The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-30


:: The twin screw Canadian Pa +
i! cihc liner Empress of Ireland. \
:. carrying 1,437 persons, passen- f.
!. gers and crew, sank in the X
= darkness in the St. Lawrence \
\ river, near here, with loss Of \
:. perhaps 1000 lives. Early es- X
= Inmates Of the dead varied 4
:. from 67S to more than LOO. X
:. y.
= :. :. \ X + + \ X !. = !. !: I. :. T. \
Montreal May 3O.-The best fig
ures available from official sources
indicate that $40 persons lost their
lives when the Empress Of Ireland
sank following a collision with the
collier Storstadt. The latest report
estimated the number Of rescued at
337. Wireless messages from John
McWiliams, the Marconi wireless op-
orator at Father Point, estimated the
lost at 1000, but careful checking up
of official figures with the most re-
liable reports indicated that $40 was
more nearly accurate figures.
The disaster occurred off Father
Pont, Que, during a dense fog as the
Empress of Ireland was proceeding
down the St. Lawrence river on her
way to Liverpool.
The big liner Immediately took a
heavy list, making it impossible to
launch more than few lfeboats.
Those that were put in the water,
however, were heavily loaded and it
is known that $50 persons were
saved.
It is believed that at least seventy
others were saved. either being pick
ed up from the water or taken from
the liferafts.
The $50 survivors we're landed at
Rimouski by Canadian government
boats, Lady. Evelyn and Eureka,
which raced to the rescue from here.
SINKING STEAMER SENDS
OUT rs. o. S." CALLS
AS soon as the collision occurred
the Empress sent ont the IS. o. S."
calls and the alarm Vas Immediately
given here.
The Lady Evelyn and the Eureka
were soon rushing at full speed to
the scene of the disaster. They
StroinoH 4 nY
forced draft sped through the fog to
the spot where the Empress Was in
distress.
Despite this heroic effort they ar
rived too late. The Empress had
gone down before they reached the
scene
The survivors in the lifeboats we're
picked up as quickly as possible and
taken to Rimouski.
The Starstadt in the meantime had
launched lifeboats and given all pos
sible aid to the victims Of the big
liner. 1t was believed that she picked
up at least seventy persons.
The water is ninett ell fathOms deep
at the point where the Empress sank.
The spot where the liner sank is
ten miles east of Father Point, Que.
The Empress Of Irel:na went down in
ten minutes after the collision with
the Storstadt. coaler. bound for
Montreal.
With her bow badly smashed in
where she collided with the Empress
the Storstadt passed this point bound
up-river shortly after daylight.
BIG LINER DAMAGED
BELOW WATER LINE
The collier wireieSsed as she pass
ed that she was taking survivors and
dead bodies to Port. The message
read:
I'VE are compelled to proceed slow
ly on account Of damages sustained
in the collision. The ;.Inpress of Ire
land was so badly ra)l, ned that she
sank in about ten minutes. A big
hole was cut under her water line"
S. 0. S. calls come from the EN-
press of Ireland right after the COL
lision. Revenue cutters rushed to the
scene
Among those saved was Captain
Kendall of the liner. lie was picked
up thirty minutes after his vessel
had sunk.
More than LOO souls were aboard
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