EMPRESS OF IRELAND DISASTER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 7

EMPRESS OF IRELAND DISASTER

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SPEEDY VOYAGES

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m . > ■. -ftWUfift Julio .16, ' .... W mqtiiry .into the -col'lisioii ibetweenthe ■Uiiashah I'ari'iib Ikfead ■.eoilrpaity a stoainer Kmpress o! Ireland and the Worwegjai). colliej' ■Stflrfi.tad' ift t'ho St. lliver, resulting iii &o f inking of the liner, with the loss of 3-Ojji lives, was eoniihiied.

.3lr, Tilftness, .chief officer of the S'tor-etadrflßs'we.r:m-g v .s{.r I .A;pia\ya.'li, in crossesanUßstioii, said; h'O did' noli kuqiv wlic* tli.er 'tho- ..Storstad-'j ■jn.aStof reeeived s ibojins foi- ■making .speedy yftyage'r}.. ■Gajitairi of ihe. Sixirstadj questioned on tlw point, :repiied % t;)ro.' Jjegafcivoi Tl.io ship, however, unioaded ■during the ftight 4t Momtpeal, thus in* dipating tlioro tfas. some. Mefiq'gßity fo.r jif.gftncy. !

Mr-, TuftuOss said ho saw- the Eni;i>_reSs 0 kela'nd first ivljen sii'o was: : B'iip iwiles .dia.an.ti She, w'aß.:'p.urs:iii'rtg & cflurso was. likely to Jjriiigl'.pt l across %> Wiss.. dJ6;liad.ii<)i he.at.d ,a.ii.y sig.rtat f roft. t'lift Einpress b.i, Irelaiid wdiealitig. fflat :iifd wss'Mtbpr p'Jiig. & denied: tl'iafe ■tlicro' waj'. '.:ahysheet of flarfl© .from the.Emptess.of tre? Talid's. sidqi wlje'ii tlie Btoi-'stsd. .Btriick I'lOh The '.Enj.p'res'g'''6 ■speed l 'W Storstfid'a bow to pe.ueirsto: ilS.ft. 'into: tile iEwpress's side-. ' ■ . . ON THE Bftibtii ftp THE^EMPflis^ QrffiEF ST QM. ■ Pec. June? IS, -9:5.0 ■fcra.) ' . Qiipbeb;- Juno 17. Sir, Jones., chief '6ffie*r'-of' th'e- -Em*' press of Ireland, was : oii fluty oii the 'bridge after the pilot 4'r'Qppfd t'h'eV Hu-fe.r,. ; saiv the jr)astlisad Jiglii;. M tjia Stofstad wjiftn 's'lia. ivas six ■.rii'iles tan;t. He aftenval'ds ,gaS(i ; 'the ■tff.Oper sigli.ais, alid: flie Stfirstad . ;resp,ofl.ded.. "Wljeli.. tlip Vessel's 'collided, ■tlie Kiiipie'ss ot Irelanl stopped. 'Witii'.e.s's .add.e,d .tlia'.t'.;b : jv;oa'ptain. dali's:'orderS' iio : '.ord'ere'd' s'til!e ; ''iengii!'fts "Jiifi speed as'fefu, 1 ' iyfer} three juileß di's'talit ".from 'the _Tkfs wai a .riieasuKe of. .prceaiitioit osviiig to tjio appr'oaeii.iiig fog. iSlairpiiy e6ripbbr%te'd the eifide'n'Se. ;ti(a,t tlie. Empress::.of' Irtf laia<l: sfopjiiid'ij' Ttli.pj.<jslllsidri -.tf?r . : c.urred/..' ,!' , ..'',■.. .'.. , ..(3otk'! iyitn.ess'e's deiJosed. to si.ssisting.m tliia ■rescues. Alt'wore''lifebelts:- .. , Ml". fiiftirc§R ■dcc;kred';tliiat.4oiyir(g : to •fte :nio.We'Btftiii, the Btorpa;d,;:woul4i>iiv<S' goiiff .right ih'rb'u.glt :the- : 'Einpr;pss : ';of'' : : lr<!7 tact if' sli.e tli* rate .of ten, IniOta, '. C. ■ >', ?'.."'.'....' *' . ' Lord Sfersey. StorstatPfe «ii|feft3 Jiad few royerfeedj eaife ...tlie : ca'lariiity ; 'woiikl t# liafe : ; .'J... '.' •'■''.•;,•■■ ':■: ,'■■>■■"■■ :■