Empress of Ireland inquiry set in Montreal
Montreal prepares for a federal inquiry into the Empress of Ireland disaster. Witnesses are being rounded up and examined by Captain Lindsay of the Dominion Wreck Commission. A three member tribunal will include Sir Adolph Routhier, Ezekiel McLeod, and George L. Vaux.
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Montreal
Lindsay
Dominion Wreck Commission
Minister of Marine
Adolph Routhier
Court of Admiralty of
Quebec
Ezekiel McLeod
Admiralty Court of
New Brunswick
George L. Vaux
British Board of Trade
Vaux
England
Fleeing Banker Believed Among Wreck Victims
Chicago based private banker Michael Potocki who fled after closing his bank is believed to be among the Empress of Ireland disaster victims. Police in Quebec were asked to identify him among recovered bodies. his wife had a May 28 telegram from Montreal saying he planned to board a ship bound for Bremen.
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Chicago
Michael Potocki
Here
Quebec
Potocki
Sergeant J. W. Warren Dies in Worcester
Worcester reports the death of Sergeant John W. Warren a 30 year police veteran and Civil War veteran from Princeton born April 3 1845 at 184 Putnam Avenue. He served in the Army of the Potomac under General Pope and at Roanoke Island under Burnside. He is survived by his wife and six children.
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Worcester
John W. Warren
Putnam Avenas
Warren
Army of the Potomac
Pope
Roanoke Island
Burnside
Princeton
Collier Clears Path to Debris as Inquiry Opens
The collier forced its way to the coal bunkers of the doomed vessel and caused its death blow. Crew members, under Dominion Wreck Commissioners, searched the prow debris and recovered material for use in the forthcoming special inquiry.
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Storstad
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Dominion
Empress In 162 Fi Of Water Storstadens Route Studied
In Rimouski Quebec on June 1 a reporter checked navigational charts at Father Point with a river pilot to verify vessel approaches. The Empress and Storstad appeared to follow correct channels for entering or leaving the harbor, with Empress on the post-pilot discharge course and Storstad on the pilot pickup course.
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Rimouski, Que
Empress of Ireland wreck details stir debate on depth and crew
Reports place the sunken Empress of Ireland at 27 fathoms deep with 14 fathoms above its highest point. Two boats were recovered. an auto patrol secures coastlines. Seamen’s union leader faulted admiralty laws and shipowners for understaffed, inexpert crews and urged stricter legislation.
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Cock Point
Lady Evelyn
Empress of Ireland
Grampiana
Press of
Ireland
Andrew Furuseth
Washington
San Francisco
International Seamen’s Union of America
Revere House
Ter
Wreck Suspected After Coast Collision Near Father Point
The report notes the ship rests on soft clay with ten fathoms water atop and three and a half miles from shore at the collision site. Bubbles rise along the vessel as it lies in seven miles from Father Point.
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Father Point
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Post
Admiralty
Exchequer Court
Canadian Pacific Railway
Board of
Kendall
TIOM
Rimousekl
Gironer's Investiga
Zealand
Frantington
ST. Germain
J. W. Warren
Seamen’s Union
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