Empress of Ireland Disaster Traps Hundreds in Debris
In Quebec a fog bound collision between the collier Storstad and the Empress of Ireland sank the liner in the St Lawrence. Most victims were trapped in berths as doors jammed and decks flooded. Survivors report chaos in fourteen minutes before the ship went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Coller Starstad
Lawrence
Lawrence Ir~ving
Henry Irving
Mabel Hackney
Sir Henry Seton- Xmerr
Norwegzian
Storstad
Sxnpress
Ireland
Myers
Kendall
Ebutjie
Edward Bomford
Itimopsel
eHterstad
Vigne
Tee Suenboap
Sinking of the Empress of Ireland Reaches Survivors
Quebec May 30 survivors describe their ordeal after the Empress of Ireland collision with Storstad. They recount chaos at a few minutes before 10 p.m. lights out, women and children clinging to wreckage, boats lost, and brave rescues from icy water. Survivors include W Davis and Mrs Davis of Montreal, L K Gossettin of Montreal, J L Black and wife from Ottawa, and Mr. Gongia of British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Cvan
O'Elgek
Storstad
Gongi A Vou Hoe
British Columbia
W. Davis
Montreal
Kint
Davis
Evelyn
J. L. Black
Ottawa
Mr. Black
Favelyn
Rockefeller fund allocates 1.4 million to education work
The General Education Board of the Rockefeller Fund approved 1.4 million dollars for multiple educational initiatives. It pledged to expand full time clinical departments and elevate medical education, with 600 thousand dollars set aside for Yale's medical department. Other grants included Washington and Lee University in Virginia receiving 110 thousand dollars and Wofford College in South Carolina receiving 35 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Playsus Hhe
J. D
Rockefeller Fund
Medics Department
Yala
Washington and Lee University
Lorington
Wofford College
Spartanuburs 9. C
Remains Recovered After Empress of Ireland Disaster
Crowds view 188 recovered bodies as identifications begin at Rimouski. The Lady Grey with Essex escorts brings the remains ashore, many victims showing violent injuries from wreck and water. Only 21 identified to date. total dead near 1,000. unlikely many more will be recovered or identified.
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Ireland
Quebec
Lady Grey
Cofin
Rimouski
Canadian Pacific
Engine Derailment in Connellsville Spills Five Trainmen
Five trainmen killed and two possibly fatally hurt when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger locomotive derailed at Cooksville east of here. The crew had boarded to ride down the line to relieve fatigue. Names include engineer Harry Hughes of Pittsburgh and conductor Myxter of Connellsville. several Cumberland, Connellsville, and local staff also listed among the dead and wounded. A separate report notes a man found nude in Youngstown river after an assault and robbery, and a trolley accident in Altoona that killed Grover Miller.
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Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cooks Milla
Lere
Sre
Harry Hughes
Pittsburg
Myxter
Jaoyd
G. W. Daan
Cumberland
Fed Riser
Romesburg
Eugene Milter
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Liner
Empress of Ireland
General Education Board
Youngstown
Xcel Baneit
Mahoning River
Market Street
Altoona
Grover A. Miller
Broad Street
Williamsport
Imira
N. Y
Vertise
Bloomsburg
Indiana, Pa
Palmira
N.Y
Indiana
Oxfords
Messaline
E. R. Lumsden CO
Vogel Bros
North Sixth St
WVA
McKinstry
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