Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-30


or more persons who went to their
death yesterday with the sinking of
the liner Empress OF Ireland, the bo-
dies Of more than 800 had been recov-
cred today. Search was being con-
Quoted in the st. Lawrence for others.
and the living estimated at S55-were
either at or enroute to their homes,
garbed in garments supplied by the
residents of Rimouski. Early today the
bulk of the dead then recovered were
placed on the government vessel Lady
Grey at Rimouski to be brought to this
city. pending Identification Captain
Kendall Of the Empress of ireland, still
suffering from his injuries, remained
at the little village, from the wharves
of which, at low tides, he could see
the tunnels of his stricken ship gleam
ing above the rivers surface
With the Empress, it became known
today, went down s17.oOo,OOO in silver
:
bars shipped from Cobalt to England
It is the opinion in shipping circles
Itsaf ~ 6sf Z
be bodily raised or dynamited from
her position for fear that her presence
will cause the formation Of a sane
bar.
Collision Due to Fog
The collier Storstad that ripped
open the liners side. arrived at Que
bee early this morning and proceeded
slowly to Montreal. to which port hef
cargo of coal is consigned. Captain
Anderson, while refusing to give out
any extended statement, said the col
lision had been due solely to the sud.
denness with which the fog shut down
on the vessels. He added that after
1.-THE crash he picked up more than 300
persons, in fact most of those saved.
| Later they were transferred to the
Lady Evelyn and the Eureka. The
collier had in her bow, above the wa
ter line. hole large enough to ad-
NIT three men erect Her port anchor
was missing, having been dragged
away and sunk with the Empress.
work of identification
The whole of Quebec mourned today
awaiting the arrival of the dead from
Rimouski. Undertakers from far and
near have been summoned TO the city
and the government dock, so called,
has been converted into morgue.
High piles of coffins await the dead
They will be ranged in rows. together
with their scant belongings. to facili-
tate their identification.
| IA few we're identified at Rimouski
today but it will be long. slow work
| Amone those whose identification was
thought to be correct was Mrs. Gal
lIagher of Winnipeg. Her son identi
fed the body. There was a Gallagher
sex unstated, mentioned YESTERDAY
among the first cabin survivors. An
other body was thought to be that o
4 Albert Anderson, a first cabin passen
Eger, from Montreal or London. Othe1
Iidentifications, supposed to be correct
were Mrs. P. Flack. of Gravenhurst
Ontorio. not mentioned in the passen
!. ger list, and the body Of man,
Mr. Taylor There was a J. T. Taylo
mentioned among the first cabin miss
ing. Among the dead, is the body Q
a well dressed woman. on whose fin
gers there are diamonds. Beside he
la. the body Of one of the Empress
stewards. Many OF the bodies are Gu
; and bruised. some as If with a knife
There are many women and children
On the man Taylor's body was be-
: holding $4,000. Some wore life belt
! When picked up, and Of these man
) had their arms extended above thel
heads. The mother. previously mel
Itioned. who held the body OF her dea