Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision in Dense Fog
The Empress of Ireland was rammed amidships by the Storstad in heavy fog off Father Point, sinking within 19 minutes. Of 1,827 aboard, 934 perished and 403 survived, many in night attire clinging to wreckage as lifeboats launched amid chaos. Rescue efforts by government steamers Lady Evelyn and Eureka saved dozens, while Captain Kendall struggled to explain the tragedy.
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Rimouski, Que
Father Point
St. Lawrence
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Storstad
Bjorstad
Ireland
Kendall
Empress of Ireland
Lady Evelyn
Eureka
Hureka
Quebec
Liverpool
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tean
Rimouski
Que
Henry George Kendall
Pinault
Kendal
Colliier
Capt
Rock Point
Sternstad
Survivors of the Empress Train Arrive in Quebec
Empress of Ireland survivors reach Levis then Quebec. Eight women and a child sailors among rescued from first and second cabins as doctors and nurses, led by Dr. James F. Grant of Victoria, treat the injured. Cars and ambulances move victims to Frontenac and Alsatian for care.
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Quebec
Levis
Army Medical Service Corps
Rimouski
Polaris
Frontenac
James F. Grant
Victoria
B. C
Drowned Empress of Ireland Passengers Noted Figures
The Empress of Ireland disaster is recounted with names of notable passengers including actor and author Irving kinship ties to Sir Henry Irving, and figures like Sir Henry Seton-Karr and Dr M A Lindsay. Reports describe their backgrounds, university links, and purposes for travel as the ship sank after collision in fog.
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New York
B. Irving
Marlborough College
College Rollin
Paris
Russia
Foreign Office
England
America
Sir Henry Irving
Henry Seton-Karr
St. Michael and St. George
Roxeburghshire
India
Harrow
Oxford
British Columbia
Norway
Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
Kippilaw
St. Boswell’s
N. B
Chester Square
London
Eng
Carleton Club
New Club
Edinburgh
Halifax
M. A. Lindsay
Victoria General Hospital
Kathleen
Richard Webb
Briarwood
Warwickshire
Lindsay
Empress of Ireland Disaster Death Toll and Rescue Split
Details from the Empress of Ireland sinking show 483 saved, including 237 crew and many from various passenger classes. Only about 715 steerage and 153 second cabin travelers saw rescuers, with Rimouski as a noted rescue point. The disaster ranks among history’s worst, with notable losses including Laurence Irving and Mabel Hackney missing.
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Empress of Ireland
Rimouski
Father Point
Quebec
St. Thomas
General Slocum
East River
New York
Laurence Irving
Mabel Hackney
Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Blames Collier for the Disaster Explaining Losses
Capt Kendall recounts the sinking with 957 lives lost and 403 saved. The breakdown shows 746 passengers and 211 crew lost, 201 crew saved, and cabin classes detailing losses and survivals by sex and age, totaling 1,360 aboard.
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Kendall
Cotton crop in May 25 condition at 74.3 percent of normal
The Agriculture Department reports the U S cotton crop at 74 3 percent of normal for May 25 the lowest since 1871 except 1903 and 1907 Excessive rains and cool nights across Central and Northwest Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas lowered states to 65 68 and 79 percent Cotton is late in many areas with replanting in Texas and unofficial acreage estimates range from a 3 5 percent decrease to 1 percent increase Progress is favorable in Mississippi Louisiana Oklahoma Georgia Arkansas and Alabama While Georgia reports 80 percent of acreage in good shape Alabama shows 10 days to two weeks late and weevils appear in the southwest. North Carolina Georgia and other states show mixed results with some regions in excellent condition and others lagging results by state list follows Virginia 83 North Carolina and South Carolina 72 Georgia 80 Florida 82 Alabama 85 Mississippi 87 Louisiana 82 Texas 65 Arkansas 79 Tennessee 80 Missouri 86 Oklahoma 100 California 100
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Washington
Department Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Department
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Missouri
California
Exemption Invalidated Taft Land Action Denounced
California District Judge Ma rice T. Dooling ruled Tafts 1909 exemption of government lands in California invalid. The move aimed to fuel the American navy by shielding land from private entry and would have valued between 25 million and 1 billion dollars. Milway Oil and Standard Oil are named as principal defendants, with similar cases pending likely affected.
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California
Taft
Los Angeles
Cal
William H. Taft
Marice T. Dooling
United States District Court of
San Francisco
Milway Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Dynamite Case Surrender Date Delayed at Leavenworth
In Chicago the surrender date for the dynamite case defendants was moved from January 6 to January 10 as President Wilson needs more time to study the parole petitions. The convicts remain free on bond and a new order from Judge Baker of the United States court postponed the original deadline.
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Chicago
Leavenworth
United States
Wilson
Oerson
Baker
United States Court
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St. Lawrence River
Montreal
H. G. Kendall
Royal Naval Reserve
Gan
Empress Beach City
the St. Lawrence
Ocean Graves
Halifax Medical College
Dalhousie Medical College
W. Leonard Palmer
London Financial News
Canada
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Terre Haute
Ind
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Richards
Charles Gray
Sheffield
Gray
Denver
Colo
F. H. Dunlevy
Rochester
Minn
Herman Kruse
Rochester Commercial Club
Freda Kruse
Seinholdt Boch
Edith Boch
Kruses
Europe
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Santa Barbara
Alexander Bonthrone
George Johnstone
Faulkland
Fifeshire
Scotland
Bonthrone
Johnson
Milwaukee
Henry Freeman
West Allis
Freeman
Allis Chalmers Company
Detroit
Michigan
Charles R. Clark
Hillsboro
Ill
Florence Bawden
Bessie Bawden
Bridgewater
Somerset
Collier
RLVER
Department OF Agriculture
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