Captain of Storstad Denies Desertion in Empress Disaster
Captain Anderson defends his actions during the Empress of Ireland collision, stating he kept full speed ahead to close the breach and aided passengers aboard Storstad. Witness Kendall counterclaims, while hearings open in Montreal with captains summoned and evidence to be weighed by Dominion wreck commissioners. Survivor Clayton Burt recounts the chaos and his rescue beside Miss Townsend amid the sinking.
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Anderson
Storstad
Kendall
Captain Kendall
Dominion
KE. I. Demers
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Clayton R. Burt
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
Mr. Burt
Miss Townsend
New Zealand
Body of Sir Henry Seton-Harr Found in Quebec
Positive identification of Sir Henry Seton-Karr among mortuary remains announced by G O R Elliott, superintendent of the Canadian Pacific railroad, after late night examination in Quebec on May 31.
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Sir Henry Seton-Harr
Quebec
Que
Sir Henry Seton-Karr
G. O. R. Elliott
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Judge Hornblower in New York Court Aide Ill
Physicians report the condition of Judge William B. Hornblower of the Court of Appeals New York State, seriously ill with heart disease, at his Litchfield summer home, remains nearly hopeless though renewed hope arises from his past rallies.
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Litchfield
Conn
William B. Hornblower
Court of Appeal
New York State
Storstad Seized in C P R Suit in Montreal
The Norwegian collier Storstad was seized in Montreal by the Canadian Admiralty Court amid a 2 million dollar suit filed by Canadian Pacific Railroad for the Empress of Ireland loss. Bonds are required to release the ship, while Captain Anderson protests to the Norwegian consulate as international tensions loom.
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Montreal
Storstad
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Anderson
M. F. Day
Admiralty Court
Marson
Andersen
King George of
England
Impress of
Ireland
Norway
Dominion
Boston Post
Admiralty court paper service sparks clash aboard Storstad
Bailiff forcefully delivered notices on the Norwegian ship Storstad over a collision claim. Captain Anderson resisted inquiries from reporters while his wife tended Empress survivors, sacrificing clothing to clothe rescued women.
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Anderson
Ken- Gail
Rimouski
Storstad
Kendall Refuses to Blame Capt. Anderson
Captain Henry G. Kendall, commander of the Empress of Ireland, speaks in Levis with reporter after the sinking by the Storstad. He declines to name blame while praising Empress officers and recalls the ship's 12 to 14 minutes afloat. He will stay in Montreal with W. B. Webber awaiting the marine inquiry.
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Storstad
Kendall
Capt. Anderson
Montreal
W. B. Webber
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries
Wireless Hero Bamford Saves Empress Survivors
Edward Bamford, 23, second wireless operator on the Empress of Ireland, is hailed for his quick work that helped save hundreds after the disaster. Formerly on the Michigan, Bamford studied Marconi at the Wireless School and joined the Empress after leaving the Michigan in January.
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Edward Bamford
St. Lawrence
Michigan
Express
Charlestown
Bamford
Manchester
England
Marconi
Fr. W. Adams
Post
Liverpool
Edward
Mr. Adams
Aquitania
Ramford
London
Tie
Empress of Ireland disaster toll listed by CPR
Montreal May 31 The latest CPR lists show 969 dead in the Empress of Ireland wreck with 418 survivors. The revised totals reflect updated passenger and crew counts as published by the railway.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
McLeod Addresses Railroad Union Members in Boston Area
Chairman McLeod of the State Public Service Commission spoke on the financial status of New England railroads. He addressed a Paine Memorial Hall audience of Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers Firemen and Firemen and Enginemen from the Boston and Maine New Haven and Boston and Albany systems.
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McLeod
State Public Service Commission
New England
System
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Boston & Albany
Paine Memorial Tall
Prayers Requested for Mrs C OConnell Galvin
Congregations at the Church of St. John the Evangelist Winthrop prayed for Mrs C OConnell Galvin who lies dangerously ill at her Winthrop home yesterday with prayers offered at all masses in the parish.
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St. John the Evangelist
Winthrop
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Patrick M’albany
John Cope
Charles Spencer
Huntington
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Hornblower
Sco
Theodore E. Hedlund
Henry G. Kendall
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