"A TISSUE OF WES."

Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 9

"A TISSUE OF WES."

MRS ANDRESENS EVIDENCE. EVENTS IN THE STEERAGE. (Received June 3rd. 9.50 p.m.) MONTREAL, Juno 3. Mrs Andresen, at the inquest, further alleged that Captain. Kendall arrivei

aboard tho Storstnd with a number of Passengers who had legs cr arms broken. Captain Kendal! was so anxious to get on board that ho scrambled across the suffering people. The Canadian-Pacific Company's marine superintendent described the story as a tissue of lies. He was fully convinced that Captain Kendall intended to go down with his ship, and "was only prevented from doing so by fato. When tho Empress of Ireland heeled over Captain Kendall grasped the rail, intendin- to drown, but tho imprisoned air blew up the deck of tho bridge, throwing Captain Kent-ail into the water. Tho Toronto -'World," referring to the steerage passengers, says that some fear-crazed demons, armed with murderous dirks, slashed their way through the crowd, stabbing and maiming. Several people in close touch with tho ■whole situation, who assisted tho undertakers at Qnebec in emb-invng the bodies, declare tliat limbs were slashed in a way that no accident could have caused. Tho statement is not o-encrally supported, although it is declared positively that nine-tenths of tho victims whose bodies havo been recovered wero not drowned, but killed by injuries in tho collision or by debris.