EMPRESS OF IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2181, 20 June 1914, Page 5

EMPRESS OF IRELAND

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.'ETIBEHCE AT $BJB IKQUiBf' GEAR SAID 10 HAVE BEEN JA»D By TefeßHttiUVPi'tps ~,. . O'Ujobeo, June 17. flip inquiry into the .colliskm betwirai the Canadian Paftifiq EailiOKd .(Jonir ' RWlj s'tea,ni.<fi f Empress of i.r'b'!B.ud 41111: : the Norwegian .collier Stotsta.d iii. lis* St. Lawreiico lliver, resulting in dm slffikliig <rf the- fmej with Hip Ipsa 0 | 1(M lives, \v.;its edi.itiniied. : Mr. (Jeorge : gma,i% ; a- jpa-s.sexigei: tin the. Empress -pf lirehmd, xsori-aboratdti ■Cuptain Kendall's .statement that tfta Empress ot Ireland wjss jjitirtionur-v when the eflllisien oeeurred. Mr. Broiijiaft, segonS engineer, «jor- . Wra-tcd. the signals 'as 'the engine*. ; ffioni ieeeived them fittoi Captain Ken- ■ wih " Wd Mersey.j, presMon* .of the Geurtj after -hearing $it. Smart, thought it. mffleeessiwy to oxaniino .any inoi'e- ei the .pas-sesygo.fs. Mr. lihight, cttftttsel for tlio pwnfers of the surprised ■■the- Comtoisfiion with the :'statijiifcnt that li.e undwr' . stood tlio Empress <jf Ireland's- 'st ; o'er'ini», ' gear was jniiiiiifts} liefore iihtrcfllUsioh'.. "'" : tori 'JRr-sey immediateij ordered. >.tife euartq.r.m.aster '(Gaiwaj;-) :ijj tlio 'fenjijicsi <>! Ireland to. atton'd (\xa Court ta -ex.- ; -rtaw ,i£ tjio «totj w'as tfiio that the Jij'nipfess Wiis- Sjsa.blect. Caji'tai'ii Kniidall promptly denied th.or' 6 was jiviy troth iji #e statijiiTfinb'tivat % stquring gear ■'fffts fii :an:y way ' Obtain' Wfllsli, Slaßiive :Supes:ij)i<en(l- ---; o,«t .of tlfo''■'oan.adia.ii Eaeifie dcni.c<l that, stny attempts ha.d heeii ; ffiS,de to iiwliKß ftaiway to l6sv'o..G.airiSd.«, ■ .. .co.nt'Oiidc.cl ttet the .BfityFcsis of liieiand, liad nqt :p'.n.swe.{ed; .her lielnj prgperly wliEJi. fin tlio .last trip' w'estw.ard, Up. Adiiiiiited tiiat life |i?id; tattd* .a cprtaiji s'Ugg»sti'o'ii toifr., JJai.gi.it at tie iiistiiiiee of .an vuifejiokn iiip()i ijvaij saniiected with the . .S:i'r6 : rtie.ii J (j Union., flie stigeeisiSon indicated tiwt tlio Empress «f was R'teeri»;j badly at the tiiuo of tim colllsiflii* HIS S^&iEM&^EMjfffi (km &jio iij, ( yy 1 '" , . : . Jiijio. 18. lit givjitg his iSOTrft ~ that tlte Ei'ii-j).j;e;s's of treliciid's. wheel, bad jaSHijed a, few liwirs. ■bofqre, tliec'o.liWitfvi and She sw-fjn'ed katlly 'ivl!&M , ''{ii:o'eeedi ; iig.-' dfiwij thedtsv. ..•.„.'.. .'. Tv.Qi'.tf iM.e'Kpe'y Wiit not to iimdnf appa:rijnt;ejvr.o;isi .''4fV.-'i; ? laiisttftred fit tlio a(|rJ)©t , fc*g,.a'nd'iiaß'fiti'tlih-it the sjiip' ! ■' . y''"'}, ; \ '"'. .. Mt. Bejiiier, the pilat, dcictaTqd tifat Cfßtejjy s 5, jl-jtftjiijistets' Wepi ■fifjtr.uij, ii\\riiiglfls of .ii'olaTjd steffii'cd e<ii:fyeyyr ;; ~ ';;:"'.'