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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
OBITUARY..
STEPHEN 3. KENT.
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From The Tribune Correspondent
East Orange, y. J., Jan 2.-Stophen p.
Kent sixty-hve years old, president OF
the Kent e. Woodland Company, Jewellers.
of No. Il John street, New York, is dead
at his home, in Prospect street. East
Orange, following an illness OF two days
with pneumonia.
Mr.. Kent, who was native OF Newark,
was a former president OF the Brother
hood OF Travelling Jewellers, OF New
York. and former vice-president OF the
Jewellers Club, OF Philadelphia. He also
belonged to Tabernacle Lodge, F. and A.
NJ, Of New York, and to Corinthian
Lodge, r. A. NJ, Of that city. He was
member OF the Republican Club. OF East
Orange. He leaves a wife and one son.
The funeral services will be held at his
home tomorrow afternoon.
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THEATRICAL NOTES.

I" Welsh Players who arrived Satur-
~ On the Majestic. viii appear at the
wa Theatre. beginning tomorrow, in
1~hsc. Edmond Kennedy. brother Of
ares Ram Kennedy the author. has
:" the leading parts in the play.
.-'i members Of the company are Lili-
So'e Doris owen. Eleanor Daniels.
Owen and Garcth Hughes
as Blanche Ring Will begin her New
engagement In When Claudia
az the Thlrty-ninth street Thea
7, next Monda,
W Mead q Co will soon issue a
The Strange Woman founded
II ~ Inc play of the same name in whicn
- fe'guson is playing al the Gaiety
@Nt' The book IS by Sidney Mccall
~" o. Truth Dexter" and other
80. sale OF course tickets Tor the
: e'sui-Dickcns matinecs. 20 be given
-' hudson Theatre ou February 3. IT,
'oe . VIII close on Saturday. On
,,-@il : seats for individual perform
i. VIII be placed on sale. This new
80 vE Nh SpeNght viii include
81. ,~Fk David Copperneid. Mich
M Nhieoy' and a Christmas Carol"
!, COMPANY playing in Tine queen
Ga. MOVIES. now appearing az the
s,,n iheatre. will sail az the end Of
H.. 'Or spring and summer tour Of
~, ult Philippines and China. Nalli-
vii head the cast
..,. hFams and Leila Mcintyre. VINO
Ca. & completed a long run in Tie
w. ny Dreams, will rc-cnter Naude-
g,s,, "sinnins this afternoon al -. r.
st,- ralaco Theatre. in a sketch en-
~ The ouskeress."
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third movement began faces began 10
brighten. hearty and spontaneous ap-
plause broke out, which vas taken up
again at the end Of the last movement
uhe fourth and continued enthusiast
callv until the young composer, reca'l'"
AGAIN and again 10 bow his acknowleds-
mont-. was made to fccl that he had
written music which appealed nightly 10
the taste and lkings ~ his audience u
was American music in its employment
~ the rhythms which first set American
feet 10 dancing and which have no"
acted like tho strains OF tho Pied Pip'rs
uipc upon all the world which IL more or
loss a pity. II WAS rccoguizahy American
m the whole audience because Of the use
in IL OF phrases drawn from SONGS which
they all knew bit of Massa's IN the
Cold. Cold Ground" bit OF 1.-THE Old
Folks AZ Home" and q snatch Of Yankee
Doodle used more outspokcnly than his
master used it in his symphony. Prom
the New World" The final movement
WAS p lively liz. which set many a listen
crs feet a-Coing.
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princeton. y. j.. Jan. 25.-The question
as n whether Princeton undergraduates
for the last seventeen years have been
barbarians and DULLES or whether they
have been wise and unselfish in their
"borsing" Of the freshman classes as they
have entered each year has finally en-
broiIed faculty members and university
officials as well as students in a lively
debate.
The closeness OF the dividing line be
tween the opposing ranks is most clearly
and effectively shown through staustlcs
Gathered by The Daily Princetonian.
A postal card canvass reveals the fact tha'
views are opposed 10 'horsing. WINE
the other 45 per cent favor the custom
The opposition was strongest among inc
faculty members. o. per cent OF Nhoh
took an unfavOrabie view. while 90 per
cent Of the student replies were favorable
although only 80 per cent OF them ex-
messed unqualified approval OF the sys-
fem as Il is now practised.
Arguments pro and con have beeh
tossed about among the undergraduates
Cor several weeks. bat new zest mas oeeh
sdaed IN the dispute by the public state
nepts OF many OF the most prominent
c,cultv members within the last day or
two. .,.-
President John C. lIibben declared him-
self as anxious TO see 'horsing done
svsv with end more rational way Of
..,,olcoming" the freshmen adopted. ne
said. .,....,
some substitute must be deNlse"
,hrouen the sober thought Of the under
graduate BODY by which The two essen'ia'
needs may be met. viz: plan nhue'
which freshmen may find place for
themselves and kindly reception a.
Princeton men without being maze 80
much Of as 20 foster an obtr1sive spirit
and. secondly. a method OF checking any
obtrusiveness without revertins 10 the Sc
cfei hazlng which obtained before 'hors-
ing began.
Professor George H. Mcclellan. eN-
MAYOR 81 New York city. called the pres
cnt practice childish silly and futile
III is no good, he said. TO the men 1t Is
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WHAT IS GOING on TO DAY.

