THE ST. LAWRENCE WRECK

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2186, 26 June 1914, Page 7

THE ST. LAWRENCE WRECK

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Tilt DAHAGL TO THE EMPRESS OF

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HOW THE WATER HUSHED IN

8y TetarMtjih-iPWM As-si-ictaticm-aoDyrieiil <B«c. Juno 26, 0.30 a.m.) <J>US6o(>, Juno 24. fhe inquiry into the collision between rl« Canadian-Pacific Batfroad Company's steamer Empress of Irdand ami the Norwegian collier Storstad in the S>t. Lawrence Rivw, resMltinp; in tin? «uikiijjj; of tlio liner with the loss of Wi lives, is proceeding. Percy Hiiihou.se, of i've Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, which constructed the Empress of Ireland, continued his entknee. Ho stated that ono foot was added to the rudder of the Empress oi Ireland after tlio accident in 1908 to improve her steering qualities, Se farther stated he hoard no conipiaints from captains regarding her stenrtug. He fjftvs the first adequate esphmatinn ri tlio. actual injuries to the 'Empress of Ireland, tellij.vg of watin- tnshiufi through n wound flf §23 square feet at the rate of 360 tons p CT second. Ho believed (he said) that flic twist of the bow of the Storstad was caused by the impact before penetrating the tdpress of Ireland.

D'tvers, from the man-o'-wn.r Esses, rtavo been ordered buck t,o tlw scene «t the wreck niter a conference between Captain Walsh (Caiw.di?iit-lVoifK> Hail«"fl.v), and ftptain Watson (Essex). At this couferejicß it was (hnkM that a further aUsinfjt should be. macle to' re-c-avef the lnnuWd kuMes oi> tflirftol in the Empress ef Ireiftwl. spift the- fact that the work had, al■R!ad.y been aba'ndoircd, followiirg tlte nxmi hvJscatmjs the diflieHlties and dangers.

Captain Kemfcill (recalled) garc the tunes which tho ship tnnrlled on two cpiiraes alter Wins Path* Point, prior to tlic ftreidsmi, stowing a <fi«*repat«.v bshveen the eaptiiiii's" time of wopflms tfw pilot and the time. B iv»n hv the captain of the pilot boat, which picked tap tiie pilot.