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city and the Government dock, so-called, has been converted into « At High plies of coffins await the dead. MADE TO IDENTIFY THE DEAD. ‘They will be arranged in rows, together with any scant belongings possessed, to facilitate their identification. A few were identified at , but it will be long, slow work. Among those whose thought to be correct was a Mrs. Gallagher of Winnipeg. gon identified the body. There was a Gallagher, sex unstated, men- : im the firatcadia survivors. ‘Another body was thought to be that of Albert Anderson, a first cabin passenger, Montreal to London. Other identifications supposed to be cer rect were Mrs. P. Flack of Gravenhurst, Ont, mot mentioned in the pas | geager list, and the body of a men, a Mr. Taylor. There was a J. T. Taylor among the first cabin missing. ‘ is among the dead the body of a well dressed woman on whose Bagers there are diamonds. Beside her lay the body of one of the Em- + prem stewards. Many of the bodies are out and bruised, some as If with @ kaife, There are many women and many children. On the man Taylor's yas a helt holding $2,000. : Some wore lifebelts when picked up and of these many hed died with their arms extended above their heads. A mother, who held the body of her dead child to her breast, wore a gold chain bearing a gold eross. Survivors arriving here and at Montreal all agree on the outstanding points of the disaster, It was so quick that there was no time for in- / telligent, concerted action. Hundreds of women, it {s said, might have » been saved had they not stopped to dress. © ‘Though the crew members predominated in the saved, no word of re- . preach for them has been heard. It was pointed out that many were on éebk, 6n Guty, and that those who leaped after helping such passengers as tay Could were able to swim. Most of the first and second cabin passen- were caught in their beds by the rush of water. All Capt. Kendall of the Empress of Ireland has not made « stories of survivors indicate that the disaster would have been had not the Storstad, right after the collision, becked away from If the bow of the Storstad had been held firm in the gash side of the liner it is probable the latter vessel would have ‘afloat until the arrival of the government tenders, According to the latest stories of the wreck, including piecemeal state- ments from Capt. Kendall, there was not much of a fog on the water, but _the weather was hazy. The Empress had just dropped the pilot at Father Pom and Capt. Kendall was still on the bridge, heading his vessel for the * Gulf cf St. Lawrence, when the lights of the Storstad were seen te the eagtward, some distance away. COLLIER GAVE AN ANSWERING SIGNAL. ‘The Wmpress of Irciand sounded a signal to the collier, which replied, te I press of-Ireland, but she drifted. The engines were then ordered reversed, Straight for the liner came the Storstad. Not until the collier was al- ee UT re ey Cem eanee eouree. 4 struck the Empress obliquely on the port side amidships and her prow ecraped clear back to the stern, tearing out about half the port side Capt. Kendall, from the bridge, megapboned to the collier ash- engines of that vessel be kept at full speed ahead in order that Wmpress might remain partislly plugged and the bulk of fustain the wounded vessel. : But the engines of the Storetad were backed, instead, and she fell away. Immediately the Empress began to fill and list and Capt. Kendall and hie fees maw that their dont was doomed to go down ins fow minutes, CAPT. KENDALL'S ORDERS FROM BRIDGE. Capt. Kendall called from the bridge: “Keep cool there; don’t get ex- letteg. Hurry up. There's no time to lose, Send the stewards through the Corridors. If the doors are locked break them in. Get the people out. ; Women and children first.” | A Attempt was made ¢o carry out the captain’s orders, but the ship {Below was filling with water. Cn the port side water gushed in through “the portholes as the vessel careened in that direction. ' Where was very little nolxe and no panic of any moment except among ithe steerage passengers. It all happened ao quickly that the victims were ‘4m