The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-04
TALES OF HEROIsM
TOLDBY SURVIVORS
Passengers Saved From En-
press Of Ireland Relate Thrill
ina Stories of Rescue Work.
DEATH CAUSED BY BLAST
Little Girl, One Of Two Children to
Escape, Says She Helped her
seIf-Ship's Surgeon Tells Ex-
perience-CreW is Praised.


Ouebec,-Thrilling tales Of hero1sm,
stories Of futile fights for life, nara
tiyes that tell of the horrors OF that
fataful few moments after the EN-
press of Ireland was rammed by the
Storstad poured from the lips or the
rescued when the special train bearing
them reached this city.
There was little voiced criticism Tor
the terrible loss of life; rather those
who had been snatched from the jaws
of death seemed anxious to tell OF
men who had proven themselves
heroes in the supreme moments OF
their lives.
Special praise was given to the work
of DR.. James F. Grant of Victoria, b.
c., ship surgeon ON the Empress. TO
his GOODNESS was credited the saving
of a large number Of persons taken
out of the water who probably would
have persisted had they not received
prompt medical attention. D..
Surgeons Own Narrow Escape.
A graphic description of the scene
on the Empress of Ireland after the
collision was given by Doctor Grant.
ri was in my cabin" said the ships
surgeon. "and knew nothing of the &C
cident> until the boat listed so that l
tumbled out of my berth and then
rolled under it. tried to turn on the
light, but there was no power.
reached. the bolted door, but the TT
was 80 strong that it took me cons1d-
cradle time to open it.
when finally got out and reached
the passageway it was SO steep, due to
the way the ship was canted, that my
efforts to climb were rendered tmpos-
sible by the carpet which was cling
ing to breaking away.
81 then scrambled up and managed
to get my head through portfolio, but
I was unable to get my shoulders
through. At that time the ship was
living almost fiat in the water on Its
starboard side.
"A passenger finally managed to pull
me through the portfolio.
Sank With One Hundred Others.
about a hundred passengers were
yathered on the side of the ship at the
time, but moment after joined them
| the vessel took another list and
plunged to the bottom.
81 next found myself in the water
and swan toward the lights of the
steamer Storstad, and when nearly ex-
hausted from the struggle and the e1-
posture was picked up by hfeboat-
"This boat went on to the scene OF
the disaster and picked up load Cd
survivors from the water and then
took them on board the Storstad
There we were wrapped in blankets
and 1 was provided with clothes.
when able 1 did what l could tx
help the survivors. Some of them
however, we're in such exhausted con
dition that they died"
Child Says She Saved Herself.
Only two children are known 3
have been saved from the wreck
wonderful rescue was one of these
} little eight-year-old Oracle flanagan
: daughter Of the leader of the Salvatio
Army band Her father and mothe
were both drowned. Oracle was nc
told of her loss and believed at nigf
that her father and mother woul
| come to Quebec on the next boat.
When asked how she was save
Oracle replied: ooh, saved myself
? The child was entirely unconcerne
i apparently not realizing what she he
i been through. No lifeboat was me-
Q when she was thrown from the Ell
t press. She sank at once, but rose
t the surface in a moment, saw pie
q of floating wood near her and seized
Later she was pulled into lifebo'
I She had been benumbed to the poi
h of exhaustion by the cold water, b
10 kindly hands worked skilfully to
Is yiye her and she soon was entirely
u stored.
Saves Self and Wife.
T. Major Attwell of Toronto and
le wife were among the saved
Id 81 got life belt for my wife," 81
IN Major Attwell, "and we both jump
n into the water together when we 8
that the vessel was doomed to
at down. We both sank three times,
or ing carried under by the suction
en- the laundering vessel. When we "a
up the third time saw lifeboat ne
ST and to it swan, pulling my wife al
a me. Then those in the boat pulled
ter in and we were saved.
ng, 1.-The impact was just sufficient
to waken us. 1t sounded as If our b
Ter had struck rock. 1t was very silt