Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

The fact that the proportion OF pas
sengers and especially of women and
children who died was due to no lack
of heroism ON the part of the crew or
of the men passengers. All appeared
to have done everything in their power
to aid the weaker, but between the
moment of the collision and the EN-
press sinking the time was so short
that these efforts were unavailing.
The survivors were all loud in their
praises Of Captain II. G.. Kendall. He
was ON the bridge when the ships
crashed. "Keep your headsl Don 7
get excitedl" " he was heard to saout
to his men.
Women and Children First
And then, moment later, as the
Storstad backed away from the wreck
against his pleading, and he saw the
extent of the injury to his ship, he
called "Hurry up, everybody There S
not a minute to lose. Get the stew
ards through the corridors. Break the
doors down if you find taem locked
Get everybody out, and remember, wo-
men and children first"
He was still on the bridge when the
ship sank was picked up by one Of
the boats and was later taken on
board the Lady Evelyn.
Kendall Tells Story.
Kendall told his story today before
DR.. ]. +, Pinault, the coroner at RI
mouski. "After passing the Cock
Point gas buoy" he said, "I sighted
the storstad point and 12 degrees
on the starboard. saw a aNfogbanA
coming from the land but did not know
it would come between the Stostad
and the Empress.
''The Storstad was then two miles
away. As the fog drew closer the
collier s lights disappeared. | ordered
full speed astern so as to stop quickly
and simultaneously blew three short
blasts, meaning: i am going full speed
astcrn.'
"'The Storstad answered with one
prolonged blast.
'EI looked oversidc and saw the Elm.
press had stopped At this stopped
engines, which hes been pulling astern
and blew two long blasts, meaning,
My ship has stopped and has no way
upon her.
Struck Amidships.
"Almost at the same instant tbs
Storstad struck us and cut us dowr
between the tunnels"
OF the passengers, Laurence Irving
the actor, died trying to save his wife
Sir Henry Seton-Kerr, the big gamt
hunter, actually gave his life for an
other s, and Commissioner Rees, hea(
of the Salvation Army in Canada, AL
aska and Newfoundland, hanging hi
lifebelt to another passenger, claspe(
his wife and daughter in his arms anc
went down with them, with the words
"Thy will be done" on his lips.
''Tne Storstad answered with an
other long blast. The sound was thel
about four points on the starboart
bow. 1t was still foggy. looked a
hard as | could toward the poin
whence the sound came. Two~Ninute
later / saw the Storstad' 3 red an,
green lights, then about ship
length distant.
81 shouted to her through my mega
J phone to go full speed astern and a
the same time put my engines full
speed ahead and my helm hard aport
intending to avoid a collision if po;
sible. u,J
Gives Lifebelt Away.
Sir Henry Seton-Kerr's story wa
told by M. d. A. Darling, Of Shanghai
, survivor. Darling leaped from hi
, stateroom as the SSorstad struck tn
Empress and in tho corridor met 81
! Henry, who had the cabin opposite.
his hand he had lifebelt.
@ Here, take this" he exclaimed t
Darling.
= The later refused, but Sir Henry wa
6 insistent, exclaiming, "You must oil
: man; III get another" and final
!. actually forced the straps over hi
= fellow passengers shoulders. Then h
/. turned back into his cabin and wa
= not seen again.
= The Lady Evelyn was on its wa
/. from RimOuski to Quebec today wit
; the dead already recovered, about 30
/. in number.