adaze. Hundreds of those on board did not feel or hear the collision and mere asleep in their berths when the water rushed in and overwhelmed ‘them. j * Camadian officials and leading men of the Dominion insist that a most , sounding her fog horn at brief intervals, The Storstad is said making her way up the channel at a pretty swift pace whea dealt a death blow to the liner. second point of inquiry is likely to be why Capt. Anderson of the 41d not follow the Instructions and pleadings, megaphoned from the of Ireland's bridge by Capt. H. G. Kendall, to keep her propellers bold test to the Ireland, thus shutting out the water from the big abip’s side. TAIN OF THE STORSTAD MUST EXPLAIN. Inatead of doing as Capt. Kendall cried out should de done, the Stor- said to have eased away, unstopping the rent in the liner and let- the water pour in with such rapidity that the boilers exploded, kill-| many person: probable chief point of inquiry will be why the Storstad, was battered badly, did not rescue more than she did of these impress of Ireland. fairly accurate story of the tragedy has now been gathered trom their experiences at any length. The one tact that looms large in Gisaster is the amazing, almost unthirkable, rapidity with which ye Empress of Ireland went down after she was struck. It was only f\ a minutes from the time the other vessel hit her until she went down. version of J. McWilliams, the (brat Father Point, of te Ri Gperaibr'at way (moedaaia with eurvivers and —>— KING GBORGE SENDS MESSAGE OF SORROW TO SHIP'S MANAGERS. LONDON, May 80.-~The British WORLD SHOES BROADSIDE © YET BY: x Pe rrrrTIMpry Tet nesta re Ty UCU C TLE SDCERTTRMSYITT ONY OP CnITS TmUOU TET] a. rn ~~ An NO COFFINS OR SHROUDS FOR SCORES OF THE DEAD Harrowing Sight at Rimouski, Where Bodies of Wreck Victims Were Placed Under Pier Sheds With Scanty Covering. RIMOUSKI, Quebec, May 30.—Stretched out so close together in the plier sheds that it was impossible to walk among them without touching prostrate forms, lay the bodies of 220 victims of the Empress of Ire- land catastrophe early today. Not since the Mackay-Bennett brought the bodies of Titanle victims into Halifax has » similar sight been witnessed. Bome of the bodies were in coffins, but most of them were laid out on the floor of the sheds. A few of them were covered with clean linen shrouds, but most were just as they were taken from the cold river, wrapped par- tially in the few scant garments with which they esaaped from the ship. One of the most astounding features of the terri! ht was the fact that many stared open-eyed in death. Most of the faces bore a puszled rather than a frightened expression. Some gave evidence of the horror they had gased upon, but In general it seemed that death must have come so euddenly that there was little time for fear. It was as if most of them had gone to their death wide awake, amased and wondering whet had happened. There were many children also and long rows of men. ONLY A FEW DOZEN CASKBTS AVAILABLE. ‘There had been a great demand for coffins, but as Rimouski is not accustomed to answer such an awful demand, a few dosen caskets only were available. 4 Many of the bodies were cut and bruised. There were curious wounds as though some one had used a knife, This indicated that many had been knocked about when the big ship was ripped apart. Many of the bodies were found with their hands stretched high above the heads, as though the poor unfortunates hed made a last appeal to Heaven. Leaving this terrible place and reaching the free open air again one was confronted with piles of caskets from Quebec, Along the road between the wharf and the city, a distance of three miles, there were many wagons to be met, each convey body or two, Very few of the bodies have been identified. ‘ One that lies in the pier shed is thought to be Albert Anderson of Mon- treal. That of a woman is supposed to be Mrs. P. Flack of Gravenhurst. One was idemtified as Mrs. Gallagher of Winnipeg, Another was identified as Miss or Mrs. Morris of Toronto. One body, who had apparently tried to eleven-year-old boy, was identified as Mr. Taylor of Fort Williams. body was a belt containing $2,000. There