The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-01
friends and Relatives Of Those
Lost on the Empress
Desiege the Docks Whore the
Dead Are Laid Out.
IDENTIFICATION IS SLOW
Nearly 100 Out of 1873 ut Que.
bee Arc Recognized.
The List Of Dead Still Stands
at go.

Quebec, June Liberalization Of the
Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of
Z ireland is proceeding more rapidly than
WAS expected.
Nearly 100 Of the 1873 bodies brought
here by the tender Lady Grey have been
recognised thus far by friends and rela-
ties. This is in addition to the Ii bodies
identified and claimed at Rimousk1.
Some of the identifications include
persons of prominence, who lost their
lives in the collision between the EN-
press Of Ireland and the collier Storstad
oAriy Friday.
They are Sir Henry Seton-Karr. the
big game hunter; DIR. E. Barlow.
aeading reologist Of Canada, and Mrs.
Nv. Leonard Palmer. wife OF London
newspaper man. Nearly q score OF
members Of The Salvation Army have
been identified among the dead.
The funeral ship. Lady Grey. escorted
By the British warship Essex. arrived
IN Quebec early Sunday morning ana
soon thereafter bluejackets from the
Essex were carrying the coffins ashore.
The bodies were placed on long tables.
arapod In black and whit in the rum
erai shed which had been prepared for
their reception. The pier shed was
draped heavily in black and over the
WINDOWS SnG6tS were ka8tcu00 ~ oAA~s
out the view OF the curious.
On the wharf. as the ship docked,
was q throng Of officials, newspaper
men, photographers and moving picture
men. while outside . Borrowing crowd
awaited admittance to search for their
dead.
A number Of survivors Of the disas-
ter were in the crowd hoping to find
bodies Of loved ones they had lost when
the steamer went down.
Sorry He Escaped.
Among the disappointed ones In this
respect. when the people were finally
admitted to view the bodies was II.
kuren, q Norwegian. He and his VIE
were bound for Norway to visit their
In the United State. His wife was torn
from his grasp when the Empress OF
ireland went down and though he
searched for her for q long time az he
swan near the wreck he could not ind
her. He was saved but this Is q mat
ter Of regret to him now that his wife
10 dead.
III only I had died instead Of her. -
said he. I'VE slid down the deck into
the water In each others arms and
ship went under, parted us. For q mo-
ment I was stunned and did not know
what had happened but very soon
knew that I was alone"
A section in the shed that caused
deep sorrow to those who visited II was
that in which % little caskets lay.
These contained the bodies Of babes
and little children. Scores turned away
crying from this sad collection,
Several Of the bodies of the recover
ed dead were badly gashed. probably
killed in their berths by the force OF
the Storstad's bow as 1t crashed into
the Empress Of Ireland's side, while
nearly all were bruised and battered
from contact with debris. Additional
bodies are being recovered, but slowly.
At the scene Of the disaster, reports
from Rimouski and Matane say.
A force of men is patrolling both
sides Of the st. Lawrence river for
miles, but thus far with little success
Many boats are lowering on the river
with the same purpose in view.
Death list Stands at 0eo.
There was no change today in the
official lists Of saved and dead which
show that 41S persons escaped and
969 were killed or drowned.
Prompt investigation is promised or
all sides and a royal commission has
Quiry: This commission includes one
member Of the British board named
by the Britieh government. He left
London Sunday for Ottawa, to Join the
who are two Judges Of the Canadian
admiralty court, appointed by tho
Canadian government. Meantime g
preliminary investigation IL in progress.
conducted by CAPTAIN Lindsay. wrecl
commissioner Of the Canadian govern
ment. Surviving passengers and al
Of the officers and members Of thu
CROWS involved will be examined.
Both Captain Kendall Of the los
steamer and Captain Andersen of thu
0torstad are now in Montreal and the.
N1n be among the first to be heard.
StoFstad L. Arrested.
Montreal. June 1.-As soon az tn,
collier Storstad, which sank tn,
steamer Empress Of ireland, tied vi
here. q writ claiming two million dol
lars was served on Captain Anderson
Il was issued on the petition Of tn,
Canadian Pacific railway in the Que
bee admiralty court. The Storstad wa
placed under detention.
Only q few officials were allowe,
on board her.
Captain Anderson said he coul
make no statement, as the head Of tn
dominion Coal company, the chartere
It was declared by seamen. though
they had been warned by their Off
GERS not to talk to Newspaper mer
that Captain Anderson was off dut
the ship had been ordered astern be
fore 1t struck the Empress q glancin
blow. and that $50 people were save
by the crew Of the Storstad.
The steamer 1. sached here under he
own steam. She was very little in
5ured. Her stem was bent back for
dozen feet above tho water line, an
she stood up straight. She has aboy
eleven thousand tons Of coal on boart
Waiting for Bodies 10 Rise.
Rimouski. June 1.+Several tug
and launches. chartered by the Cans
dian Pacific Railway company. toda
began q systematic Search OF the
Lawrence in an effort to recover NOR
Of tho Empress OF ireland dead.
One or more launches remained d
Tootly over the spot whore the shAa
tered hull Lies, three miles Off shor'
waiting for the bodies Of some Of tn
victims to come to the surface Of tn
water. Two Of the lost liners lif<
p 1a0nfR ~. WArA found f10nf3HW dovv