The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
Million Dollars in Silver Went
Down with Empress.
Many Bodies Bruised and Cut
as With Knife.
One Corpse Wore q Belt Con-
tanning $4,000.

Quebec, May 30.-Of the thousand
or more persons who went to their
death with the sinking OF the inner
more than 500 had been recovered to
day. Search was being conducted IN
the st. Lawrence for others ana the
living, estimated at 35b. were either
at or On route to their nome. garneo
of Rimouski. Early today the bulk
Of tho dead then recovered were
placed ON the government vessel Lazy
Grey to be brought to this city. pend
ing Identification.
Ireland, still suffering from his In
1urieg. remained at the little village.
from the wharves Of which at low tide.
he could see the tunnels Of his stricken
ship. cleaning above the rivers sur
known today. went down 100000
in silver bars, shipped from Cobalt to
England. It 10 the opinion in shipping
circles that the Empress Will either
have to be raised bodily. or dynamited
from her position. for fear that her
The collier storstad. that ripped
open the liners side. arrived at Quebec
early this morning and proceeded
cargo Of coal il consigned. Captain
anderson, while refusing to give out
any staten ent, said that the collision
had been due solely to the suddenness
with which the fog shut down upon
the vessels. He added that after the
crash ne picked up more than 500 per
sons, in fact most Of those saved. Later
they were transferred to the Lady
Evelyn ana the Eureka The collier
had in her bow above the water line
hole large enough to admit three men
erect. Her port anchor was missing.
having been dragged away and sunk
with the Empress.
Quebec Is in Mourning.
The whole Of Quebec mourned to-
day, awaiting tho arrival Of tho dead
from Rimouslki. Undertakers had been
summoned and tho government dock.
so-cailed. has been converted into a
morgue. High piles Of collins await
the dead. They will be ranged in rows
together with any scant belongings they
possessed to facilitate their identifi-
cation. A few were identified today.
but 1t will be long, slow work. Among
those whose Identification was thought
to be correct was q Mrs. Gallagher of
Winnipeg Her son identified the
body. There was a Gallagher, sex I'M
stated. mentioned yesterday in the first
cabin survivors.
Another body was thought to be that
of Albert Anderson. a first cabin pas
senger Of Montreal or London. Other
identifications supposed to be correct.
were Mrs. p. F1ack of Gravenhurst.
Ont. not mentioned in the passenger
list, and the body Of a man. a Mr.. Tay-
Tor. There was A. J. Taylor mentioned
among the flrst cabin missing. There
is among tho dead the body Of a well
dressed woman on whose fingers there
are diamonds. Beside her lay tho body
of one Of the Empress's stewards. Many
Of the bodies are cut and bruised
some az II with q knife. There are
many women and many children. On
the man Taylor's body was a belt hold
ing $1,000.
Died With Arms Uplifted.
Some wore life belts when picked
up and Of these many had died with
their arms extended above their heads
Tho mother. previously mentioned
who held the body Of her dead child
to her breast, wore gold chain and
cross.
Survivors arriving here and at Mon.
treal all agree on the OUTSTANDING
points Of the disaster. It was so quick
that there was no time for intelligent
concerted action. Hundreds Of WON.
en-. 1t Is said. might have been saved
had they not stopped to dress. Though
tho crew members predominated IL
tho saved, no word Of reproach 70,
them has been heard. 1t was pointed
out that many were on deck duty. and
mat those who leaped, after helpins
such passengers as they could, were
able to swim. Most Of the first ant
second cabin passengers were caueh
IN their beds by the rush of water.