Free admission to the American Museum OF
Natural History. Van Cortlandt PARK Mu-
scum and the Aquarium
Luncheon OF the Minerva club, Waldorf As
tOria, lO'a. ~.
Luncheon OF the Clerical Conference OF the
New York Federation ~ Churches Tor Dan
crawford. Fifth Avenue Restaurant NO. 900
Fifth avenue. j p. NJ
Meeting OF the National Society Of Ohio Woni-
en-. Waldorf Astoria. p. m.
Address hv Miss Gertrude Beeks on Won
ems Wages and the Social Evil. before the
Guidon Club. 40. 40 East silh street p. m.
Meeting and dinner OF the New York Univer-
salist club. Hotel Martinique. $50 D. M.
Dinner Of the Atlantic Yacht club. Waldorf
Astoria. Z D. n'
Meeting Of the Enicency Society Hotel Bit
morc, evening.
Join, debate on Woman suffrage before the
civic Forum. Carnegie Han, evening
Public lectures Of the Board OF Education.
s.is r. M: Mdnhattsn-Washinston lr, ms
Uigh school No. 20 Irving Place. The
Physical Basis Of Music d.. j. Loiiug
Arnold Public school .. 18th street cast
OF Third avenue. "Constantinople'' William
ID f. Bliss. Public school Co. 10th street
and - Nicholas avenue. The South After
the Waf" Frank ID. Baugher. Public school
o. No. e2S East 5,th street, THE Principles
Of Expression, Mrs MAY gregory Murray 4,
Public school o. Hester and Esse1 streets.
"Algisrs and Algeria. Mrs. Jennie f..
Haney: Public School ll9 lS5d street cast OF
Eighth a.cnuc. The Mediterranean. Colo
mel Edwin A. iayers: Public Library. No.
~ East seth street "Humpe fdincks hahsel
and Greter ." Mr. Caroline y. Goldberg So.
columbia Hall No. "fs West 25th street
Hamlet" Frederic Paulding. 81 Luke .
Han No is1 Hudson street. Home and SO
,let, and Animal LIE 90 Ernest lnsersol .
- Peter HAL. Goth street west ~ bishth
avenue. George Eliot, William Bradley
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RADIUM LAND RUSH ON
Claims Being Staked to Foil
Withdrawal Plan.

Denver. Jan. pa rush for the
fsdum lands Of Colorado and Southern
Utah. in an effort to beat tho govern
mont i'm its plans FOR withdrawal Of tic
mineral deposits. has begun in earnest.
Ii started last week. hut so quietly
that tho object OF tho hurried visits
did not become known until to-day.
Grand Junction is tho centre oC the
rush. Every day last week from one to
SIN different parties left TO stake out a
claim.
II was declared that if Secretary
Lanes plan TO withdraw the lands from
entry is adopted there will bc little
Vacant land left TO withdraw
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More Thrills" for Public.