were many foreigners among the victims, and many of the crew. Many of the bodies wore life-belts, It was evident that they had been caught in the vortex when the great ship sank. F. Crathen of Montreal had hurried here in the hope of finding his atster, Miss Waneta Crathen, who had ealled on the Empress. He soon Jearned that his sister was not among those saved, and he went to the pier last night to look at the bodies there. Attracted by a body, he stopped to look at it, but tn the dim light could not see, “Do you think it ts your sister? asked a friend who accompanied him. “I am afraid so,” he answered. J The friend stooped down, struck a match, and as the light showed on the cold face, Mr. Crathen sald, “It is my sister.” Mr. Peck, who accompanted Mr. Crathen from Montreal seeking his ale ter, was overjoyed to find that she had been saved. She had boarded the special train and set out for Levis, passing Mr. Peck on the way. William Davis of Toronto {s among those picked up, but his wife was lost. Mr. Davis identified the body at the pier. Rimouski ts stunned. Flags are at half mast and there are signs of mourning, as though many of the townspeople had gone down with the stricken Empress, —_—_- SY Government Board, was one of the firat callers at the London offices of the company to ask for the latest news. Mayor of London, Tho Lora 0 learning of the extent of the disaster, fc }the passengers and crew who had bern loat. great} Great crowds besieged the London Liver ffices of the company 2a ‘asxiouety “eonaned ‘the lists the Feecneg, ere were man: it when women au men rns nea nt @d throughout the night in the hope of hearing that friends or relatives were safe could not find their names on ihe Hata ane Euraes away ju de- on! re Bettina were po oa when further number of passengers booked on transatlantic epee sailing to-day cancelled their trips at last moment as the result of the fhe of jaccident, ‘OR BRIDGES of an Adventurer Who Risks Almost } Identities” for $50,000 || RERPROLL OPEN | y “ Swappii ee a aetr ——e = av Bore ‘Will F SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE SUNKEN EMPRESS OF IRELAND ncncitetiin teint tanner nt ten steiitennntee egin Mon é | fi A | pee ines peeve Reems) Diaseate 1.1 Bi PRBHCEENE rar n Wheg On FASS A —_-—a LAURENCE IRVING [BRAVERY OF CAPTAIN KENDALL [S PRAISED BY WRECK SURVIVORS AND SETOAAAR DED AS HEROES Actor Perished Trying to Save Wife, Lawyer Gave Life Belt to Another. (Gpeciet to The Breaing World.) QUEBEC, May 30.—An eyewitness of the death of Laurence Lrving says the celebrated actor and dramatist lost his life in a heroic effort to save his wife, whose stage name was Mabel Hackney. The man who saw tl Irvings perish was F. E. Abott of To- ronto, He was the last person now lving who spoke to them, ‘Thin ta the story told to-day by Mr. Abott: “I met Mr. Irving fret in the pas- sageway and he said calmly, ‘Is the of his cabin. His face was bloody and Mrs. Irving became frantic. “ ‘Keep cool,’ he warned her, but she persisted in holding her arms around him. He forced tre life belt over her head and pushed her out of the door. He then practically carried her up- stairs, I said, ‘Can I help you?” And ig eaid, ‘Look after yourself first, old man, but God biess you all the same!’ “I left them struggling and made my way to the deck. I jumped and caught a@ plece of floating timber. Clutching that tightly, I looked back, ‘Then the ship went down and I saw Irving and his wife go with it, clasped in each other's arms.” ‘M.D. A. Darling of Shanghai was saved by the lifebelt that might have saved Sir Henry Seton-Karr. Dar- ling aaid to-day: “My cabin was opposite Sir Henry’s, and when I opened my door he opened his and we bumped into each other im the passageway. He had a Ufebelt in his hand and I. was empty handed, Sir Henry offered me the Nfebelt and I refused it, “He said, ‘Go on, man, take it or I will try to get another man,’ I told him to rush out himself and save his own life while I looked after myself. “Bir Henry then got angry and actually forced the lifebelt over me, Then he pushed me along the corri- dor, I never saw him after that, He went back to his cabin and I