Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-06-05
FACTS ABOUT LATEST
STEAMSHIP HORROR

OF the 433 persons saved from the
sinking Empress Of ireland 237 were
members of the crew.
Of the 81 first cabin passengers ~
are known to be saved. A few others
of the rescued remained In Rimouski,
near Father Point.
Among the 1853 second cabin pas
senaers, 20 we're rescued and taken TO
Quebec.
Of the 715 steerage passengers 1o1
were rescued and taken to Quebec
A few third cabin passengers were
left at RImouski.
The proportion of crew rescued
caused widespread comment, and con-
trasts with the heroic record OF the
Titanic. However, the Empress Of Ire
land sank in about seventeen min
utes and there was little time for
"women and children first" Most OF
them were asleep in their berths. The
reports indicate lack of panic.
The loss of life on the Empress OF
ireland has been equaled or exceeded
by only four marine disasters In the
last century. These were the loss or
the Rhone, Wye and other vessels at
ST. Thomas In the hurricane of Octo-
Der 20, 1867, when 1000 persons per-
ished; the burning of the excursion
boat, General Slocum, In the East
river, New York, on June IS, 1904,
with an approximated loss of 1000
lives; the loss of the Titanic on April
ii, 1912, which rank with 1890 Of her
company after collision with an ice
berg, and the loss Of the kickemaru
off the Japanese coast September 2s,
1912, with loss of 1000 lives.
Laurence Irving, the well-kncwn
English actor, and his wife, Mabel
Hackney, are among the missing
given up for dead. Irving Is son
of the late Sir Henry irving.
Halifax Medical college. In 1908 he
went to Edinburgh and graduated in
1911. He was also professor of path
ology at the Dalhousie Medical college
He was brilliant student and great
athlete.
Among the passengers was w. Leon
ard Palmer of the London Financial
News, who is we'll known In Halifax
He came to Canada, landing at Hall
fax several weeks ago, and was re-
turning home, accompanied by his
wife.
Pioneer In indiana.
Terre Haute, Ind. May 30.-George
C. Richards, who, with Mrs. Richards
and Mrs Charles Gray and the latter's
six-year-old daughter, was on the En-
press of Ireland, going to visit his old
home at Sheffield, England. He was
pioneer coal operator of Indiana. Mr.
Gray is a nephew of Mrs. Richards.
Leading Denver Woman.
Denver, Colo, May 30.-Mrs. F.: H
Dunlevy, a passenger on the Inflated
Empress of Ireland, is prominent in
Denver society. Her husband, to whom
she was married seven years ago, is a
well-known realty dealer. Mrs. Dun
levy left Denver, April Is, and has
since visited sisters, brothers and cou-
sins in Boston, New York, Montreal
and Quebec. She was highly accom-
plished and finished her education in
Paris.
Summer Planned Abroad
Rochester, MINI, May 30-Herman
Kruse, former secretary of the Roches-
ter Commercial club, and his daugh,
ter, Miss Freda Kruse, trained
nurse, were among the passengers
aboard the Empress of Ireland, With
Seinholdt Boch and Miss Edith Boch,
the Kruses left Rochester only a
few days ago to spend the summer
in Europe. Boch is retired farmer.
Quit Ranch for Home.
Santa Barbara, Cal, May 30.-Alex-
ander Bonthrone and George john
stone. who were passengers on the
Empress of Ireland, left Santa Bar
bara last Friday for their home at
Falkland, Fffeshire, Scotland. They
had spent the last year on a ranch
near Santa Barbara. Bonthrone was
twenty years old, Johnson twenty-five.
Milwaukeeans Aboard.
Milwaukee, May 30.-Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Freeman Of West Allis were
passengers on the Empress of Ireland,
on their way to Europe, where Mr.
Freeman was to conduct some BUSH
ness for the Allis-Chalmers company.
Mr.. Freeman was superintendent of
the forge department of his company
during the last 15 years. He was
fifty-two years and his wife about fifty.
Many From Detroit
Detroit, May 30.-More than one
hundred from Michigan were aboard
the Empress of Ireland. Practically
all of those from Detroit, however.
were foreign laborers returning to
) their homes in various parts of Eu-
rope. 1t was stated here today that
CharIes z Clark London manager for