Mourning in Quebec as Empress disaster details unfold
Bodies identified at the morgue reach 99 with 189 still unrecognized. Relatives crowd the mortuary as Sir Henry Irving’s son Lawrence Irving is identified by ring. A Norwegian survivor is found insane near Rimouski, and salvage plans for the Empress are arranged with $90,000 in silver bullion aboard.
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Quebec
Canadian Pacific
W. Leonard Palmer
London
Palmer
Europe
London Times
United States
Sir Henry Leeton-Karr
Marine Eliott
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Tiria Townshend
Bleinheim Marlborough
H. Wynne Price
Auckland
New Zealand
Rimouski
Zutsky
Gulf
Father Point
Empress of Ireland Wreck May Be Blown Up
June L Commander Twee of His Majesty's ship Essex said salvage of the Empress of Ireland is impossible. He warned the hull may have to be exploded with dynamite to prevent navigation danger and offered Essex divers to recover cargo and bodies from the sunken liner.
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Quebec
Tweedie
Essex
Ireland
Laurence Irving's Body Found Near Rimouski
The body of English actor Laurence Irving, son of Sir Henry Irving, was found on the west bank of the St. Lawrence below Rimouski. Identification came from a signet ring with the initials L I. his face was badly bruised.
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Quebec
Lawrence Irving
Sir Henry Irving
The
St. Lawrence
Laurence Irving
West Bank
Rimouski
Canadian Pacific Railway
Irving
L. I
Andersen on bridge tells wife story after collision
Montreal June 1 Mrs Andersen wife of the Storstad captain recounted how she wore a blue cotton dress when questioned by reporters. She said she gave all her other clothes to survivors and that the captain was summoned from bed by the mate due to fog before the collision occurred as she dressed.
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Montreal
Eyewitness account from wreck of Empress of Ireland
Mrs Anderson recalls the collision with Storstad at sea. She stays on the bridge with Captain Andersen as dark waters churn and crew react with fear. He tries to keep Storstad in the hole while lifeboats are launched and screams rise from the crew.
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Queeg
Anna Hamrinen
Hilma Celio
Hilma Toosettiga
Efentirgion
Nightdress Salvationist saves ship survivors
The first rescuer aboard, a Salvation Army member in her night dress, comforted a captain and passengers after the perilous voyage. She clasped the author and cried out thanks for the aid that kept them from sinking. Mrs. Anderson then distributed stimulants to the cold frightened survivors aboard the ship.
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Salvation Army
Angel
Mrs. Anderson
Wilson offers condolences to King George over Empress of Ireland sinking
President Wilson sent a telegram to King George expressing deepest sympathy for the Empress of Ireland disaster on the St Lawrence River. Secretary Bryan instructed Ambassador Page in London to convey the U.S. condolences and his own to the British foreign office.
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Washington
Wilson
King George
St. Lawrence River
Bryan
Page
London
Colonel Right About Maps Colonels Right About Maps
Dr. Franklin K. Church of the Amazon expedition reports from Philadelphia after 15 months in Brazil and the Guianas. He confirms new tribes and vocabularies, notes numerous ethnological specimens, and supports Colonel Roosevelt on map accuracy while calling existing maps mere guesses.
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Franklin K. Church
University Museum
Amazon
Para
Roosevelt
Church
Guianas
Brazil
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Ynne Price
Empress
Jolicoeur
Albert Anderson
Bain
L. J
Lady Grey
H. M. S. Essex
Pier House
Huntingto
Post
Anderson
Andersen ON
Robert W. Crellin
Florence L. Barbour
Huntington
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