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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
VOORHIS LETTERS
READ AT HEARING
Election Superintendent Refused
to Ask Affidavits as to
"Floaters."

In prosecuting the charges OF neg
ligence and inefficiency brought by the
Honest Ballot Association and others
against John r. Voorhis, State Superin-
tendent of Elections, W. Cleveland Rpn-
yon and Samuel j. Rosensohn read into
the record yesterday letters which
passed between Superintendent Voorhis
and District Attorney Whitman last
fall.
District Attorney Whitman wrote
that he was informed that pressure
might be brought to bear on city en-
ployes, election officials and others TO
harbor "hoaters" for thirty days prior
to election. He asked Mr.. Voorhis to
send affdavits to such persons in which
they should describe all who resided
with them. Mr.. Voorhis refused, on the
ground that such action would be "un-
called for reflection" on those to whom
the sfidavits were sent.
BY Fred w. Kalb, a law clerk, the
prosecution sought TO show that Mr..
Voorhis had refused to put on the
challenge list names submitted by the
Honest Ballot Association after an in
vestigation. Mr.. Kalb said he had
failed to find more than nine out OF
forty names on the challenge list.
On REORGANIZATION by Leslie j..
Tompkins, of counsel for VOorhis, Kalb
said that until he visited the polling
places on Election Day he had never
laid eyes on a challenge list, and that
he had simply accepted the list that
was shown to him.
John Boyle, jr., formerly chief
deputy in the superintendent office,
testified to the methods employed by
former Superintendent Leary. He said
that he had investigated many reports
Of colonization, and that big taxicab
bills were the only results.
The hearing will continue this morn
ing. 1t is conducted at the Bar Asso-
citation on West 44th st. John d. Nc
Mahon, former city judge in Rome, n.
Y, was appointed by the Governor to
hear the charges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
HACKETT SNUBS PEERAGE'
Says He'll Remain American
Actor, Despite New Wealth.

James X. Hackett, the actor who in
herited an estate Of $1,500,000, re-
turned from Europe yesterday vOicing
his patriotism and denying the ru
mors current TO the effect that he was
to quit the stage and remain in Eu-
rope under the title of "Baron Hack
ett."
Mr.. Hackett told Tribune reporter
yesterday that his windfall of wealth
would in no way affect his stage career.
After a short vacation on the st.
Lawrence with Mrs. Hsckett, he will
cross the Continent and begin a:
Shakespearian tour on the Pacific.
Coast,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
DANIEL R. COLEMAN.

Daniel r. Coleman, alderman rpm
the SGD District, died yesterday Ut ms
home, 353 Classon av., Brooklyn, ageo
ffty-one years. He was born IN tns
old 7th Ward, where he had, lived al
of his life. He was formerly associst-
ed with Brigadier General EDDY n
the manufacture Of tape. He was
Republican. and was elected TO the
Board of Aldermen for the first time
in 1909. He VS. a member OF the Loyaii
Order Of Moose, the Elks, and Mutual
Alliance and Branch No. 4, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26

ange blossoms. Mrs. Garnet H. Rulings
was matron of honor; Miss Carrie Car.
den. a sister of the bride. was maid OF
honor, and the other attendants were
Mrs. A. a. Green, jr.. Miss Katherine
Miller, Miss Annie Wright, Miss Elma
Rosser and Miss Scotia Goodwin, all Of
Dallas; Miss Maybelle Campbell, OF
Paris, Tex, and Miss Catherine Nc
Bride, Of st. Louis. Leona and Eliza
beth Garden were the flower girls.
Charles P. Waller, of Wilkes-Bar
Penn. a classmate of the bridegroom at
Yale, was best man, and the ushers
were DR.. Louis H. Levy, Charles Par
sons and Louis Connick, Of New York;
W. Burr Chapman, of Kansas City;
Leonie Menichetti, of Florence, Italy;
George w. F. Green and A. A. Green,
jr., Of Dallas. Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin will
live in New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Miss Helen Huntington, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. L. c. Huntington, Of 16
Glenn av., Mount Vernon, who was
graduated from the Mount Vernon
High School Tuesday night, became
the bride last night CT Frank b. Doc
little. son of Judson A. Doolittle, Of
lO2 Valentine ST., Mount Vernon.
The ceremony took place at the
home of the brides parents, and was
performed by the Rev. Joseph Hillman
HOLSTER, pastor Of the First Pres5y-
terian Church of Mount Vernon. The
bridegroom was graduated from Yale.
He Is civil engineer in New York
civ. The bride is eighteen years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
ACTOR FIFTY YEARS WED .
George Conway and Wife Both
on Stage for Many Years.

