Shocking Sea Disaster.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 673, 30 May 1914, Page 5

Shocking Sea Disaster.

TWO LINERS COLLIDE. BOTH BELIEVED TO HAVE SUNK. ENORMOUS DEATH ROLL FEARED. COLLISION IN A FOG. LINER CUT IN TWO. NEW ZEALANDERS ON BOARD. 8y Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright Received this day, 12.30 a.m. Quebec, Friday. The Canadian-Pacific Company's liner, Empress of Ireland, is believed to have collided with the Red Star liner, Hanover, east of Feather Point. A message to the Government says there is no sign of either liner, and lifeboats are visible in the distance, circling round. The Government steamer Eureka, which responded to the Empress of Ireland's "5.0.5." calls, and the Government steamer Lady Evelyn are standing by. The impress of Ireland cleared yesterday for Liverpool with 77 first 206 second, and 504 third-class passengers, and a crew of 500. A Salvation Army party going to the International Congress at London, was on board. Both vessels are believed to have sunk. Ottawa, Friday. It was the Norwegian collier Storstad that collided with the Empress of Ireland, and it is believed a thousand lives ha"e been lost. There was a dense fog, and the steamer sank in ten minutes.

It is believed four , hundred ard twenty only were saved out of;abuut fourteen hundred. The passengers included Lawrence Irving, actor, and a number of New Zealanders and Australians, among whom are mentioned Colonel and Mrs aid Miss W. R. Blomfield, of Auckland. The Government steamers Lady Evelyn and Eureka immediately went at full steam to the scene,, but wired there was no sign of the Empress of Ireland. It is believed she was cut in two. Eer commander, who is among the saved, was Captain Kendall, who commanded the Montrose when the murderer, Crippen, was captured on board. The steamer was hoved to in the fcg when the collier struck her amidships. Latest reports state the Storstad was badly damged, but was proceeding to Quebec with two hundral passengers she rescued.

OVER A THOUSAND LOST® Received this day, 10.20 a.m. Ottawa Friday. The Canadian Pacific Company ' admit only 337 were Baved. The total number of passen-ers on board was 1367 lea ving the remainder either drowned or killed by the impact. DETAILS OF THE CATASTROPHE. Received this day, 10.45 a.m. Quebec, Friday. Thß rescued include Mr, Mrs ard Misa Byrne, of Brisbane. Captain Kendall escaped. The fate of Lawrence party is unknown. Many survivors had arms and legs broken. Twelve bodies lie on the wharf at Rimosski. They were fatally hurt by the collision, but escaped in lifeboats and died before landing. Wreckage strews the river St. Lawrence. The funnels of the Empress of Ireland are visible at low tide. The Lady Evelyn saved 39,0 and the Eureka 60. Most of the members of the crew escaped. Many passengers leaped into the water and clung to wreckage, thus escaping. The Storstad is expected to reach Quebec shortly with a number of eurvivora and dead bodies aboard. Scores of prominent Salvation Army officers, including Commissioner Ree?, of South Africa, were lost. Twenty-two aw reported dead as a result of injuries