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~ Courts Likely to Spring From ind
vestigatIon-Each Steamship Conf
pany In Empress Of ireland Dlsas,s
Stands by Its Own Captain.
QUEBEC. - Captain Kendall \
the Empress of Ireland asserts:
That he shouted to the Storstad ID
keep full steam ahead, to fill the hold
In the Empress of Irsland's side, bud
that the collier ignored the request.
That those who wer4 saved wer,
saved by the Empress Sss,s. and no 4
by the storstad. with only few OK
ceptions.
That he had stopped ills ship and|
given adequate signals when the cod
lier was two miles away, but that tbs
latter vessel went ahead In the fog
Captain Anderson Of the collier
Storstad asserts:
That HIS course was set to pass tht
Empress safely, but that the latte
ship changed its course.
That the Storstad's engines were re |
versed when the crash occurred.
That the Storstad did not bach
away, but that her engines were or
dered ahead, but that the Empress
twisted the Golfers bow out OF the
cash.
That he did all he could to rescue
survivors and actually took $50 ouI
board his vessel.
MONTREAL. The bittereskI
fight In the history of admiralty courts
is likely TO spring from the investigs
ton Of the st. Lawrence disaster. Al |
ready marine interests. navigators and
officials are at issue. one side charging
that Captain II. G. Kendall of the En-
press was to blame, the other accus
ing Captain Thomas Anderson Of Tho
Storstad. Each commander almost IN.
qualifiedly places the responsibility
upon the shoulders OF the other.
II is evident that the Canadian Pa
cific railroad. owner of the EmpressAI
has determined TO support Captain
Kendall and to make a fight for hi;
exoneration. 1t is equally evident
that the Dominion Coal company, own
er of the collier Storstad, will stand
behind Captain Anderson and will re-
sist any efforts to fasten the bland
upon him.
Government Probe June 9.
MONTREAL, QUE. Tho GOV
ernment investigation OF the sinkinll
OF the Empress of Ireland will be held
IN Montreal and will begin Tuesday
June Q. This announcement is made
at the offices of the Canadian Pacific
Railway company. The investigated
will be conducted by board composed
OF two judges of the Canadian adj
miralty, to be appointed by the dominI
ion government, and one representa-
tive Of the British admiralty, appoint,
ed by the imperial government.
The sharp point of an anchor pro
Jecting from the twisted bow OF thf
Norwegian collier Storstad may eI
plain why that vessel did such terribly
execution when IL rammed the En-
press of Ireland last Friday morning
In the lower ST. Lawrence. An examJ
ination OF the Golfers shattered plates
revealed the anchor jammed In d posi-
ton where IL could have ripped
through the hull of the Empress like
great can opener. The anchor point,
and portions of the battered steel sur,
rounding II bore stains of blood.
Captain Was on Bridge.
Pilot Nault, who navigated the storl
stad up the st. Lawrence from QUE
Zee, said that Captain Anderson told
him that Anderson, his first officer,
and Pilot Lechance, who brought the |
Storstad from Father Point to Quebec,
were on the bridge at the time of the
collision.
Captain Anderson is deeply grleved
over the tragedy. Several times dur1
ing the run from Quebec ! came Upon
him crying, with his face buried IN his
bands. Anderson told me he had been
instructed not to talk about the acct.
dent"
QUEBEC. The total number
Of passengers on the senpress Of Ire.
land when she was struck blythe stor.I
stadt. II is asserted here. Aas iG7
OF that number 465 survived Leaving
LOOP dead. About 100 passengers were
taken on at Rimouski and the names
and number OF those passengers were
not in possession OF the officials Of t6e
company at Montreal at the time OF
the sinking OF the Empress.