"They say theatrical folks don't live
happily after they are married; let
any one who says that come to me-"
said George Conway, who this evening,
with his wife, will celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary OF their wedding at the
home of their son-in-law, Ben Hem
bricks. Bradish av., Bayside, Long ISL
and. It is expected that several guests
will attend
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Conway are still
active. Mr.. Conway is managing Will
lam A. Brady's Bought and Paid For"
and Mrs. Conway is doing moving pict-
ure acting. He is siXty-nine years old
and his wife is siXty-eight. They met
fifty-one years ago while attending a
dramatic school in Philadelphia, and
for more than forty-nine years they
have been on the stage. They have
three children and three grandchildren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
ORGAN PEALS FOR JOHN D.
Guarded from I. w W., Oil
King Enjoys Daily Recitals.

With sixty guards, besides the TWEEN
ty-four deputies under Sheriff DOYLE.
protecting him from possible encroach-
ments OF the J. W. W., John d. Rookie
Teller is now spending his mornings
goliing. and his afternoons listening to
organ reeitals in his mansion.
The orgsnist went away Tuesday on
tramp with some boys, and they had
TO return yesterday, so the boys said,
because Mr.. Rockefeller could not miss
his organ recital another day.
Mr.. Rockefeller has taken a great
fancy TO music and his organ recitals
are one Of his chief pleasures daily.
Often he invites his neighbors in, and
many of the church people and school
teachers enjoy the concerts which he
arranges every day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Engagement to William
Quad Announced-Wed-
ding Day Not Set.
ONCE OWNED STRING
OF FAMOUS HORSES
She Won Championship with
Nickel Plate in Exhibit
ton in 1913.

Formal announcement was made
yesterday. of the engagement of Miss
Hopeton Atterbury, daughter of the
late Lewis b. Atterbury, to William
Quad. Mrs. Atterbury and her
daughter are at their country place at
Scarsdale for the summer. Miss At
terbury at one time had one of the
best string Of horses in this country,
having won many prizes with them.
She won the national championship
in 1918, with Nickel Plate, a Ken
lucky thoroughbred. He was the un-
beaten champion saddle horse of 1918.
She used to exhibit her own horses.
Mr.. Quad is in the insurance bust
ness. Miss Atterbury's brother-in-
law and sister, MIR. and Mrs. Leroy
Miller, are at the Atterbury country
place at Scarsdale, where Mr.. Miller
is recovering from an operation for
appendicitis. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
were married two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Scott, who
spent the spring at their country
place, on Long Island, sailed yester-
day for Europe on the Celtic. They
will 90 to London for a short time
and then for a tour of Ireland. Later
they will go TO Paris, where they will
be the guests Of Mrs. Scott's daughter,
the Countess Pierre de We'll Castel.
They will return to New York at the
end of October.
Others who sailed on the same steamer
were Mrs. Price Post, of Tuxedo.
and her sons, Edwin NJ. Post, jr., and
Bruce p. Post; DR.. John Grier Hib-
ben, president of Princeton Univer-
sity. Mrs. Hibben and Miss Elizabeth
G. Hibben.
Mrs. French Vanderbilt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Tuck, of Paris, and Amos
Tuck French, of Tuxedo, have gone to
the White Mountains for a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark,
who spent the spring at their coun-
try place, at Hampstead, have gone
to Iroquois Farm, their place at
Cooperstown, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Livingston Beck
man have gone to Newport for the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lydig Hoyt have return
ed from their wedding trip, and are at
the house of General Livingston Hoyt,
2S East seth st. Mrs. Hoyt was Miss
Julia w. Robbins. Her marriage to
Mr.. Hoyt took place on June 8.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Low Hartman will
spend the greater part OF the summer
at their country place at Berryville,
Va.
Mrs. George B. Read and her daugh
ter, Miss Fannie de Groot Hastings,
are at the st, Regis. They will sail
tomorrow for Europe on the iceland.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard II. Williams,
jr., are at Narrsgansett Pier for the
summer.
Mrs. Frederic Wendell Jackson will
60 to the Profile cottages, in the
White Mountains, early next month
to pass the summer.
Mrs. William Hamilton Russell has
gone to the Thousand Islands for the
summer.
Miss Ruth Savage, daughter OF Mrs.
William II. Savage, of Pittsburgh,
will be married to Rutger J. Planter,
Consul General to the Netherlands,
this afternoon in the Church of the
Messiah, this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
DR.. Williams, Before 5000
Physicians, Blames Work
mems Compensation.
MENTAL TESTS FOR
r. r. MEN ADVISED
Boston Doctor Says Regular Ex-
aminati0ns Would Prevent
Deaths and Injuries.

