The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-16
Passenger Steamer Canada Bound
From Quebec For Montreal
Went to the Bottom.
FIVE PERSONS LOST THEIR LIVES.
The Other 105 People on Board
Were Rescued by the Collier
Cape Breton.
In the Excitement Some Of the Passen-
gers Jumped Overheard and Were
Picked Up BY Boats From
the Two Ships.

Montreal. June 13.-The Richelleu
and Ontario Navigation Co.'S steamer
Canada, bound from Quebec for Mon.
treal, came into collision with the Do.
minion Commercial Co.'S collier Cape
Breton, six miles below Sorel, early
Sunday. Twenty minutes later the
Canada went to the bottom. At the
time Of the collision there were 10
people on board the Canada. Five were
lost; the others were rescued.
The collision occurred just as dawn
was breaking. The Cape Breton lay
at the entrance of the Lake st. Peter
channel waiting for daylight so as to
find her way through. She was getting
under way when the Canada, making
for Sorel at full speed came into view.
Just what the collision was due to and
who Is responsible for 1t has not yet
been determined. for the officers of the
Canada decline to talk, but from the
statements given out 1t would appear
that the Cape Breton had not got
headway on enough to answer her rud.
der and that she swerved across the
path Of the passenger boat. her bow
striking the Canada just forward of
the paddle box on the starboard side
and tearing its way half through. Then
the Cape Breton swung clear and the
two steamers came alongside one an.
other.
The shock of the collision aroused
the sleeping passengers The Canada
at once began to settle and as the
Cape Breton did not appear to be seri.
ously damaged the passengers were
hurriedly transferred to- that steamer.
In the excitement some of the passen-
ed up by boats from the Canada and
the Cape Breton, but great majority
of those on board did not become ex.
cited, while the discipline shown by
the crew of the Canada was excellent.
Twenty minutes later when the Can.
ada went down alongside the Cape Bre.
ton, resting on her side in the mud, all
the passengers who could be found had
been transferred. Alfred Thibeault
and his two sons occupied state room
near where the Cape Breton's bow en-.
tered the Canada and 1t is supposed
that they were killed in their berths.
The body Of the father was recovered
later in the day but the remains of the
two sons have not been found.
Bonnetterre, the purser, was seen
after the collision making his way to
his quarters on the lower deck with
the intention of saving his cash and
records, and 1t is supposed that he per-
ished in the attempt. Brunei was
second.class passenger and no one saw
him after the collision, though 1t Is just
possible that he went ashore with the
crew Of one of the boats which was
sent ashore to secure help from Sorel
Twenty-seven people, including sew.
eral prominent Iowa politicians and
number of old soldiers, we're injured
In an accident on the Mason City and
Clear Lake electric line as they were
returning to Mason City, Ia, from the
last camp fire OF the state G. A. r.
encampment.
Steamer Canada, bound from Que.
bee for Montreal, came into collision
with the collier Cape Breton, six miles
below Sorel. Twenty minutes later
the Canada went to the bottom. At
the time Of the collision there was 10
people on board the Canada. Five
were lost; the others were rescued.
Lord DundOnald, commanding Off.
GER Of the Canada militia. and hero
Of the South African war, must re-
sign his position or his appointment
will be cancelled by the Canadian gov.
ernment The cause of the rupture
was a speech recently at Montreal by
Lord Dundonald in which he stated
that appointment of officers in the nj.
litia was by political preferment.