The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-30
The Empress of Ireland Rammed BY Collier
Goes Down In Darkness of Night
Carrying 934 Souls to
Watery Grave

were rapidly lowered and rowed away.
Many who waited TO dress were drown
ed tit: 'sl,
Explosion Added Terror.
The horror of the interval during
the time the Empress was filling and
the frightened throngs on board were
sank hurrying every effort to escape
before she sank was added TO by an
explosion which quickly followed the
ripping given the liner by. the Stors-
dat's bow. According to one of the
rescued. the explosion probably was
caused by the water reaching the boil
ere. The ships heavy list as water
pouring in weighted her on the, side
che was struck made the work of
launching boats increasingly difficult,
and when she finally took her plunge
TO the bottom scores still left on her
docks were carried down, only few
being able to clear her sides and find
support on wreckage.
Captains Her0fsni.
From all accounts, Captain H. C.
Kendall Of the Empress OF ireland,
bore himself like true sailor. He
Retained such command ofGthe situa-
tion, Sc appears that while the Stors-
tadt's stem still hung In the cash it
had made in the Empress side, Cap
tain Kendall begged the master OF
the collier TO keep his pfopellers go-.
ing $50 that the hole might remain,
SJslItf q he arHda At ironaall lsIssels
if6Ftesef. and the Empress filled and
,fopndeEed.
Tonight d total of two hundred and
fifty bodies has been recovered. Few
of fhe hnaies have heen identified to-
night. -
The wireless is being given credit
for saving many lives. Responding
promptly TO the as o. S." call, the
steamer s. I5IIShu i,I i 9Nas uIr tide pput ap-
proximHtely twenty minutes after the
disaster and the Lady Evelyn but lit.
tie later. .ss
1867 Aboard.
a corrected iist cf passengers and
crew OF the Empress OF ireland, is
sued officially by the Canadian Paci-
fic Railroad gives the total number
aboard as 1857 divided as follows:
First cabin passengers ST.
Second cabin passengers 153.
Third class passengers ia.
Ofiieers and crew dfS.
First Cabin Missing.
Abbott Abercrombie, Van Couver
Adie. Mrs.. Birmingham; Anderson, A.
b., London; Averdeck, p. C.. Man
chester: Barlow. A. E. Bar, Mre.. Non
treal; bennett. Mrs. Hart, Nassau, N.
p, Bloomfield, Mrs w. r.: Bloom
field hieutepant Colonel w. r., Auck-
land N n; Brandon, A. G., Manchest-
err Bnrrows. A. il; Cash, Harwood; (;
Cash, Mrs. Nottingham: Cay, Miss G.
=. Goldsn B. G.; Crathen, Miss Wanet,
MONTREAL; Cullen, Mrs. +, w; Cullen,
Miss Maud: Cullen, Master. Toronto; {;
Cunningham. r. A., Winnipeg; Darling,
M. ~ Al; DnnleYy, Mrs. F. H., Denver.
lrdwards Cox, Yokohama; Gaunt Miss
Doris. birmingham, daughter of
Connselor Gaunt; Godson, +. p.
kingston; Coldthorpe, Charles. Brad
ford: Eagland; Graham, w D.; Gra-
ham Mrs, Hong Kong, China; HALEY.
Mrs: D. Vancouver; Hisenheifner,
w, Montreal; Hirst A. Birmingham !;
Holloway Mrs! C. f., Quebec; Howes,
II Birnlin CHAM; Hyamaon, L. A. !:
irving Laurence S.. B., actor; son of
the late Sir Henry. Irving, London /:
Irving, Mrs. Laurence mabel Hack
eneys ls Ionhson; David. Frederick: !:
!<ent, Lionel: Lindsay. DR.. Alex, Hall
iaAi Lyon o., Vancouver: Lyman, II.
IL: Lyman. Mrs. Montreal; Maginnis.
=. g, aikssctor % Messrs. Mappin ana
Webb sondon; jewelers.; MaIioch. G..
Lardo Gy; Marks, J. Gabriel.
AlariIs, Mrs Suva. Fill; Miller, Mrs.
81. Gstsserine s., Ontario; Mullins. A
e. Ipndcfs hnllins, Miss r. london !:
o'tiaras Mrs II. RI Toronto; Palmer.
w: Leonard, on staff London Financial
News, Lonlon :; Palmer, Mrs. 5yy. Il 4.
london Price. Mrs. H w. y ~ New. New zen
land Rutherford. f. j !. Montreal: !:
Scion Sir Henry. London. sew
bold. IL sshvnsd Mrs. gnesst { sfys Dr.
g. ottowa stork Mrs. A Toronto !:
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a I1ylots Miss ID Montreal Tavl8r
Miss Montreal Townsend, MJss d. !.
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pool WafIetts Rev. J. :, London. y
PetefEon. Mrs. HI, WinnipeK peter.
son, tInnipeg; PFiestiy. Miss a !.
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fricns gorge Winn5peg Qnarttey
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