Atlantic City, June 25.-Declaring
that danger turks in the workmen's
compensation acts in effect in several
states aud proposed in many others,
DR.. Tom Williams, neurologist, of
Washington. speaking before the con-
vention of the American Medical Asso-
citation in session here to-day, said that
individual initiative and independence
are imperilled by the fast growing ten
dency Of the government to treat its
citizens as wards"
81 do not say that workmen's COM
pensation acts for occupational diseases
are undesirable" said DR.. Williams,
"but | do insist that in them there is an
unsuspected danger in that they lay
a heavy financial burden upon the peo-
pie"
The 5000 physicians and surgeons
in attendance at the convention ex-
pressed much interest in the paper
read by DR.. Williams, as they did
Cohen, of Philadelphia, who discussed
the spread Of contagious diseases IN
the schools. DR.. Cohen included the
Sunday schools in his list of disease
conveyOrs.
Commenting on DR.. Cohen's paper,
DR.. c. B. Wood, of Monongahela,
Penn, said:
children six years old are com
PEELED to spend six hours day IN
school rooms where the atmosphere
is often bad enough to stop a clock.
No child under seven years old should
be sent to school"
DR.. Philio Coombs Knapp, Of Boston,
suggested that the death rate and IN
iured list on railroads would be ma
terially decreased if periodic eXamln-
atoms of employees were made to de-
termine their mental as well as their
physical condition. He contended
that the physical examinations now
made should be supplemented on all
railroads by mental tests at regular
intervals.
DR.. George W. Grille, of Cleveland,
said safety Of operations on the
stomach and gall bladder is entirely de-
pendent on the amount Of energy IN
the vita! organs of the patient.
That eugenics may be greatly served
by an early diagnosis and classification
Of mentally deficient children was a
statement made by DR.. E. B. Hoag, Of
Los Angeles. He said that the mental
qualities which predispose TO varieties
Of mental instability may easily be
discovered during the examination OF
school children. He urged that ply
sicians making such examinations pay
particular attention to mental tests Of
children. DR.. Henry F. Helmholz, Of
Chicago, said that improper feeding
and poor care we're more responsible
than heat for deaths among infants.
DR.. Robert L. Dickinson, of Brook
Ign, said efficiency experts may find
work to do in hospital surgery, as we'll
as in factory management. He de-
scribed the operating room as a work
shop and the surgeon as a mechanic,
and said that much may be learned
concerning waste motion and fatigue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Nj. A. Degree for IF. P. A

I BY Telegraph 10 Inc tribune
Ann Arbor, Mich. June 25.-Frank-
lin Pierce Adams, of New York City,
familiarly known TO thousands as "F.
P. A." Of The New York Tribune, to-
dav received the honorary degree Of
Master of Arts at the SEVENTEEN an
nual commencement of the University
of Michigan. his alma mater. In con-
ferring the degree President Harry B..
Hutchins said:
"Franklin P. Adams, OF New York
City, for a time a member of the de-
partment of literature, science and the
arts of the University Of Michigan,
now of the editorial staff Of The New
York Tribune. Through his ability as
a keen and original commentator upon
the life of the great metropolis and
through his published books, he has
charmed thousands and secured wide
recognition as a literary man."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
MRS. IDA MARTIN.

Mrs. Ida Martin, widow Of Charles =.
Martin and a descendant Of two OF the
Oldest Long Island families, died from
cancer yesterday afternoon At her
home on the Fresh Meadow Road
Flushing.
On her mothers side she was the
descendant of Johanne Sprong, who
settled in Flushing in the seventeenth
century, building in 1861 the Sprong
homestead, which until few years
ago stood on the Fresh Meadow Road.
Mrs. Martin leaves a daughter,
brother and two sisters. s, r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
ANIES-WILLIS.
IBy TcIcgraph 10 The TrIbUne. ]

I BY Telegraph 10 The lrlDuue.l
Columbia, Mo-, June 25.-Many
guests attended the marriage TINS
evening" of Miss Fiflle Willis, daugh-
ter of Mrs. w. H. Willis, and Butler
Ames, of Lowell, Mass.
Miss Willis was attended by her SIS.
ter. Miss Florence Willis, as maid OF
honor. Mrs. Ramsey Furnace, OF st.
Joseph. was matron of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Evelyn Willis,
of Columbia; Miss Virginia Gillette,
of Washington, and Miss Frances Reid,
of St. Louis.
Adelbert Ames. of Lowell, Mass, a
brother of Mr.. Ames, was best man:
The ushers were Joseph Legere, or
Lowell, Mass; Hamilton Fish, IT,. OF
New York; Charles Hayden, of Bos-
ton. and X. B. Price, jr., Of Columbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
OBITUARY
DUKE OF sAXE-MEININGEN.


