The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-29
she carried . full

Railway counp4ny. She carried run
wireless equipment.
She was built BY the Armstrong WnM-
worth, company. at New Castle. in 1911.
and her owner Is the Dampsk Aktieseik
Maritime, OF Christiania, Norway. Sne
is a single screw vessel and IL loaded
with coal. She carries crew OF fifty
men.
The dfxaster recalls the accident to
the sister ship of the Inflated vessel.
the Empress Of Britain. which two
years ago rammed and sank the collier
Helvetia in almost the same spot that
the collision took place this morning.
Carried 1900 People.
Quebec, May 29.-The big ship.
the Empress of Ireland. In com
mand of Lieutenant Kendall. Royal
navy reserve, sailed from Quebec at
1920 yesterday afternoon for Liverpool.
There were a first. 2O6 second and
5O4 third class passengers wn1cn with
the crew made over 1000 souls on
board. Among the names on her pas
senger list is Sir Henry Seton-Kerr, q
barrister, whose travels and big game
shooting have taken him into many
corners of the world.
Other passengers who left Montreal
yesterday to Join the Empress OF Ire
land at Quebec were Laurence Irving,
the actor, son of the late Sir Henry
Irving. his wife, Miss Mabel Hackney
and two other members OF MI. Irving
company, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ne
vile. Mrs. Irving's maid. Hilda
Hageston. was also in the party.
| A large number OF members of The
Salvation Army bound for their inter-
national conference in London also
| were aboard.
| First news OF the disaster reached
Quebec shortly before o'clock this
morning. It came from the Marconi
station at Father Point to the marine
=
that the Empress Of ireland had col
lfded with an unknown ship 80 miles
east Of Father Point and was, sinking.
The Marconf station had heard the
IS. o. s." signals of distress and re-
ported that the Canadian government
steamer Eureka and the mail tender
Evelyn which were at Father Point
had been dispatched to the rescue.
Messages Cease Suddenly.
The wireless people reported that they
had been in communication with the
Empress Of ireland but a short time
when the messages suddenly ceased.
This led to fears that the steamer had
sunk and this afterward proved true.
Nearly an hour after the first messages
| were received Father Point reported
THAT it was the Hanover, OF the North
German Lloyd line. which had been In
collision with the Empress Of Ireland
and that probably both steamers had
/
disaster as the Hanover was known
to have over 1900 immigrants aboard
bound from Rotterdam for this port.
The report about the Hanover. how
ever, fortunately proved to be an error
and Father Point announced that it had
learned that it was the collier Storstad
that collided with the Empress of Ire
land and that both vessels had gone
down soon after the collision.
4 At 6 o'clock this morning reports that
survivors were being landed al
Rtmoush we're received here. It wal
stated that the Eureka and the Lady
Evelyn had landed $50 persons but more
than 800 were still missing.
Il Under Her Own Steam.
Il Sydney, May 29.@The collier Stor-
stad will be able to reach Quebec un-
der her own steam, according to 9
wireless from the government steam
er, Lady Evelyn, which is conveying
the Storstad. The message did mo-
mention the sEmpresas of Ireland.
!. passengers be3nR aot board the Stor'
stad.
-Four From Rochester, Mimi.
Rochester. Mimi. May 29.-Her
man Kruse. former secretary of thu
Rochester Commercial club. and hi
! daughter, Miss Freda Kruse, a trained
nurse, were. among the passenger
aboard the Empress OF ireland. With
, Reinholdt Boch and Miss Edith Boch
the Krusee left Rochester only q few
days ago to spend the summer IL
Europe. Boch Is a retired farmer.