The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-10
Were RuthIessIy Robbed
Of VaIuabIes.
RINGS TORN FROM HANDS
OF Women One Gh0ulish
Thief Caught With
Goods" On. Him.
ALL REGIsTERED MAIL LOST


- victims Of the Empress of Irelan'
esozn disaster have been robced o
nancy, checks. diamonds and cio.ii
frz-
This was learned when relative
% the dead made reports.
~ IL estimated that the propertl
s10Ien represents a fortune.
Rings were torn from the hands
n. women. Fingers on which th'
rings we're worn are in many in
ssrzzees lacerated. indicating tbs
fi-rs-e used by the ghouls.
when Lionel Kent, wealthy Mon
pal man, jumped into the icy wa
ms Of the St. Lawrence a moment
b-fore the Empress of Ireland took
Lar fatal plunge. he had in his peck
81 81 zoe in travellers checks. He
49, rescued and taken aboard the
SrDrstad When he landed in Que
1s- be Vas surprised 10 find himself
.,-znilesS. No one was more aston
lza-d than &T Kent when he receiv-
- = message to-day from a detec-
rive- of the arrest OF a sailor on the
Charge that he had stolen and CASH
- one Of the checks.
Fbe prisoner. Menuel Chude, a
-i8cryolulu fireman, was captured in
ths Merchants Bank, trying to cash
= check for $500
Complete official figures given out
azre tonight by the Canadian Pa
rife show that when the Empress of
ireland sank she carried 1.024 per-
seas 10 their death Her total num-
s,sr Of passengers was .47G. and Of
rH4se 4j2 were saved. OF the res
,-us4i 80 were first-class, A. second
.ofzSs. 1876 third-class and 233 Off
s-Srs and crew or the missing 50
,s.gre nrst-class. 209 second-class,
5sa third-class and $50 Of the crew.
IN the identified dead % were first
ofzSs. 81 second-cl and 2 officers
and crew.
The collier Storstad, which
r-ansmed the Empress of ireland,
causing loss Of more than 1000
Is--zs, completed unloading her cargo
or coal to-day, and it was possible
20 make a thorough inspection Of
h-r bow, shattered By the shock Of
Ia. collision.
"a was seen that her stem was
twisted 80 much TO starboard that
n almost formed a half circle. Some
~ the lowermost plates in her bow
Also were twisted To starboard and
torn away. There is a large linden
s4Iion on either side of the stem and
rbe riyets are torn clear.
The condition OF the Storstad's
stem IS pointed TO in connection with
Captain Andersen's claim that when
the collision with the Empress Of
Ervland occurred. ii was impossible
for the Golfers stem 10 remain in
rh.- hole because il was twisted By
rhs forward movement Of the En-
press
The Storstad is still IN the posses
sion of "A bailiff. who seized the yes
sci on the Canadian Pacific COmpa-
AVS claim of 50, 900. 900 loss against
She collier.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Of
liriaily stated tonight that the flu
.leral of the members of the crew of
rias. Empress of ireland who lost
their lives, and whose bodies have
not been claimed will take place
At Quebec The Canadian Pacific
win bear the expense.
Arcording to the statement of
Montreal Postofiice officials. the
heaVy registered mail, amounting to
.an3 packages, which went down
Nn the Empress. is total loss. and
there will be no compensation for
She senders or addresses of those
Bnrkages.
The postal regulations provide
that the department Is only respon-
.sible for registered mail actually
lost IN the mail. and then only 10
the extent OF S25 for each package.
The Empress OF Ireland carried