Ray Comstock's Princess Theatre
y Thrills" in Seth street, will reopen.
after being closed for ten days OF rehear-
al under the direction Of Holbrook Blinn.
thursday evening. The new programme
: a. follows
"Phipps." a one-act satire upon English
sositty
The Hard Man" a melodrams Of mill
2ry Egypt
The Neglected Lady" modern farce
1neoy from the French.
The Kiss in the Dark. a translation
q Maurice Levels play Of the Paris
5'and Gugnol
II Can BE Done" a melodramatic
.enecy.
The Fountain a dramatic idyl OF
r'dsrn Paris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26

And now for tho thought suggested by
the juxtaposition Of Rimsky- Korsakow
Spanish Caprici Heretofore the Ameri-
can composers who have made use or
Afro-Amcricdn folksongs have confined
themselves chiefly 10 tho religious songs
Of the slaves But the dances which grew
up i'm the cur states and the Antilles
arc also Afro-Amcricsn products. The
imposition Of French and Spanish melody
especially SPANISH on African rhytnms
gave Us such thing Of beauty as the
IIabanera. which Bizct found very SER
viceablc in Carmen" and which Yielded
MeXico's bcwitching "PaiOma.' The la
banera is not the only dance which grew
up on this continent and which might
hc utilized In compositions serious IN
purpose and disniied in dimensions. The
Bamboula Babouile. Bouene, CouajaiIe
and Calinda. to make a list which IS stu
incomplete. remain to be exploited. Many
OF the melodies are still To be found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
WILLIAM JOHNSON TREAS.

Salem. y. j., Jan 25.-William Johnson
Freas. fifty-fve years old. died here to-
dev AT his home. He was recently ap-
pointed water superintendent for term
of three years. He was a member OF
the Stiles, Freas G. Smith Company.
wrapper manufacturers. He had been in
the drygoods business for many years
Mr. Freas was a director OF tho Board
of Chosen Freeholders for two terms.
He leaves a wife and one son
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
Chinese Children to See Play.

Twenty-Five Chinese children have been
invited to attend the special Ollsh'41
matinee Of ~ Thousand Years Ago at
the Shubert Theatre Wednesday. Alter
the performance they will participate IN
the tea party on the stage, to when about
Two hundred persons will be invited as
guests. Ruth St Denis, Rita Jolivet and
Fania Marinoff will all pour. The Chinese
Consul has accepted a box for the occa-
sion and will be accompanied by num-
Der Of Chinese dignitaries.
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PRIESTS TO SEE PLAY
Special Matinee of THE Dead
lock" for Catholic Clergy.

Constant inquiry as 10 the special IN
, itations issued 10 tho Catholic clergy foi
the special matinee of "The peadioch
this afternoon at Maxine Eliiotts ms
atre seems ITO make some explanation
necessary.
The cards admit four persons. but II -
understood that AT least one member OF
each party presenting such card must De
q Catholic priest. as this performance
ie intended exclusively FOR Csthohc
priests and such other persons as they
themselves care 10 invite. There will De
no tickets on sale.
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CIFFORD-DAVlS.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune

TBy Telegraph 20 The Trbune.l
Pittsheld. Mass. Jan. 2J.-Mlss fahhE
Stearns Davis. whose poems were pup-
lished recently under the title Of "Myset
and l." and Augustus Mckistry Clifford
of schenectady. y. Y. were married at
the home of the bride here yesterday.
Mrs. Clifford is a daughter Of the late
Rev DIR. William V. W. Davis. Of Pitts
field. and granddaughter OF former
President Stearns OF Amherst college
Her brother. Professor William Stearhs
Davis. is q writer Of historical novels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
New Soprano at the Century.

Milton and Sargent Aborn have engaged
Helen Stanley. lyric soprano, as
member Of the Century Opera Company
al the Century Opera House. Miss Stan
ley. who has been singing this season Win
the National Opera Company. Of Mon
treal will make her debut at the century
Opera House on March 3 in "Tiehand.
This opera will be given for the first time
I'm English in this country at the CEN
furV
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DIED..

