The Green Forest tribune., 1914-06-05
Scenes on Shore.

CHIC. lHeTe was maze at the time. At 1850 a. m., l was awakened by an "S. O. S." ring on my door bell and, rushing down, was informed by Mar conf operator that the Empress of Ire land was sinking, having been struck by some vessel. In undress l started to help. No other signal could be got from the doomed vessel. She had no time to give another, as she sank ten minutes after being struck.
 "Mr. Whiteside, manager of the Mar conf station, rendered effective serv- ice by notifying the government steamer Eureka, at Father Point wharf, and the Lady Evelyn at Ra- mouski wharf
 Help Rushed to the Scene.
 Capt. J. B. Belanger of the Eureka immediately rushed to the scene and Captain Pouliot, with the Lady Eve lyn, followed later, his ship being three miles farther away.
 Meanwhile daylight broke and scanning the horizon with telescope I saw the two goyernmen t,t,sht ,th,o 7ro - nine lifeboats and coll llen - sl;gbt o cinity, going here ,an0 all passenger the Eureka arrive, d,,S at l2:29, No. ] wharf with 32 surI0 6ysral poor drowned bodiM xxyeral of the survivors who K, sounded Assse ss,5 ss ss t 2. .s9 l.ls'a anqeh N ,are
 "The scene on the Eureka was most distressing, the survivors walking around their dear shipmates, stretched out in their last sleep. The Eureka was sent to Remouski wharf with all on board, and the Canadian Pacific agent, MT Webber, who was here, hay ing just got off the ill-fated vessel with the pilot, engaged all the cabs he could find and telephoned for all pos sible medical assistance. As the com pany's agent here, advised all the survivors that their cables and tele- grams to their families would be paid by the Canadian Pacific railroad.
 '"The Lady Evelyn passed into Re mouski wharf about a. m. with some more survivors and bodies. Among the survivors was Captain Kendall, commander of the ill-fated ship, who was picked up by a lifeboat from the wreckage after the ship had gone down
 Survivors Almost Naked.
 Most of the survivors were almost naked in the cold morning, with the temperature at 35 degrees and white frost on the ground.
 At 6:10 the Norwegian collier Storstad. coal laden, from Sydney, N. S., for Montreal, came along slowly. When her bow had been smashed in it became known that she was the vessel that had struck the Empress of Ireland the fatal blow. The Stors- tad was too much damaged to allow her to proceed to Quebec under her own steam, but before proceeding she landed a few survivors and some dead bodies, which were taken off by the steamer Eureka and Lady Evelyn and landed on the Remouski wharf,"
 Sinq "God Be With You," On Ship.
 Montreal, Que, May S0.-When the liner Empress of Ireland steamed away from here Thursday she carried 165 members of the Salvation army from the United States and Canada, bound for the world convention in London. To the accompaniment of the army band, they were singing, God Be With You Till We Meet Again
 This prelude to the accident in the St Lawrence made the disaster near parallel to the sinking of the Titanic. whose passengers sang. Nearer, My God to Thee" as the White Star liner went down.
 Irving, Actor and Author.
 New York, May 31.--Laurence s. B. Irving. drowned on steamship Elm press of Ireland, is an actor, author and manager. He received his edu- cation at Marlborough college. College Rollin. Paris. and spent three years in Russia studying for foreign office. His plays are widely known. In 1908 and 1909 he presented sketches of his own authorship in England and Amer ica. On May 3, 1910. MT. Irving ad- dressed the Equal Suffrage league at New York.
 Scenes at Liverpool.
 Liverpool, May 30.-Pathetic scenes were enacted at the office of the Cana, dian Pacific railway in this city Fri day. Crowds of weeping men and women beggedsspr news of the officers ana orow of 1.} Empress of Ireland, the majoritxW whom were gathered here WheY Continuation of the dis aster was reesivea several of the wom. an ~ f.,n.sd Triday's seed & were 2. en laih'eu. ,ce.s1er tnan to uA th,| duplicate or tE~vYille Star. | time the Titanic