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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
1
A mistyped or garbled report notes survivors aided by Quebec authorities with rescue teams assisting a man found exhausted and cared for after a distressing event. Local officials urge caution as details are unclear and confirmation is pending.
A burned account describes 101 aboard the Empress of Ireland saved from the sinking liner after a collision near Levis and Quebec. Passengers and crew endured exposure and injury as rescuers ferried survivors ashore to hospitals and the Chateau Frontenac.
The column compiles scattered snippets: Montana alumni in Congress forecasts, anti suffrage activity, a court order on rare matters, an insane animal trainer case, church notices, mining and stock market notes, Beeler sentenced in a local case, and various regional tidbits from Milwaukee and other towns. Names and places appear as fragmented items.
A sudden collision throws a crew member into the air during a transport. The incident left several passengers shaken, with responders citing minor injuries and gathering details for a fuller report from officials.
A Brantford man recounts the blast and sinking of the Empress of Ireland after collision with Storstad. Passengers describe being shot into the sea and a crewman’s struggle to aid his wife and child as the liner sank rapidly. The incident follows signals, via Marconi, and rescuers pluck sailors from the wreck though many are lost.
The Canadian arctic flagship Karluk, a 330 ton wooden stam whaler, was crushed in ice near North Nleveld Island northeast of Siberia. Captain Bartlett and crew reached Wrangell Island where food and wood are plentiful, and Bartlett was later taken aboard the whaler Herman to St Michael, Alaska. A wireless despatch from San Francisco May 28 confirms the Karluk wreck and outlines the effort to reach the marooned crew on Wrangell Island while Hermann prepares to return toward the Siberian coast.
New York on May 28 Irving was an author of plays with notable works. He presented sketches in 1908 and 1909 and spoke to the Equal Trade league in 1910. Sir Henry Seton-Karr, son of the late George Berkels Schon-Iarr, ran for parliament in 1906. In 1910 he allied with Col. Fopse-Yelk of London.
Survivors and casualties rise from the Empress of Ireland collision with the Storstad near Father Point on the St Lawrence River. Only 133 saved from 1 287 aboard, with hundreds believed drowned as rescue boats and ships struggle to reach wreckage in fog and icy waters. Crew and passengers faced rapid sinking, with most deaths among those trapped below decks before lifeboats could be lowered.
A long roll of survivors and those missing is published with numerous names across cities in Canada and the United States. The list includes Abboy, Adie, Birmingham, Burrows, Cayton, Duncan, Ferguson, Irving, Irving’s family, and many others linked to Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and London. The document notes some recovered bodies and others unidentified, reflecting the scale of the tragedy aboard the Empress of Ireland.
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