. .' j;oi:d persfey comriieiited Oft'Salrel|*s 4A^ii'to^» , 'iu^pxnV.tlie i '.JEnlj<j'!JSS of IwiaM <if ,ti3ib. ; JaeJt ,tU : a.t : ..she..stfis. steering badly, a'ii3. thoiiglrii i.t...pxcdQ : d-' iiigiy ij'Etaitgo that Jjy. jJaligijii hM kept ha'cik.; ivith-.tlie »p-. parent •ofsjset' of isprivigHig it oil lilvo ■do.fli't. Golway ■h'i|.«tpfl'fus^^'wii<in..^>,'( , ■ewd.e.nce.a'ieEatdmg .tlio. isi!i|)i:'.e;s,B:ttf Ire* sieeriiig, "lib datm %ai, lie at siieo TepjiJcted. lici hia|tgf '-to.^lrt. *!^lt : .eljicety \V;ho i«as : now doap, .Wfei *!WJ* the wrack he tejsirted. tliat- tkc i3mpfess ; : itiid steeM }fK*, ■pa:ijtaift''Miih, ttiO; i Oa'jiadi.i'iiiriPiieifrc : Oi'i|i.p?iu.V''6 niariiTO sH.pe'i'HiltiKleit, 'eSjilaiiied tliat it w:rs '; ivsH-a'l for .ilai:Eo. vessels te' ;o'onaslenall..y steer;4ii\dly-iy;'^'iilSiij: ;i ;ad()ed tliat t'lvft ' <3iri»iidiii!bl > acifip feniiifia'iiy ;ga:!*e "Jiliii, ft . tie.k-et te .lietnttJ t<> Engh):'H'd','.iHi't.fi/> te- , '■ foiscSl Iq fie, wisltiitft %<i :ftivfi' «v4d<;sieo # ■ the iiifjimS". ..'. "'-'•■'.' :■■. ' ■;'.' In v4sy tq "jrer?ey e GalVyAyVad^ ' W.itto'd tliat- tliij §am:iSMiy told tvi'nj to ifcni'attf iii. ■Mjsiiire.al Otitis Ills ■.statement steer- . caiiio "tq si,licij q:A?&. . ' -QAiffrtirhi'a'ster' si.u.r,piiy |:reca ; ltea) jia'i'3 '' that tlje Jsni]ife,sis of trc.kivQ :sfeered as Woll asvsW liad c-vor -bepiV H> Liiio .ii.il vessels gpihg %t> Mgn spef4> ' Mlft 's.lific'ric.d s:p.ni'6wliat,' ALLEGATIONS OF COWARDiCE, BOtiftS ' ,' (liec. June 1&, i;liiS-:p,.m-.)-"ivm 1:8, ' J-n the .Cffurse of: their. flTid'cuc'c, .a, ; nu'mbej; of seatooft denied that jiliypn© ■ rcfjisficl to Kfetwii to' fe¥.cu.o':passe.!)gea, iftef' a canfe'rehce ; £Ko lajjfefs engaged in. the esse, tlio annoiitreement ■ lists lito'de ftalt the fio.nrt was '.tuMy ?aiisfied 'iiiat ';aH the dKwges of'cowafd:ice ■ were .\i'Mfnun:3ed : . tol'd dcetafed that it was ■■a; ppasrent that aid .ehivrgp' Oif ccrjvS|di^6 "' riggihs't. flitlier Crew .c&iiM' he iSiistsinefl. Mrs .liiddeilf. ■ft,;m.eft)be.r of the. Ejhi* ; pf'Os.s o'f ir-el'a'h4's eitgineerjiig s;t;l!(f'> -Qii.iv roWated oaptaiit ■Kendal!^'.'.-staWmoilt . that, after ioavHi!*. father ..■E9ftsj , .'.''' : 'tlio ' captaJh iif'S't or.ile'fed't '']?ull:' : '' : ' : spM!. ateadJi 1 ' tlvsii "Stop |ftrP 'ttfiß "^ ■ astcrjil" aiid tbe'ii '"si.o:p'.l"' THE WIREUESS iQ^RftTioaS, sfjKß®iT T(riiF'SEß;pKi;, (Sec.'.J ; Uue/iO t I'I.SS .p...ni.), ■Qua'taq,' Jun'O JBy lii tlio eoiirse of t'l.ieir evifeiice.) t)Vd ; Vf-iro'feas clpei'iVfe.t'fti, Ir.ei'gii.sflii : . ami JJamidrdi desrjsibeil th.i? message's; ! . they had .sent,,., aind'tioiv iiiey es.ciipod "i death. ;!■■ fiord SlfiisoJ equTiiliineiitWl, them, ii'u VlilWr BpeliiesS, ' jt(at sitid that tiiby w'eß> '. a c'tedit to tlie %eFyiO.(K