George ii of Sake Meiningen and Hid
burghausen died to-day at the age of
lightweight.
He is succeeded by his son Bernhard,
who was born April /, 1851, and who, in
1873, married Princess Charlotte, of
Prussia. eldest sister of Kaiser Will
helm ii. The new duke has an only
child, daughter, married to Prince
Henry xxx Of Reuss.
The sovereign Of a little Thuringian
duchy, not nearly as large in area as
the State of Rhode Island, had the dis
tinction of being the oldest ruler in
the world, being the senior by more
than four years of the venerable En-
Sake Meiningen and Hildburghausen,
was born at Meiningen on April 2, 1926,
the son of Duke Bernard, and succeed
ed to the throne on September 20, 1856,
on his fathers abdicatiOn. Bernard had
taken sides with Austria in the Austro-
Prussian war of that year, being the
only one Of the Saxon dukes TO do so.
He did so, moreover, at the expense Of
a violent quarrel with George, who
recognized the folly of such a course.
HUEEul~
ly overrun by Prussian troops, and
might have paid the penalty which
other and larger states paid, of being
annexed to Prussia as spoils Of war,
had not Bernard resigned his sover-
eighty in favor of George, who was, of
course, persona grata at Berlin. George
Immediately Joined the North German
Confederation, and in 1871 his little
realm became y member of the German
Empire, with one member in the
Bundesrath and two in the Reichstag.
He was, by the way, a notably gallant
officer in the war of l870-'7l, and with
his two regiments of Meiningen troops
captured the first French flags taken.
He remained a close personal and po-
litical friend of William | until the
latter's death, and had ever since main
tanned similar relations with the Prus-
sian court. A few years ago he was in
volved in a serious dispute with the
Parliament Of his duehy over the ques-
tiOn of taxation. Himself the largest
personal land owner in the duehy, he
strove to maintain the old principle Of
the sOvereign's exemption from taxa.
ton. But with about half of the terri
tory thus exempted, the burden of taxa
tion on the remainder became intoler-
able, and he was compelled 70 waive the
privilege of exemption.
The duke, or his court, was widely
known TO the world through his pa
tronage OF musical and dramatic art.
The Meiningen court theatre was prob
ably the greatest centre Of dramatic
art in Germany, and several companies
Of its players made notable tours Of
this and other countries. The duke
was FIRST married to Princess Charlotte
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
GRIFFIN-CARDEN.

Dsllss. Tex. June 25.-Miss ISABEL
Garden, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Garden Was Was, married va di 70 W, a
light Al the home of her parents in this
eity The Rev. Joseph p. Lynch,
Risbop of Dallas, performed the eere-
mony' The bride wore gown OF white
ar,bToidered satin trimmed with tulle
and orange blossoms, kand carried
bouquet OF lilies-Of-ths valley and or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Miss Clark to Wed Monday.

The wedding of Miss Marjorie Clark,
of 2 West 129th St, and Lieutenant
John Morris Smeallie, U. S. N, will
take place on Monday evening at the
Church of the Puritans, 130th st. and
Fifth aY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26

Of Prussia, in 1850. She died IN lees;
and three years later he married
Princess Fedora Of Hohenlohe-Lengtn-
burg. who died in 1872. In 1873 ne
married Miss Helene Franz. an accom-
plished Bayarian actress, who was
terward created Baroness yon mere
burg, and who greatly aided him IN als
patronage and promotion OF dfama'ie
art
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Loses Dog and $3.50 Collar

Carlyle Blackwell. leading man Of
the Famous Players Film company, has
advertised in The Tribune, Offering a
reward for the return of his Esquimau
dog. When the animal disappeared it
wore a diamond studded collar which
MIR. Blackwell values at $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26