Nelson, MARY l. W
RI-CKLEY-On January y. 1914, Jonn
Dunlap Buckley, in the 6ith year OF NJ,
age The funeral services VIII pc neiu
at his late residence, No. ~ Montssus
St, BROOKLYN. ~ n ~ on n,cI mcku'' "'''
January q. 1914, Jana
Telford Collette. WIDOW Oh h por eel
dence. No l52 West l05th St., Monday.
January %, at 1890 a. m. lntermen'
private.
GENERALIZATION. widow of the lats
Daniel Cottier, in her 10Th year, on Jan.
uary % Funeral services VIII nc heio
at the residence of her daughter Mrs
IIoyd Williams. No. 3l2 West "a ST,
Oh Tuesday, January p, at p m.
FERRY-on Friday. January q, at
Mount Dora, Fla. after a snort illness,
lula Eleanor Benedict. wife OF the late
Theodore S Ferry. Funeral services at
ST Thomass Church, Bethel, Conn,
Tuesday afternoon. at 2:S1
MDONALD-At Yonkers. on Sunday,
January 3 1911. Harriet J. Mcdonald;
widow of William A. Mcdonald and
and Rebecca Getty Funeral services
at her late residence. No. 2 Highland
place. Yonkers Wednesday morning, al
10 o'clock
NEILSON-At New Bruins wick. y j..
on Frfdas January %, 1914, Mary Put
nam Woodbury.. wife Of James Nelson
and daughter Of the late Isaac t. and
Abigail Putnam Woodbury. The funeral
services will he at her late residence,
Wood Lam. New Brunswick. \. j..
on Tuesday afternoon, January q. at
o'clock.
PETTIBONE-On January p. Elizabeth
" widow OF the late Asa G.. Pettibone.
Of New York Mills. y. Y. Services at
the Murray Hin Hotel Tuesday after
noon at o'clock. lnterment New York
Mills y. y.
RUTTER-On Friday January 3, 1914.
al her late residence NJ. Slf Firth
ave. Georglana Rcnaud Euttor, wife
of the late Thomas Rutter. Funeral
private.
SMITH Suddenly. at oyster Bay. Long
Island, January a. Jonathan A. Smith.
i'm his 10Th wear Funeral services on
Tuesday. az 100 p. M, 1T his late resi-
dence. Carriages viii meet train arriv-
Ing at oyster Bay at l2:20 p. m.
TOOKER-Su Suddenly. on sunday January
p. 1914. az his residence. No - Burnett
ST.. East Orange. \. j.. In his seth Year.
Reuben TOokor. Notice Of funeral here
after.
VAN WAGENEN Mary h.. daughter OF
Louisa Lewis VAN Wagenen, at her
late residence No. : West 1888 st.
on Friday January %. 1914. Friends
are invited TO attend the funeral ser
vice at 81 Agnes Chapel Trinity
Parish. West 92d -. near Columbus
ave. on Monday afternoon January
&c. 1914. AZ 2.3o o'clock
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Harper to Wed Before Lent

Newport. Jan. Sit was learned to-day
"a the wedding Of William Harper. OF
Nsv York. and Miss Florence Tobln. OF
''sport. would take place at the rectcry
81 Pauicks Cathedral, New York. be-
re Lent There will be a wedding break
as al the Ritz Carlton. The honeymoon
w Be spent in the West Indies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
iayersham to Play Iago Here.

VILLAIN Fayersham will play an en-
segment limited 90 three weeks al the
f'e Theatre beginning Monday. Feb
.1y >. opening with his alI-stsr revival
Othello. Mr.. FSversham is making
l5eiminary tour with "Othello' in
-''ses' and BE- himself playing Iago
III much success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
GEORGE SAM mis-.

From The Tribune Correspondent
bloomfield, y. j., Jan. 25.-Georss Sam
mis- a veteran OF the Civil War and a
resident OF this town for many years, died
at his home in Ashland avenue last night
after an illness Of several weeks from
complication of diseases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
Or. CHARLES e. SMITH.

