The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-06-04
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINER, EN-
PREss OF IRELAND, RAMME0
BY COLLIER.
a LARGE HOLE IN SIDE.
Steamer Goes Down. in Fourteen Min
usss After lmpaet.-LittIe Time
For "Womcn First"

Rimouski, Quebec.-Sinking in 80
feet Of water within Is minutes after
being rammed amidship In the upper
reaches Of the st. Lawrence River.
the Canadian Pacific liner Empress OF
IrSland carried down with her more
than 900 Of her passengers and crew.
OF the 1857 persons on board the
liner, onE 433 are known to have
been saved, making the probable,
death list 934
Looming up through the river
nists, as the Empress of ireland was
lying to, waiting fer the fog to ift
or day to break, the Danish coiiaer
Storstad crashed bow on into the sloe
of the big Canadian liner, striking;
her: about midway OF her length ana
ripping her side open clear to, -tne
stern.
Crash Near Shore.
The crash occurred not for from
the shore off Father Point, $50 miles
from Quebec, which the Empress Of
Ireland left the afternoon before
bound for Liverpool and 10 miles
from this point on the st. Lawrence.
In reality therefore, although the
liner was heading for the sea and
the collier coming in from it, the dis
aster was not Of the ocean, but
Of the river. Unlike the Titanic's vic
tins, the Empress OF Ireland's lost
their lives within sight Of shore-in
landIocked waters :.
Immediately the ships crew recoV-
.ered from the shock Of the collision
and when it was seen that the liner
had received a vital blows a wireless
as. o. S." call was sounded.
A special train was made up On
which many were taken to Quebec
and Montreal.
The president Of the Canadian Paci-
fc Railway, issued statement say
ing that the Empress had sunk with
IN fourteen minutes. No one aboard
had time to size his belongings much
less to dress. Those found in the life
boats were in their night clothes. The
women suffered most Only few
were saved, according 10 the earthly
lists, and indications are that they
lacked the strength to combat condi-
lions which confronted them. There
was not time, as was the case on the
Titanic, for calm deliberation and rig-
i'd observance Of the unwritten rule OF
the sea, Women frst!"
A party Of Salvation Army MEM
bers en- route to London, was almost
wiped out; Laurence Irving, son of the
late Sir Henry Irving, is among the
missing and other prominent persons
in the first cabin were unaccounted
1o2.
OF those saved crew members and
third class passengers predominated
From partial lists available it was
evident that but mere spriakling o1
the first cabin passengers were res
.cued. Only three names Of those II
the cabin appeared in the preliminary
list Of, rescued. They were G. W. G.
Henderson and G.. r: Burt, address
not stated and Walter Fenton o.
Manchester, Eng.
The stricken vessel sank as II she
were lead. An explosion, apparently
originating in her engine room, has
tened her end, and those persons
who were able to make their way
from their cabins found themselves on
q peraonsly slanting deck. Many leap.
cd and were drowned. Others were
fortunate. enough to grasp driftwood
or were picked up by lifeboats. It is
apparent that the great hole torn in
the ships side admitted such delug'
of water that many must have been
overcome in their beds.
The rescued, fighting their way to
the Ifeboats from the careening deck
Singing desperately to the rails OF
leaping blsndly overheard, broke
their arms or legs or otherwise injur
ed themselves so badly that twenty
two died after being picked up. Groan
ing and in some cases practically in.
sensible, others were landed here
while the populace Of the village gath,
cred with medicines and stimulants to
relieve their suffering.
Vessel Cut Wide Open.
The vessel bound for Quebec from
Liverpool with II first 206 second and
5O4 third class passengers, was cut
wide open by the collier Storstad and
sank within 20 minutes in 10 fathons
Of water.
Many Were Injured.
OF those saved the majority appear
ed to be members of the crew or from
STRIKE an TmE E4,