Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-06-05

operator and Ronald Furgusson, Sec
ond operator were saved.
The Empress was built in GLASGOW
in 1906. She was twin screw vessel
of 14,191 tons.
W. Davis and wife of Montreal stay
ed with the boat until it went down.
They were saved.
The Storstad carried crew of So
men and was loaded with coal.
81 wished l had gone to the bottom
with her." said Captain Kendall Of
the Empress when brought ashore.
The first rescue vessel arrived with
in 20 minutes of the accident. The
wireless worked perfectly.
Sir Wilfred Laurier declares that
the disasters which have occurred In
the ST. Lawrence river have been
inexcusable.
But two children so far are known |
to have been saved.
OF the $50 Salvation Army people |
aboard, scarce 20 were rescued.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greenway,
who had been married week, were
reunited at Rimouski after each be-
lieved the other lost
The American National Red Cross
society announced it would forward to
the proper authorities any contribu-
tinos sent to it for that purpose by
Americans.
Captain Kendall, Ireland's command
err was lieutenant of the royal naval
reserves and attained considerable
celebrity few years ago when cap
tain Of the Montrose by discovering
DR.. Crippen among the passengers,
notifying the authorities by wireless
and turning the fugitives over to the
police at Father Point, whence he re-
turned to London and was hanged for
numbering his wife.
Captain Kendall Exonerated.
Captain Kendall has been exonera-
ted by the Canadian Pacific railroad.
Captain Anderson denies that he
. was to blame for the collision, or that
he backed away from the Empress OF
Ireland, saying he ordered full steam
ahead, but that the Roadway of the
q doomed craft twisted it away from the
q Storstad and it then disappeared ir
4 the mist, but he stood by and lowered
b all his boats.
ia A deputy sheriff seized the Storstat
as security for 100000 loss.
a The Victims at Quebec.
Quebec.-The British flag was a
b half-mast and all Quebec was il
IL mourning when the funeral ship Lad,
le Grey, escorted by the cruiser Esse
~ arrived Sunday with 1873 who died il
the sinking ship.
r. Upon many of the crude collins wa
1t written, do not shed tears over me,
but thousands wept as the dead wer
n carried to the morgue pier.
is The awfulness of the tragedy of tn
to st. Lawrence river was keenly realize
~ when 1t was seen that many of tn
er bodies were mutilated bruised G
gashed. There is a story that wome
40 were stabbed. That may be false, br
DC the dead carry dreadful marks.
Ok Twenty-Five of the bodies were thos
~ of babies.
~ Twenty-one bodies were identifie
OF and left at Rimouski, SO that up
10 Sunday night only POI have been r
covered out of 957 lost.
va Freight Shed Morgue.
Stretched in three rows In 10y
at ceiling freight shed Monday mornir
es were 1856 black brown and white pir
collins containing 1876 bodies, lei
TO- than one fifth of the victims of tt
nd collision. Twenty-Five of these &C
:. fins covered with white satin and a
sembled irregularly together had DO
les of babies.
Late Report.
Montreal.-The latest lists furnis
ed by the Canadian Pacific railway I
dictate that a total Of 969 persons pc
ished in the wreck. The saved nul
Der is 418. The tabulation follows:
First cabin-Passenger carried, 8
passengers saved, 80; passengers los
So.
Second and third class-Of who
1913 we're second class, passengers ca
ried, 868; passengers saved, 1870; pa
sengers lost, 688.
Crew-Carried, 432; saved, 2O6; lo'
226.
Investigating Tribunal Named.
The public is awaiting the result
the governments inquiry to fix the
sponsibility for the disaster that
suited in the loss of nearly 1000 liv
on the Empress of Ireland. A roy
commission Of three was appointed
Tuesday to investigate the cause
the disaster. The three men who W
compose the investigating tribun
are Sir Adolph Routhier, Judge of t
court Of admiralty Of Quebec; t
Hon. Ezekiel McLeon, chief justi
and Judge of the admiralty court
New Brunswick, appointed by the {
madam government. and George
Vaux of the legal staff Of the Britt
board of trade.