New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-03

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possible means OF raising the vessel.
This task. if undertaken, will prove
long and tedious.
More DISPUTED ldentifieations.
The number OF disputes that have
arisen in the funeral shed is a surpris-
ing feature OF the identification work
that has bren going on there. In one
case no fewer than five persons con-
tended for the possession OF one or the
little girl victims, with the result that
when the pier was closed last night the
body was still classcd as unclaimed.
So altered are the features OF the
dead that many mistakes are made.
Some who were sure at first that they
had recovered the bodies Of dear ones
later wavcred in their belief, and some
times even returned to affirm their pre-
vious impression.
A curious case was that Of Mrs. Price
Of New Zealand. who had been identi-
fed by her niece Miss Townsend, Of
New Zealand. Somewhat of dilemma
was created when fifteen or sixteen OF
the Empresss crew arrived on the
scene and claimed the body as that Of
Miss Leder, stewardcss Of the i'll fated
liner. While the seamen we're insistent
in their identification, il was Miss
Townsend who pon the day, as she
swore positively that the jewelry worn
by Mrs Price was known to her, and
she was backed Up by Mr.. Weber, Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, who
knew Mrs. Price personally
Some Of the bodies have been so
mutilated by being battered that those
who identified them as men were told
that they were those OF women. Tho
reason for the mistake was that the
hair had been drawn back tightly.
One body identified last night was
that of Leonard Palmer. Of The Finan-
ciaI News" Of London who organized
the tour Of the British manufacturers
10 this country.
Responsibility for the collision, just
now a subject of bitter controversy.
I.iE be fixed by the royal commission
appointed to make thorough inquiry.
The hearings will begin on June Q, but
whether in Montreal or Quebec has not
vet been definitely decided.
London, June 2.-At the invitation or
the Canadian government the British
Board OF Trade to-day appointed
Baron Mersey Of Toxtcth a member
Of the court Of inquiry into the disas-
ter which caused the loss Of the steam
ship Empress Of ireland and more than
900 lives. Lord Mersey was president
of the British commission which IN
vestigated the Titanic tragedy. He
will sail for Canada in few days.
The King and Queen of Norway have
sent 1925 10 the Mansion House for tho
Empress Of Ireland relief fund, which
already amounts TO more than $4,000.
The Liverpool fund has reached sI7,5o0.
Montreal, June 2-IAoyds. the Insur-
ance underwriters, Will decide whether II
will be feasible 10 raise the foundered
Empress of Ireland from the bottom OF
the St Lawrence River, IL was learned
to-day. The Canadian Pacific Railway
Company, owners of the i'll fated vessel,
automatically relinauished all claim TO her
when she sank.
In support OF the contention that the
Storstad was not TO blame for the col
lsion, her owners. through counsel to-day
prepared an application to Justice Dun
lop. OF the Admiralty Court demanding
the release OF the collier from arrest. In
the application the owners deny all Ia
bility for the accident and urge that the
collier be released when bond Of s23f,Uo
is filed The application will come before
Justice Dunlop on Thu rsday.
The application will be vigorously op-
posed by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company. 1t is the intention OF the own
ers Of the Storstad should she be re-
leased TO place the ship in drydock not
in New York, as has been previously
stated, but in Montreal or Quebec.
/ A private investigation into the collision
is being conducted by Captain Lindsay,
the Dominion Wreck Commissioner. Or
ders have been issued that the members
OF the crews who we're on watch at the
time the vessels collided must be held
here until the inquiry is over.
Washington, June 2-President Wilson
to-day received from King George the
! following reply 10 his message OF yester-
day concerning the loss OF the Empress OF
Ireland:
London. June ., 1914
THE President OF the United States Of
America, Washington:
II thank YOU sincerely for your SYM
patty in the terrible disaster to the EN-
| press OF Ireland and for your kind
! thoughts for the families OF those who
have persisted. (Signed) GEORGE r. l."
Houston. MINI, juno 2-The list OF
probabie dead from this little village on
the Empress Of Ireland was reduced from
eight to four to-day when IL was learned
that tho four children OF Mrs. Alvin
Carlson, who were going with her 10
Norway, had been taken off the steamer
before sailing, while their mother went
ON and lost her life. At the last moment
Mrs. Carlson deferred to the wishes OF
her husband, who had opposed the chill
dren going TO Norway.