Crossman, Julia M. Rossiter, Rev. ).
Hallock, EmmsJ. Stout, Sarah L. {.
BENJAMIN. June %, 1914, Cor
nelia A. Prsll, widow of the Rev.
Esstburn Benjamin. Funeral ser
vices will be held at st. Bartholo-
news Church, corner Madison av.
and 44th ST., on Saturday morning,
June q, at $3.50. Kindly. omit
flowers.
C0RWIN-0n Monday, June %, 1911,
at North Branch, n. j., Rev. Edward
7. Corwin, D. D., aged eighty years
Funeral from North Branch Church
Friday, June 26, at 3 p. m. Friends
OF the family invited to attend.
CRoSSMAN- Jamaica, n. Y, on
June %, 1914, Julia NJ. CrosSman,
daughter of the late Francis G. and
Phebe +. Crossmsn. Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock at Grace Church, Jamaica.
HALLoCK- Emma Jane, aged 80 years,
passed away at her home, 80 Green
ridge av., White Plains, 9th day,
June %. Funeral services will be
held at Amawalk Meeting House,
seventh day, June q, at p. m.
HUSTED-In Brooklyn, n. Y, on Wed
nesday, June "a, William Colburn,
son of the late William A. and Ellen
Colburn Hustled. Services will be
held in the lecture room of the
First Presbyterian Church, Henry
ST., near Clark ST., Brooklyn, on Fri
day, June rs, 1914, at $3.50 p. m.
PALMER-At Yonkers, n. Y, on
Thursday, June 25, 1914, Frances
Augusta Bingham, widow of Joseph
Howard Palmer, in her S0th year.
Funeral services at her late resi-
dence, SO Ravine av., Yonkers, Sat
urday, June q, at o'clock.
ROSSITER-On Wednesday, June "a,
1914, at Clifton Springs, n. Y, Rev.
Steady B. Possiter, ID. d. Funeral
services at 1880 Friday evening,
North Presbyterian Church, 525 W.
155th ST., New York City. Manila
philippines Islands) papers please
copy.
STOUT-At South Orange, n. j., June
25, 1914, in the I'D year Of her age,
Sarah Lambdin Coffin, wife of the
late Thomas II. Stout and mother Of
Edmund c. and the Rev. james c.
Stout. Funeral services at the resi-
dence of her son, 66 Ralston ay.,
South Orange, n. j., on Sunday
afternoon, June %, on the arrival OF
the D., l.. e. w. Railroad train leay-
ing Hoboken at 2:l5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
HERMAN PORTER KIMBALL

Herman Porter Kimball, 4 member
of the Standard Underground Gable
Company, Of New York, died Wednes'
day at mis- residence, 1i9 Elm st., New
Rochelle His wife and one daughter
survive him. he was forty-nine
Years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Yachtsmen to Dance for Prize.

Mrs. Eula Harris. Commodore Edgar
+. Luckenbaeh, George c. Boldt. Jrr, Lyy,
man A. Spalding and John II. Zell Will
be the judges tonight at the first OF
series of dancing competitions at the
Atlantic Yacht Club, Sea Gate, for a
prize given by Commodore J. Stuart
Blackton Mrs Edward c. Sohst, Fred
Pusinelli and Murray Vernon will act
as floor committee, and S. +. Vernon
as master Of ceremonies. a colonial
ball will be given by the club July l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
WHAT IS GOING on TO-DAY.

Free admission TO American Museum %
Natural History. New York Geological
PARK. Van Cortlandt Park Museum and
Aquarium.
Athletic carnival and police exhibition for
benpnt OF the honor roll relief fund
Brighton Beach Racetraek.
Dinner Of the sons Of American Reyolu-
ton, Hotel Martinique, .. N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26

Contributions, preferably by check
or money order, should be addressed
70 The Tribune Fresh Air Fund, The
Tribune, New YorS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
IN MEM0RIAM.
ottman, A. T.

OTTMANN- loving and sorrowful
remembrance of Augustus +. OFT
mann. beloved husband Of Agatha
Mieolino 0ttm2nn, who passed away
June 26, 1902.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
CEMETERIES.

o,. TIE WOODLAND CEMETERY
22Sd 81. BY Harlem Train and
once. 70 East 23d ST.. n. = A'S-'sy
kENsico cEMl cry LOT. soxeo- -,
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
DIED.

Benjamin, C. A. P. Hustled. William c.
Corwin, Rev. E. 7. Palmer, +. A. b.
Crossman, Julia NJ. Rossiter, Rev. 5. b
Hallock, EmmaJ. Stout, Sarah L. c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
TBY LEASED NIREl

MONTREAL, Que, May 29.-Sir
Thomas Shaugnessy, president of the
Canadian Pacific Railway issued the
following statement this afternoon re-
gardjng the loss of the Empress of
Ireland:
The catastrophe, causing a great
loss, is the most serious in the history
of the St Lawrence route. Owing to
the distance of nearest telegraph or
telephone stations from the scene of
the wreck here is an unavoidable de-
lay in securing official details. but We
expect a report from Captain Kendall
in the course of the afternoon.
From the facts as we have them. it
is apparent that about 2 o'clock this
morning the Empress of Ireland. when
stopped in a dense fog, was rammed
on the portside by the Norwegian col
lier Storstad, in such d manner as to
tear the shift from the middle to the
screw, thus making the water tight
bulkheads with which she was pro-
vided useless.