Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-03
field company. limited. and was owned
by the Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany. She carried q full wireless equip

lIeIO company, limited, ana was owned
by the Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany. She carried q full wireless equip
ment.
The Storstad registered 6,27O tons.
She was built by the Armstrong, Whit
worth company at New Castle. in 1911
and her owner is h Dampsk Aktieselk
Maratime. of Christiania, Norway. She
is a single screw vessel and is loaded
with coal. She carries a crew Of so
men.
The disaster recalls the accident to
the sister ship of the Inflated vessel, the
tsmprese of Britain. which two years
ago ramme and sank the Collier Hell
Vetia in almost the same pace, that the
collision Dol place this morning.
Those in the first and second cabins
Known to have been saved up to 3
O'Clock this afternoon are: H. w. Hen
Miss Alice Lee. Nashua. Bamahas. Miss
b. Court. Liverpool. England: Walter
Erginer. (this may be j. Ersinger)
| Winnipeg.
When the train came from the wharf
bearing survivors it was a pitiful sight
to see them alight. Most of them wore
very little clothing. Many had to be
carried bodily. A woman had a broken
leg and shoulder and a man had two
legs broken They We're carried to the
motel opposite the station. H.. P.
O'Hara and his little girl. Helen. were
saved but up to present no news of
Mrs. O'Hara has been received. She
probably drowne6.
Shock Was Terrific.
A young Englishman said that when
the ship was struck by the collier the
shock was terrific. He was asleep in
his cabin. He jumped from bed. put
on a dressing gown and went directly
TO wake up two of his friends. telling
them he thought the ship was sinking.
He then vent on deck and came back
a second time to see if his friends had
left their cabin. but in his excitement
he went on the wrong deck. The
ship then was sinking so fast he could
hardly stand. He took hold of a rope
on the side of the ship and swung in
to a life boat. He said he had not seen
MS friends and fears they were DROWN
! ed.
Few women and children were saved.
They We're asleep in their cabins when
the ship sank and the accident oc-
Cured SO quickly they could not be
rescued. One wolnan who was CARRIED
only In a vest jumped overheard and
swan to h Lady Evelyn. She was so
however: that she died a
few minutes after she was taken from
the water. Her identity has not been
established.
Praise Rescue Ships.
Both the first and second Marconi
operators of the Empress were saved.
Edward Bomford. the second operator.
was coming on duty when the boat
began to sink. He caught the Father
Point Marconi station and called for
assistance. Bamford vas saved by
falling into a life BOAT. The other OPP
orator, Ronald Furgusson, had to swim
for the boat. Both operators came
back to the Rimouski port on board the
pilot boat Eureka.
Passengers were LIQUID in their praise
of the captain and the pilot of the
Lady Evelyn and Captain %Belandger,
of the Eureka and their crews.
All OF them displayed the greatest
bravery. it was declared. A Mr.. Nc
Williams. of Father Point, also was
active in aiding the rescued. All of the
authorities Of Rimouski and Father
Point Joined in caring for the sur
vivors.
The Lady Evelyn. which returned to
the scene Of the disaster, reported by
wireless that she had picked up II
bodies at 3 o'clock.
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