The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-06-02

You Till We Meet Again..
Rimouski, Que, May 30.-The Lady
Evelyn reported by wireless that she
had picked up IL bodies at the spot
where the Empress of Ireland sank.
Montreal, Que, May 30.-After re-
vising its passenger list the Canadian
Pacific Railway company stated Of
f1cially that there were 1857 on board
the Empress of Ireland. With only
337 known rescued, twenty-five OF
whom died later, the death list in the
disaster was thus fixed at 1,052.
The liner was valued at S2,O0O,OO0
and her cargo at $250,000.
Drawned Without Warning.
Quebec, Que, May 30.-Trapped and
drowned without warning, hundreds
of passengers of the Canadian Pacific
liner Empress of Ireland perished
in the worst marine disasters that
has ever occurred in Canadian waters.
The Empress of Ireland was rammed
in dense fog by the collier Storstad.
The liner sank within ten minutes,
carrying down with her men, women
and children who had boarded the
vessel at Quebec, to sail to Europe.
The disaster occurred in the St.
Lawrence river only a few miles from
Father Point, Que. The Storstad,
though badly damaged herself, stood
| by to rescue survivors and was as
sisted in this task by the Lady Evelyn
and Eureka, which we're rushed to the
scene when the wireless station at
Father Point up the IS. o. s." call Of
the rammed liner.
Believe Death List Is 1,107.
When the Empress of Ireland sailed
she carried $50 passengers and a crew
of 432 men, total of 1,422 souls. Ac-
cording to the wireless operator at
Father Point, "about 337' were saved
He sent this information in dispatch
received here. The dispatch left 1,0S5
unaccounted for Of the rescued %
died of injuries and exposure after
being taken to Rimouski. This left
the estimated death list at 1,107, but
there was a hope that pilot boats sent
out after the Storstad Lady Evelyn
!
pick up more survivors.
This is the account of the rescues
given by j. McWilliams, the wireless
operator at Father Point, in his dis
patch:
Sank 10 Minutes After Crash.
The Empress sank ten minutes
after the collision with the collier
Storstad and Immediately after she
had Marconized out the save oul
ship. Mr.. White the wireless oper
ator, instantly notified government
steamers in view and the Eureka.
Captain Belanber was the first Il
get away, his vessel having steam VI
when he received word of the disaster
She must have reached the seen,
| about forty minutes after the disaster
, The Lady Evelyn had to get vi
: steam before she could go to the as
7 sistance of the disabled ship.
: when daylight broke saw on tn
l gray horizon, with the aid of tele
5 scope, a collier, the two governmen
3 steamers and nine lifeboats, all aroun
0 the same spot, and shortly afterwar
: the Eureka came up with 80 SUI
vivors and several bodies.
Later came the Lady Evelyn wit
Captain Kendall and more and sti
later came the Storstad with fe'
more bodies.
About 337 Were Saved.
"All we're landed at the Rimousl
wharf, to which point the scene {
= activity and interest has now shiftet
About 337 saved in all"
The dispatch from McWilliams col
= tradicted a report received earlier
> the day that the Storstad, in additio
= toupicking sup many bodiess had alor
rescued $50 survivors, The efforts I
. get complete story of the disast;
were baf1ed by difficult weather col
! ditions that interfered with the wir
less sispatches McWifliams' di
patch was corroborated shortly afte
. wards by one sent from Rimoush /
> G. W. Henderson, a Montreal broke
who was rescued when the Empires
u of Ireland sank His dispatch follow
70 Three hundred and thirty-seve
Ie saved; % drowned while attemptir
'n to swim ashore; IL women rescued
le $50 passengers and 432 crew aboard
e Earlier in the day Henderson hs
"a sent dispatch saying 500 had bee
le rescued. Nkes his second messai
was received, hoSs that the number