The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02
tBy the Associated Press.)

Rimouski, May 30.-While final
tabulations of casualties in the sink |
ink of the steamer Empress Of Ire
land were being made today, showing
that 4O3 Of her passengers and crew
had been rescued and 964 had perish
ed, Captain Henry George Kendall
of the liner was telling his stoaR of
the disaster at an inquiry conducted
by Coroner Pinault here.
Captain Kendall, in substance, de-
clared that he had taken all possible
~precaution against q collision. His
ship had been stopped and ne gave
the requisite signal when the Danish
collier Storstad, which sank the En-
press, was two miles away, but the col
Tier had kept on through the fog hat
settled down soon after the two YES
sells sighted each other and had ram
med the Empress Of Ireland, while
the latter virtually was motionless.
Then, despite his plea to the MASTER
Of the collier that he run his engines
full speed ahead to keep the hole in
the liners side plugged, with the
Storstad's bow, said Captain Kendall,
the Danish vessel backed away, the
water rushed in and the Empress
sank.
Captain Kendall took up his story Of
the disaster from the point at which
the Empress of Ireland. bound from
Quebec for Liverpool, had dropped
her pilot Thursday night at Father
Point.
I'VE then proceeded full speed
continued Captain Kendall, after
passing Rock Point gas buoy l sight
ed the steamer Storstad it then being
clear.
Kendall Stopped His Ship.
"The Storstad was about one poin'
twelve degrees on my starboard bow
SaW n SLIGHT foo hank nnnjnO Grad
ually from the land and knew it woult
pass between the Storstad and myself
The Storstad was about two mil
away. hen the fog came and tn
storstad's lights disappeared.
stopped my ship"
Proper Signals Given.
At the same time Captain Kendall
said, ne blew three short blasts O
his whistle, meaning, II am goin
full speed astern." Captain Kenda
added that the Storstad's whistle an
swered with one long blast. Soon al
ter he blew two long blasts on h
whistle, meaning, MY ship was ur
der way but stopped and has no wa
upon her. n whistle signal We
also answered by the Storstad. Tw
minutes later, the captain said, tf
Storstad's starboard and port ligh
doomed out of the fog. The Storsta
was a ships length away. CAPITA
Kendall said ne shouted throug, h
~megaphone at the StorStad to ba(
water and at the same time had h
vessel go full speed ahead to try
avert collision.
Request Unheeded.
After the Storstad's bow had c
into the Empress of Ireland betwe'
her tunnels, Captain Kendall ask
the Storstad to keep full speed abe;
to All up the holes he had made, b
the Storstad backed away and I
water rushed in. Captain kend,
then tried to beach his vessel. Wat
however, put the engines put Of col
mission three minutes after the c.
lisiOn.
LifebOats Ordered Launched.
Il had, in the meantime, given
ders to get the lfeboats launche'
the Captain continued. Il told
chief Oficer to tell the wireless ope
tor to send out distress signals.
told me this had been done. l sa
Get the boats out as quick as p
sible.' That was the last / saw
the chief officer. In about three
five minutes after that the ship tn
ed over and foundered. was s
into the sea myself and taken dc
with the suction. The next thin
remember was seiZing a piece OF &
ing. Some men pulled me into a ]