Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-06-13
CAPTAINS SHIFT
WRECK BLAME
England and Canada 10 Hold
Joint Inquiry.
CAPTAINS BLAME EACH OTHER
Accounts Of Collision Told by Com.
marders Of Empress Of Ireland and
the storstar Are Conflicting.

There 81 10 81 riri4 investigation
Of tue sinDin- OF tac Canadian Pacific
railwas liner lmpr, $ Of ireland in
the ST i.awrcnDe river, near the en-.
trance rs the Guli oI It. Lawrence. on
Friday aoGins.
Th. impe.ial government and the
dominion authorities nave joined in
oEdcayo.i' fN the blame for the
COLT sion the liner and the
Norwc- r Storstad which mas
cost III, III more than 900 per.
son. ana go, the Empress OF ireland
t. thu hotta4.
ia tHc preliminary investigation the
Canadian o9ciaG dnG themselves con
frontcd by situation IN which the
respective commanders OF the En-.
pr,- d ireland and Of the Storstai.
CAPTAIN u - Kendall and Captain
Thoma. Andersen, give ihe lie to each
otacr
Fn r. ponsi ility Tor the disaster
IS p.a 20 guarcly upon the shoulder.
o. tug other by each OF the men. only
q formal and searching inqIirl IS eN.
pec'ea To arrive at tho truth
Captain Kendall in his testimony
besore tie coroner at Rimoust de
Jared ttat he had taken all possible
ire autioIs against a collision Ills
snip had been stopped. h. gave tie
requisite signals When the Storst. !!
was stiil two miles away. hHt Tie col
Her bad kept on through the log
waics settled down after the two We.
selS sighted each other. and had ram
me- the Empires oi ireland while u
latter was virtual motionless.
Then. DESPITE his plea to the master
q the collier that lie RIM dis engine
full speed ahead to keep The hole i'
the lin or's side plugged with the Stor
stad's low. said Captain Kendall tie
vessel backed away. the water rushed
III and the Empress SAM
Captain Andersen had remained 81
lent og the subject o, Tie collision u
III reaching Quebec tfter he had
made reprot TO representatives OF
the dominion Coal aumpany. .ar
terror Of tie vessel and OF III, owner
~ tac steamer statement based on
his declarations to them was given
ont
according 10 tie statement when
the Empress of ireland was sighted
and fog shortly aiterwari envelope
both vessels for signals wee eN
changed and tie Storstads eneine-
were stopped When she lost sight Of
the Empress Of ireland IN the river
mists the latter's course had been set
so that the vessels would pass each
other safely The Storstad's course Re.
manned unaltered. the statement adds.
but when the Empress of ireland wa
next seen she was close al hand on
the port bow Of the collier and was
making considerable headway"
II is declared that the Storstads
engines were at once reversed and
that her momentum was nearly check
ed when the vessels anne together
As FOR the charge that the Storstad
backed ont Of the hole she had torn
in the Empress OF Ireland. the state
ment declares that q is not true. Her
engines were ordered ahead 10 hold
her against the liners side. but the
Roadway the Empress II ireland va,
under twisted the Golfers stem ont
Of the cash. il is added And not only
did the collier remain as near ID,
scene OF TIE collision a was safe
but every one Of her boats were low
cred. despite or own damased condi
ton. and saved some so Of the liners
passengers and rev.