the Canada. and if
IS supposed that they were killed i'm /
their berths. The body of the father
was recovered later I'm the day. but tho /.
remains of the two sons have not been /
found.
Purser Missing.
BOnneterre. the purser. was seen after /
the collision making his way TO uis /
quarters on the lower deck. with the
intention Of saving the cash and the
records Tt is supposed THAI he per /
iShed in the attempt.
Brunei was a second-class passenger /
and no one saw him after the collision.
though it is supposed that he went
ashore with the crew of one OF the
boats which was sent TO secure help
from SOreL Assistance arrived about /
3 o'clock this afternoon IN the steam
barge Prefontaine. The Prefoutaine
took the passengers and the crew to I
SOrel and they were brought up to
this city this afternoon on board the
sompany's steamer Columbian.
Many of the passengers who occu-
pied state rooms on the upper deck
saved their baggage, but those on the
lower deck lost all their belongings.