believe he never came out again, because the ship disappeared a few minutes later, “I owe the fact that I am alive to Sir Henry, and while [ helieve he lost his life because he wanted to give me the lifebelt, I am certain that he would have given it to some one ” a 8 From One Village, Lost in Wreek, HOUSTON, Minn, May 80,—Bight from this little vill of Posi sda Y 5; the, comm ‘a ways thelr names are not in the pee a aks Andrew ——. (Continued from Firet Page.) ing badly and the passengers had to cling to the rail to keep from going over the sides. Fowler jumped. “I went down and ‘down until I thought my lungs would burst,” he gald. ‘Bodies bumped into me. Once a man threw his arms around me and I had to fight to break his Grace Hannagan, a child whose parents perished, was saved as if by She di not know to- thinking that later train, “I went down deep, id to- eon I hung on to a black ro) ‘When I came 3, ony a long time I looked around an saw & light in front of me. When I looked a second time I saw my mamma and papa. They were swimming. They are not on the train now; they are coming on the next one. “I went down some more times, henge Pigrabe “rhe he roan ied to ‘ Ly elpes get in his boat by hold- the board under my arms.” ive Eva Bales, one of the Toronto Salvation Army girls, cannot swim a stroke, but somehow maneged to keep afloat. Mrs. Atwell, who hus’ s the orphaned Hannagan child in charge, sald: “We were in our berths when the shock came, My husband did not hear it, but I roused him and we hastily put on ee preservers and Soot adn arms 4 jul into crater together. ‘We caught sight of @ boat near the ship and as I am a good swimmer we made our it. We were picked up by of the Storstad and transferred to the Lady Evelyn.” Resident survivors not in the Sal- vation Army who arrived here in- clude Messrs, Kent, Ferguson, Weinrauch and Miss Gi Tjose from Toronto included O'Hara, Miss O’Hara, Miss Lee, Dr. Hunt and Thomas Smart. CAPT. KENDALL SAID A FOG WAS COMING. Smart says he believes he was the last passenger to speak to , “ when the capta! walked past abo haif past one : “It is a nice night, coming. You never know how soon @ fog will drop on you at this part of the river.” ‘When the crash came, Smart says, he saw Capt. Kendall on the brid, He was holding onto the rail, shout- ing orders to the crew, leaning over id Reda your thi ‘aptain d don't get excited. ‘When a boat dropped sidewa: the water,” said Smart, “the Captain seemed to realise that the liner was lost, for he shoute ‘Hurry up, there, everybody. hT is not a minute to lope. G through the corrid re are doors locked, break them in. Get the people out and don't forget that the women and children must come first.” “He apok preaee & megaphone,” said Smart, "but there was so much screaming and moaning that hia voice was drowned. But he stuck to the very Inst. “When I got into the Laody Evelyn I saw him stretched there and they were giving him some brandy. When he was ‘able to apeak he around and asked: ‘Where's ship?’ A passenger who looked @ doctor told him the boat had gon fis face in a ploce, ot tarpaulin ead js face in a pi and | erled though his heart would BROOKLYN MAN ENDS HIS LIFE IN NEWARK Was Despondent Because He Thought His Wife Would Not Return, A man, neatly dreseed, about twen- five ‘3 old, cut bie throat to-day while at the corner of New Jehoey Rallroad avenue and Green street, Newark, N. J., and died at once, The razor he used dropped among thousands of tiny acraps of paper, none more than @ sixteenth of an inch square, into which he had torn two letters which were written js German. A card of Dr. W. P. Rob- erta of No, 2189 Clarendon goad, Brooklyn, found in his pocket. by’ telephone and. said. he. thought yy telephone ani the man was Geo! F. Smith, plumber, of No. 1185 Rodgere avenue, Brooklyn. A geo eald young man ci on him yesterday and seemed despondent, He said Bis wife was in Europe and he did not think she was coming back, although two days before he had received tter in which she talked of her ly return. ja SETS 9 HENS HATCH AT SEA, ‘Twe of Them, with Fourteen Sew, Busy on the Baltic. 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