Utica, y. Y, Jan. 25.-Dr. Charles f.
Smith. aged seventy-seven. and said to
have been the Oldest practitioner in New
York State, died at his homo In whites
boro this morning from apoplexS. he
had served twenty-one years as postmas-
ter at Whitesboro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
IOHN n. E. BACON.

London, Jan. 25.-John Henry FREDERICK
Bacon. the painter, died to-day. no
painted the coronation of King George v
and Queen Mary He was born in lssS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
Time Curtain Rises I o-Da,
EVENING.

Time PLAYS Theatre.
a.oo-"America" ............H ippodrome
la Boheme" ............... Century
.Konicskinder" ....... Metropolitan
THE Girl OH the Film. .4ith Street
tine Whrl Of the World
Winter Garden
within the Law" ....... Manhattan
ste-"The Little Cafe New Amsterdam
s:15-"High Jinks' casino
omar the Tentmsker" ........ Lyric
"Sari" ..................... Liberty
Potash 4 Perlmutter' .....C ohans
The New Henrietta"
Knickerbocker
The Dear Fool ........... .Garrick
THE Yellow Ticket" ........ Eltinge
"A Thousand Years Ago" Schubert
"A Little Water on the Side"
Hudson
THE Misleading Lady" .... Fulton
Kitty Mackay ............ Comedy
s;2o-"AIaria Rosa ..........,.S9t Street
grumpy" .Wallack's
House OF Bondage" 600. .Longacre
Legend OF Leonora". ...... Empire
Peg O. My Heart .............C ort
seven Keys TO Baldpate" .Astor
TO day" ...............4Sth Street
Queen OF the Movies ....... Globe
Young Wisdom Criterion
s:25-"Adele' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Harris
THE Secret ......'....... 'beldsco
s.so-"The Things That Count
Playhouse
THE Land OF Promise. .Lyceum
The Deadlock Maxine Elliott's
THE Strange Woman" .Gaiety
Iopoukowa .Jardin de Danse
s.A5-"The Philanderer' Little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
Revelations at Concerts OF
the Philharmonic
Societies.
FIRST PERFORMANCE
OF AMERICAN SUITE
What Has Been and What Might
Be Done with AfrO-Amer-
lean Dances.
By ~. =. kREHBiEL-

At tho concerts OF two Of the city
most dignifed musical organizations
Yesterday afternoon large portions OF tue
programme were devoted TO music pasea
on national or folk idioms. The Phllhar-
monte Society began it's programme WIN
an oriental symphony" by Godard ana
ended it with Rimsky korsakow span
ish Caprice" The former composition II
rather Enthusiastically instituted, for il j.
in no sense a symphony, but series
of descriptive pieces in which the COM
poser has tried, not very successt uii|'
TO blend orchestral colors and rhythm
zeal forms conyentionally associateu
with countries of the Far East with MS
own inventions The countries when ne
essays thus TO depict are Arabia Les
Elephants" desert picture emma
'Chinoiserie." mandarins in merry
mood returning from fete at leN'n7'
Grccce-a moody piece with swinging
lit designed to illustrate some stahl"9
from Victor Hugo's sara. Ia Bais-
neuse." especially the whispered long
inss OF the indoent maiden swinging IN
her hammock:
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CEMETERIES.

INV WoODLAw CEMETERY.
-33d So. 81 Harlem Train and bV Trolley.
Once. 20 East I'D 81. y. I.
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BUCKLEY-On January y, lelf, yon mn
DunIap Buckley, in the 6ith year OF M,
age The funeral services will be held
at his late residence, No, ~ Montsgus
81 Brooklyn. y. Y, on Monday after
-, January % at 2 o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-17
PERSONAL.

