The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-04

to be seen. In fact, the people on the
deck were 30 few that they were naro-
~ noticeable.
aThe reason fcr this IL that when
the boat had listed to ono SIDE the
stairs from the sleeping apartments
un to the boat decks were very GIN
cult. almost impossible to mount.
did not see the hole in the side OF our
ship as I rushed for the stairs, put
did see the water entering In sucn
volume that 1t threatened to drown rs
before we could mount the sta1rs'
Salvation Army Mans Story.
4 A. Mcintyre was in the second caDfn
with most of the other Salvation Army
nassengerg. He told vividestory OF
his own experiences and OF Wnat ns
saw as he swan to safety.
Virtually every leading officer OF
the Salvation Army in Canada 10
gone" he said. Commissioners Rees
and his wife and the children sank and
only three of this family survive. Out
Of our Salvation party Of $50 on board
probably less than twenty were res
cued.
ST was ON the upper deck and there
fore had a better chance TO get 20
safety than those in the lower Dertns.'
The water came In through the port
holes of the lower decks before the
passengers there realized their DANGER
or that there was danger at all
81 was aroused from my sleep Dy
the impact and awoke the Others I'm
nv cabin I could then hear plainly
the rush of water, and felt su9e tnat
something serious had happened.
also heard the machinery of the boat
running. IT did mot stop immediafeiy
after the crash, but continued un8n
the explosion occurred.
Gave Woman His Life Belt.
'1 grabbed life preserver and went
out to the deck On deck there we're
no life belts and quite a number OF
people were standing about apparently
unable to determine what to do! Il
gave my belt to Mrs. F0ord, one of QUE
party. 1 tied the belt GA her myself.
"My three comrades went to the bot
tom. I swan in the. direction OF the
vessel that ran us, dawn and was
pulled into lifeboat of the collier. l,
saw the collier standing not Tar rom
where the Empress, foundered. 1t was
all lighted up.
when I was TAKEN ON board saw
many men rescued; practically UNI
clothed. l was almost: In state OF
nakedness myself, and the rest OF
those on board were shiEering and In
a had state from the. icy water OF the
river and the chilly morning air. Soon,
however, we were attended, to by those
on board the collier anG made warm
and comfortable.
Heard Boilers R1a~ Up.
CAS- / swan through the icy waters
heard the dull explosion caused by
the water reaching the engines or the
sinking ship. 1t was. followed by
burst of steam that spr&ad to all parts
of the vessel Then came a quick
listing of the liner and she turned
over. It looked tonne az If she turned
turtle.
Il don't think there, were many hrst'
class passengers saved. L saw only
one of the first-class boats lowered.
The weather was virtually calm
and there was plenty. of light on the
water when l came ON deck. l saw ne
fog.
/ q thought at first we had hit q rock
I Some officers of the vessel came along
[ and said that the: ship would not g&
any further; for bottom had beer
| struck.
/ Praise Liners Crew.
saThe behavior Of the crew was, o.
the whole, good, though 1t must b
said that the men hardly had time T.
collect themselves or to effect rescusa
in any systematic way.
''The boat was really sinking befof
the crew or anybody else realized
or could do anything.
'"Those of the crew who got to th
deck tried to launch q boat on the al
turned side of the vessel but thais wa
impossible, because the list was sue
that the boat could not be put into tn
water and landed On the side Of til
vessel.
"The decks were almost perpendic
lar, SO that many passengers In ord'
} to escape had to slide down from tt
higher side to the lower or wat
side"
!. Another Tells Of Explosion.
t A story that there was a tremendo1
t explosion on the Empress of Irela1
+ after it was hit by the Storstad W
= told by Philip Lawler, steerage pr
senger from Brantford, Ont. He W
on the way to England with his WI
3 and son Herbert, aged fifteen.
When the collision came the e
d press listed under the severe sho
d and water rushed into the steera
W quarters. A few seconds later the
20 came an explosion that shook the v
q sci. This probably was when the y
3f ter reached the boilers, Mr.. Law
he said. ~
r, People were simply shot out of
sr ship into the sea by the explosio