The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-02

reach the scene the liner had gone
down. Only floating wreckage and a
few hfeboats and RATS from the steam
er, sbuDying up less than a third OF
those who had Bet sail on her, were to
be found. The rest had sunk with the
liner, had been crushed to death In the
Stors-sss, impact with her, or had
been forced from exposure in the ice
chilled waters to loose their hold ON
bits OF %reckage and had drowned.
Only a few persons were picked ND
by the Storstad, which was badly
crippled herself, and these were
brought here by the collier, as were
those saved by the Eureka and the
Lady Evelyn. Twenty two of the res
cued died from INJURY. or exposure.
The others, most of whom had Jump
ed into the boats or plunged into the
water from the sinking liner scantly
clad, were given such clothing as the
town could supply. and later those
eoRfd trayef faNneTee piafsd oIs board
train and started for Quebec.
Sink I'm a4 Minutes. & 4 2 s==,7.e'
Accounts agree that In the brief
,yHaee. OF tn3esnq more than IA min
..tes-betWeenatha.s shock Of the collision
nd the. sinking liner there was little
5hance for systematic marshaIling OF
he passengers. Indeed, everythins
1dicates that bJlHlred5 Of fthose on
he steain@ brhtaSiY never reached
| he decks. Few Woinea vas among tho
aYed, mot snoEe 4hahia Aozen, the lists
I make Ii allpear. u 3 y
|; Survivors, Story 4
1t all happened so quiz kly we did
! :ot really knows what was going on
md nobody had time to cry women
irst," one of the passengers told Cap
ain Bellinger OF the, RESCUE boat Eare-
"a Se'F s. I -
"The stewards did not have time to
-ouse the people from their bertha
/ he survivor added. Those who heard
!, he AfrenZied calls OF the officers for
. he passengers! to hurry on deck and
tushed mp, piled into the boats, which
we're rapidly lowered and fowed eway.
Tany who waited to dress Sare drown
1 ed
RSbbsiQEl Added Terror.
The horror OF the interval during
he time the. Empress was ftiing and
hs frightened 4lfrongs on board were
;ank hurrying every effort TO escape
Sefore she caalt vas added to by an
xplosion which quickly followed the
-ipping given the liner by the Stors-
ats Bow According to one 5of the
Z escued, the explosion probably was
Hnsed bysthet water reaching the boii-
i rss Tfd ships heavy list as water
laring in weighted her on the side
{ re was sssack made the work of
Z lunehihg boats increasingly difficult,
nd when she finally tooA her plunge
! O the bottom scores st!ii left on her
eing able to clear her sides ard md
ttpport on wreolSage s
Captains Hereism.
From silt accounts, Captain II. G.
sndaIL of the Empress Of ireland,
1fe himself like a true sailor. f He
I ssa.ped such command of the situa4
Ion. 1t appears that while. the Stors-
ndt,S stem still hung In the cash It.
nd naGe IN the EFapress' side, Cap
tain y M u 10 ees h ne master Of
he tolifer It'd keep his pfopeilerB gos
ing 80 thst tho hole might remNini
plugged; The Storsdat dropped back.
loweset. and The Empress oiled and
otlpdored 8 {. i
ss Toni lht d fetal nj two isinde4d and
sifty bodies has been recovered. Pew
g. + the 4, sRqdies hays been ldepti1 Sd 80
3 The pIrelsaa Is being gIscrt crsdik
sor s NY ilsea. Respondings
orotn ptl t3 gse IS !. 10 (. s. Q 2 cali flle
steamer Eureka wes on the spot ans
prex xtnnete ely twenty minutes AFTER the
aieastet 6tld the Isady Evelyn but llt- I
lse3 AkpaFe.
A corrected list OF passengers and
crew s3g Ma : f Irelahd, Ss-
sued officially By the Canadian Pscl-
fic Railfoa& gives the total nuinbef,
aboard as ,ss Z tilyIded IS roll lows
First cabin passengers s. n
Third class aDasserE Eefa TIA. z.
ofleeES aud creW 41a.
ElFst caAln Eiesffa.
Annpsk solupi Van Couv