Miss Lilah Sherbert Will 90 to Benn.
iugton Friday to spend a week 5 yaca
tiou.
Mrs. N. L. Winchester Of Westmin-
stcr is visiting friends in town a few
days.
Miss Dorothy Pratt is a guest Of her
grandmother Mrs. Paige of Athol,
Mass
Miss Clara Pierce of New York will
begin work Monday in the Holstcin-
Friesan Office.
Mr. and Mrs. +. G. Adam and daugh-
ter, Ruth, are visiting relatives in
Hartford, Conn.
Miss Esther ana Miss Rachel Hol-
brook sailed from New York today
for a trip abroad
Mrs, John Is. neyins Of Englewood,
n. j., is q guest of Mrs. II. n. Thomp-
son for two weeks.
Edward Gonyer has bought the bar
Der 5 shop Of L. II. Streeter, taking
possession Monday.
Mrs. a. j. Bruce went today to Lit.
tleton, n H., to visit her son, DR.. G. A
Tewksbury, a few days.
Mrs. Philip Hitchborn and grand
son, Philip, and maid, Of Washington
ID C., are at the Brooks House.
Mr. and Mrs q. b. hanson will z,
to Boston today to attend the North
ern Baptist convention being held j
fremont Temple.
Rollin Knight, a members of tn
graduating class and first string pitch
or of the school team, was i'll yestel
day and unable to attend the gradua
ton exercises.
Mrs F. II. Howard returned frol
Northampton last night. Her daughte
Miss Miriam Howard, who graduate
from Smith college this year, will r
turn to her home tomorrow to spen
the summer.
Miss Marian f. Maynard, daught'
of Mr.. and Mrs Clifford q. Maynal
of Burlington, formerly of Brattlebor
will graduate from the Burlington hiG
school tomorrow night Mr.. Maynar
who is in town today, will go to Blu
lington to attend the exercises.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-17
NORTHFIELD, MASS.
Baccalaureate Sermon.

On Sunday evening the bacealaure-
ate service for the senior class of the
high school was held in the Congre-
gational church. The graduating class
followed by the students OF the hlgh
school were marshaled to seats by
Edith Clark and Olive Martindale. Rev.
II. L. Buzzell read the scripture and
offered prayer, followed. by a solo py
Miss Margaret Nelson, just for To-day
Rev w. w. Coe preached the oaeea-
laureate sermon, taking as his subject
from Ii Timothy, ,, Strive for Mastery.
His theme was Master Yourself, Mas
ter Your Opportunities, Make God
Your Master. Mr.. Goes address to
the graduates was a strong appeal
for the right beginning and the mas
terry of those principles which have
been fundamental in al their training
The Mortified choir sang. The grad
uation exercises will take place in the
town hall Thursday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-17
SEA Travel NOT
YET QUITE SAFE
Hidden Dangers Lurk Beyond
Reach Of Human Hand.
BUT PROGRESS IS RAPID.

Drastic Laws Requiring Sufficient Life
boats and Advent of Wireless Te-
lesraphy Have Not Entirely Elimi-
mated the Dangers-Heroic Rescues
as the Empress OF ireland Sank.
Montreal.-The sinking of the En-
press of Ireland. crack transatlantic
liner of the Canadian Pacific line, by
the coal laden collier Storstad in the
st. Lawrence river almost in sight Of
the shore tends to prove that one in
trusts himself to the fates when board
ing vessel. Although in no other di,
rection has such notable progress been
made in recent years, no human hand
has been able to make travel at sea
absolutely safe.
The perfection of the wireless. the
Improvement of revenue cutter service
and drastic laws requiring ample and
seaworthy lifeboats have eliminated
many of the dangers lurking in the
path of the great ocean going vessels.
But we still have the elements to CON
| tend with, and these can never be
conquered.
When the Titanic sank with its fear
/ full toll of life it was the elements that
caused the disaster. The iceberg freed
from winter quarters by the springs
sun broke away and brought death to
the hundreds. The dense fog on the
st. Lawrence, prohibiting the captains
Of the Empress of Ireland and the
Storstad from seeing ten feet ahead,
4 nj Il - I
The inquiry now under way will re-
veal that one man was perhaps more
at fault than the other. but it cannot
place the blame for the disaster on the
shoulders of any one man. 1t was
caused By the weather conditions-by
the elements.
Following in the wake of the disas-
ter many pathetic stories are told Of
brave rescues and intense suffering.
Two participants in the tragedy Of the
burning Of the Yolturno at sea last