The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-04
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LOST LlVES-lNvESTIGATIoN
Is BEING MADE
EFFORTS TO SECURE BODIES
May Try to Raise the Steamer-Army
of Picked Men Now PatrolIina the
i Coast to Secure All Bodies and
Belongings Washed Ashore.

Montreal, June 3.-The news that
Lord Mersey, who presided over the
inquiry into the loss of the Titanic,
is a member of the royal commission
appointed to investigate the Empress
OF lrelanG disaster, was reEeived
here today with satisfaction The
Canadian members of the commits
sion are Chief Justice Ezekial Nc
Leod, of New Brunswick and Sir
Adolph Ruthier, of Quebec.
The commission will be assisted by
two nautical assessors, a marine en-
gineer, and a naval architect. Ap-
pointments for these positions have
not been made. Just when the COM
mission can begin it swork still is
undetAmined, but it probably will
not be possible to hold the first
sittings for about ten days. The sit
tings will be held at Quebec or eth
er Montreal.
Another change has been made
In the number Of dead Latest fig
ures given out in an Official statement
by the Canadian Pacific Railway com
pany shows that 1,042 persons per-
ished. The company has learned
that there were 1,476 persons aboard
the Empress, instead of 1897 as
heretofore stated, hence the increase
IN the death list The total saved
is now given as 452.
Capt. Walsh, marine supdrintend-
ent OF the Canadian Pacific Railway.
arrived here today. He issued the
following statement:
The Canadian Pacific Railway will
not relax one iota in doing everything
in its power in looking after all the
bodies it may be able to get. No
effort on heir part will be spared
in this direction.
With regard to the possibility Of
raising the Empress of Ireland, the
best possible expers opinion Is being
sought. Until this advice is secured
We are unable to give any personal
opinion Of the matter. do not
know as yet what can be done
Complete patrol of the coast from
Rimouski to Matane and beyond has
been established by picked men
sworn in as Canadian Pacific Rail
way SPECIAL constables under the
charge of special officer to forward
any information they may be able to
secure as to bodies which may be
washed ashore or the recovery Of
personal effects"
Capt Walsh stated that the Cana
dian Pacific would make every pos
sible effort to secure the bodies Of
those entombed In the sunken ship.
IL 1t was possible, he stated, to
bring the vessel to point where
the bodies of the victims could be re-
moved, neither labor nor expense
would be considered.
Capt. Owe Lange, Montreal agent
of the Maritime Steamship company
owners Of the Storstad, in state
ment, declared that of about $50 per-
sons who survived the disaster, $50
were cared for on the Storstad. or
these, 1926 were rescued by the crew
and boats OF the Storstad, while 30
others rescued by the Storsad's men,,
were placed on board the government
steamship Eureka, the statement
adds. The life boats Of the Empress
Of Ireland are credited with saving
1875 and bringing them on board the
Storstad.
''The Storstad's small boats" Capt.
Lange says, were loaded to the lin
it OF their capacity and they ceased
their efforts only when there we're
no more to be saved"