The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-06-04

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SHARP POINTED ANCHOR
MAY HAVE sLAsHED SHIP
Montreal. June 2.-The sharp point
Of an anchor projecting from the
twisted bow of the Norwegian collier
Storstad may explain why that vessel
did such terrible execution. when she
rammed the Empress OF Ireland early
last Friday morning in the lower St.
Lawrence.
An examination today OF the coll
liers shattered plates revealed the an
Choir tammed IN a position where II
the Empress hke a great a opener.
The anchor point and portions OF the
battered steel surrounding it bore
stains OF blood. Preparations were un-
der way for the inquiry into the dis
aster, which cost at present reckoning
$50 lives. The inquiry viii be cone
Quoted by a joint commission of Cana
dian and British shipping experts. The
arrangements for the inquiry, which
will be held either here or in Quebec,
are being made by Captain Lindsay,
Dominion wreck commissioners.
Pilot Nault, who navfgated the Storr
stad up the ST. Lawrence from Quebec,
said today that Captain Andersen told
him that Andersen. his first officer and
Pilot Lechance, who brought the Stor-
stad from Father Point TO Quebec,
were on the bridge at the time Of the
collision,
"on the way up the river" continued
Nault. ian examination was made to-
ascertain the extent of the damage
done TO the Storstad. As far as we
could learn 20 plates forward had been
sprung, but after of that the ship was
unchanged, At Quebec the Storstsd
took in so much water we were obliged
der 70 keep the ships bow up. There
was no water in the hold of the Stor-
stad.
Captain Anderson is deeply grieyed
over the tragedy. Several times during
the trip from Quebec / came upon him
crying with his face buried in his
hands. Captain Anderson told me he
had been instructed not to talk about
the accident"
One OF the officers of the storstad
said today:
'At the time OF the disaster I was Iy-
in my bunk 1 was awakened by a
shock and at first thought the ship had
struck a rock. / ran to the deck and
looked over the side. The Storstad was
going full speed astern. The water
around was filled with struggling men
and women shouting for help Boats
WIZ AtAAAAANAAANNAN hOWGA0A# anu LAAGlO
not a nan on the Storstud who did
not do his utmost to help rescue the
people in the water. We in the boats
brought the survivors to the dock Of
the Storstad From there they were
taken into the engine room, the warm
est place on board. Some of the sur
vivors had been so numbed by the ice
cold water they leaned Up against the
cylinders of the engines until their
flesh was blistered."
Mrs. Andersen, wife OF the captain
OF the Storstad. told her story today.
She said the captain was called from
his bed Friday night. by the mate be-
cause 1t was foggy. Her husband
called her 10 come on deck and while
she was dressing the collision took
place.
4 ran up to the bridge where Cap
tain Andersen was" said Mrs. Ander-
sen. Everything was quiet and dark.
There was no excitement among the
crew and / was cool / stayed on the
bridge n I asked Captain Andersen:
" Are we going to sink?'
ct think So he answered.
Would Die With Husband.
II could not cry although / felt like
1T. i said to myself, my place is here
and / will die with my husband.
Captain Andersen told me he was
trying to keep the Storstad in the hole
YIN EAANNN IL kAAE AAAC AAAA IN . O0SAA
speeding they would have stopped to-
gether for a. time at least. My hus-
band ordered two of the officers to go
to the bow n see II there vas any
water pouring in.
Again / asked him If we were go
ing down and he answered: I cant
tell yet He said he though the En-
press was all right.
II think It was five minutes later
that 1 heard screams and cries and /
shouted to my husband: oh, they are
calling At first IL seemed as If the
cries were comtcg from shore. The
captain ave orders to, go in that direc-
ton n proceeded very slowly. Every
around me now / could hear
screams. MY husband gave orders to
send out all the life boats and that
could not have been 10 minutes after
the vessels had collided
II gave all / had TO the passengers
and have only what I am standing up
in. My husband gave two suits and
other clothing away.
The first woman to come on board
was a Salvation army member, clad
only in her night dress. When she
was brought into the cabin, she ran TO
me and, putting her arms around my
neck, said: God bless o angel; IL
you had not been here, we would have
gone to the bottom
After the rescued passengers were
on board, Mrs. Andersen went among
them with stimulants. All the cabins
were packed with shivering survivors
In scanty attire.