Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision in Fog
Nine hundred sixty four people die when the Empress of Ireland is rammed amidships by the Storstad in thick fog off Father Point. Four hundred three survivors are rescued as the liner sinks in minutes, with women among the few saved. Rescue ships Eureka and Lady Evelyn rush to the scene amid dawn light as survivors recount the horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rimouski Que
Father Point
St. Lawrence
Storstad
Montreal
H. G. Kendall
Royal Naval Reserve
Ehip
Serve
Lady Evelyn
Eureka
Kendall
W. Longtey
Canford
B.C
Que
Canadian Pacific
Marconi
Mr. Whiteside
Marcon
Ramouski Wharf
J. B. Belanger
Poultot
Father Point Wharf
Remousk Wharf
Webber
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Removski Wharf
List of rescued passengers and crew from ill fated steamship
A passenger and crew list details those saved from the disaster, naming many with surnames and given names alongside adjacent cities such as Chicago Santa Barbara Nassau Toronto Moose Jaw and Lindsay. The register includes officers engineers purser and marconi operators with numerous travelers from Toronto and Chicago among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Court
E. Liverpool
Eng
Darcy
P. Davies
John
Davies
Peter
Donavan
G. Dorts
Elgevish
A. Erzinger
Walter
Evanson
Arthur
Faveustend
Ferguson
A. C. Peneday
Fenton
Fisher
Chicago
Fitzparick
Joha
Flotr
Roy
Pugent
Wiliam
Gard
Grade
A. W
Gibson
Gray
Grivers
Alex
Hackney
Mabel
Lawrence Irving
Haes
Hampter
W. Harbann
Renne
Heath
H. L
Jack
Heller
W. Henderson
Horn
F. Holt
Honralain
William Hughes
Hugh. Hughes
W. H. Johnstone
George
Santa Barbara
Cal Jubainer
Sims
Kavalske
Evan
Duluth
Kohl
Miss Grace
Koronic
Michael Lawler
Herbert
Leddell
R. Lee
Alice
Nassau
Bahamas
Lommi
Maite
M'Cready
Thomas
M'Donald
C. P. M'Dougal
D. M'Williams
R. Metcalfe
G. J. Mounsey
Mia
William
Nisito
F. Owen
Probsi
P. Quinn
Ricatetento
Fedor
Reginald
Moreland
Roberts
W. Romanus
Rower
Combes
Pantryman
Bamford
Marconi
Bunthrome
Cal
Byrne
Mrs
Brisbane
List of major sea disasters from 1850 to 1914
A compiled chronology of passenger and military vessel catastrophes with dates, ships, routes, and death tolls. Notable losses include the Birkenhead in 1852 with 545 lives, the Royal Charter in 1859 with 446, the Titanic in 1912 with about 1,503, and the Empress of Ireland collision in 1914 with over 800 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Adelaide
Margate
Birkenhead
Queenstown
Cape of Good Hope
City of Glasgow
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Crimea
Black Sea
Royal Charter
Angelsea
Royal Mail
Rhone
Wye
St. Thomas
West Indies
Finisterre
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Cospatrick
Esa
Princess Alice
Thames River
Wah Yeung
Doburg
China Sea
Ertogrul
Japan
Utopia
Gibraltar
Norge
Scottish
Hakodate
Pescadores
Ying
Liberte
Toulon
Titanic
White Star Line
Steimer Empress of Ireland
Storstad
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Titanic Sinking Probed by London Papers Editorials
London papers call for a full inquiry into whether the bulkheads were closed and why modern watertight compartments failed as the Titanic sank. The Times editorial questions what Storstad was doing to collide so violently with the Empress of Ireland, amid calls to reassess insurance schemes for voyages on the St Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calle For
London
London Morning Papers
Lloyds
St Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Lawrence River
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Sydney
Quebec
Remousk
Salustion Army
United States
Canada
West Down
Irving
New York
Laurence
B. Irving
Empress of Ireland
England
America
Mr. Irving
Equal Suffrage League
Canadian Pacific Railway
Brooks, Thoman
Toronto
Delamont
Moose Jaw
Greenaway
Hannagan
Johnston
James
Keith
Alfred
M'Ammon
Staf
Lee May
Frank
Lindsay
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