CONDOLENCES ARRIVE FROM ALL QUARTERS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 34, 1 June 1914, Page 5

CONDOLENCES ARRIVE FROM ALL QUARTERS.

SOME HEROIC SACRIFICES. THE DAMAGE TO THE STORSTAD (Received 9.15 a.m.) [United Press Association.] London, May 31. References were made throughout England in the churches and chapels to the disaster. Notable services were held by the Salvation Army. 1 wo of the Board of Trade representatives have gone to Canada. _ English correspondents in Canada give many interesting incidents. The sum of over million dollars in silver was lost. Of 140 Toronto people aboard 108 were.drowned. Of 160 Salvationists, including delegates to the London Congress, twentytwo were rescued. 'I ha Storstad's bow was smashed for fifteen feet, and fhe anchors driven into the hull. Mr and Mrs Neville were returning after a tour with Irving's company. Captain Kendall bade Hayes, the purser, farewell on the bridge, and when the water was lapping at Ms feet he gave a passenger his. belt. Hayes and Kendall jumped together. Hayes was soon picked up, and Kendall was found later clinging to wreckage. Hundreds were drowned in their sleep.

Sir Seton Karr insisted on Mr Darling, of Shanghai, taking his belt. Darling was saved.

The Duke of Cannaught cabled his deep grief at the awful disaster and his heartfelt sympathy with the mourners. The Kaiser telegraphed to King George, deploring the catastrophe and the loss of valuable lives. Queen Alexandra and Prince Henry of Prussia sent similar messages. Among the watchers in London was Captain Kendall's niece, Mrs Wild, whoso father was drowned in the Britannia. Her husband was chief officer of the Titanic and perished, and, her brother, George Evans, was sixth officer on the Titanic, while her brother, Frederick, was an officer on the Empress of Ireland. A MESSACE FROM MR MASSEY. (Received 10.10 a.m.) Ottawa, May -SI. Mr Borden read in the House of Commons Mr Massey's message of sympathy at the appalling loss of life and his heartfelt condolence with the sufferers. Mr Borden replied, expressing deep and sincere appreciation for the message, and profound sympathy "with those of your Dominion who are bereaved of relatives and friends by the disaster." CAPTAIN KENDALL CONTINUES HIS 1 EVIDENCE. ACTIVE RESCUE OPERATIONS. AMPLE ROOM IN BOATS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) Quebec. May 30. The Storstad has been docked to ascertain the damage. Captain Kendall, further examined at the inquest, declared that he gave '.he order "full speed ahead" in an attempt to beach the Empress of Ireland : ordered the lifeboats out ; and directed wireless calls to he despatched, hut the vessel went down too rapid-

Captain Kendall was shot from the bridge while giving directions. He seized a niece of grating Inter when nearly unconscious, and some people nulled him into a boat. He then took command and rescued numbers of struggling people. H<> put ten men over the side attached to rop°s, and dragged them to safety. After leaving

the first, boatload aboard the Storstad Captain Kendall returned in another boat, but was unable to find anyone alive. He said it was impossible* for the Storstad's captain to fail to hear Captain Kendall's order to stand fast and not p;o astern. .Even if he did not hear the call to keep ahead, as a seaman he ought to know what to do. There was no explosion, but the escaping steam might-have, made a noise like _ one. The Empress of Ireland carried ample boats, and there was room for hundreds more than those aboard the boats which Captain Kendall cut free. These boats floated off when the vessel sank. The Storstad rescued only a few survivors. The Government steamer, with flags half-masted, brought 175 coffins to Quebec.

It is believed the remained of the dead are still imprisoned in the hull of the Empress of Ireland.