The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-01
When She Rammed Empress q
Ireland Is Explained.
RIPPED THRouen THE Mll'
OF the Big Steamer Like 0lant
Can Opener.
Preparations Begun for IN 1ns
qulry Into the Disaster.

montreal, June 1.-yR0 0nofp point u
al, anchor projecting from the bow ee
the Norwegian collier storstad may e.
plain why that vessel did such terf11so
execution whom she rammed the m
press OF Ireland early last Friday
morning In the lower st. Lawrencs.
An examination today Of the collioE>U
shattered plates revealed the ancAoH
jammed in . position. where II co114
have ripped through the hull Of ~
Empress like great can opener.
The anchor point and portions Of -
battered steel srnrounding It bore
stains Of blood.
Preparations were begun here t0dnv
for the inquiry into tho disaster whsdh
cost $50 lives Tho inquiry win be ON
Quoted by q joint commission Of c.
madam and British shipping expegeG.
which will be held either here q ~.
Quebec, are being made by CAptn0m
Lindsay. Dominion wreck commit
sioner.
Pilot Nault. who navigated the Stur.
stad up the st. Lawrence from Queboa.
said today that Captain Anderson to10
him that Anderson. his first officer an
Pilot LIE Chance, who brought tlnD
Storstad from Father Point to ouehoo
were on the bridge at tho time Of tho
collision 81
"On the way up the river" continnen
Nault. IAN examination was made g
ascertain the extent Of the damaoo
to the Storstad. AS far as we could learn
twenty plates forward had booo
sprung; but aft Of that tho ship We
took in SO much water that We wee
Obliged to flood the aft compartments
In order to keep the ships bow IN.
There was no water In the hold Of tho
Storutad. t----
Anderson weps
Captain Anderson II deeply grisvoa
lover tha tragedy. Several times dne1n1
the trip from Quebec / came upon I'M
crying with his face buried IN h10
hands Captain Anderson told me ho
had been instructed not to talk about
the accident
One of the officers OF the SfornfnA
said today:
''At the time Of tho disaster / was
lying in my bunk. / was awakened bY
shock and at first thought the ship
had struck q rock. ran to the deck
and looked over the side. The stor-
water round was filled with struggiing
men and women shouting for helm.
Boats were Immediately lowered ana
there was not man on the StorstAd
who did not do his utmost to help re-.
cue the people in the water. We IN
the boats brought the survivors to the
deck OF the Storstad From there
they were taken into the engine room.
the warmest place ON board. Some Of
the survivors had been so numbed by
the ice cold water that they leaned
up against the cylinders of the en-
gines until their flesh was blistered.s'
Investigation June ..
Montreal, June 1.-The governmene
investigation OF the sinking EMPIRE
OF Ireland and the loss of mora than
$50 lives will be held in Quebec and
will begin on Tuesday, June 9.
This announcement was made today
at the offices Of the Canadian railway
company owners of the lost vessel.
The Investigation will be conducteA
by q board composed Of two judges
of the Canadian railroad Commission
to be appointed by the dominion row
ernment and one representative of the
British admiralty appointed by the Inn
perial government.
Identified Dead.
Montreal. June THE home az
the children Of Gyorg Zug, previously
reported to be Winnipeg, IL given nov
as st. Louis, Mo. A revised list Of
identified dead given out today by the
Canadian Pacific Railway company
contained tho following names in ad-
dition to those already published:
Blyth. Miss. maid to Mrs. r. ".
Cullen.
Brame. E.. bedroom steward.
Edwarcs, Coxswain. Yokohama,
Japan.
Harlan. E.
Heikkila, Matti. Neeaunee, Mich.
Hokola, Mrs. Mary. Negauneot
Mich.
! Peterson. 8. J.. Stewards.
Pikers. E., Lansing. Mich.
Sannelson, Earl