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VOL. 50 NO. 128
flGATECAS IS -
riEhn.cAPT.uRE--
BY THE REBELS
surrender of Important
. City Is Matter of Old? -.
" ' ' Pew Hours K'C
ETEA1IERS ATTACKED
1 IN ACAPTJLdO IIARBOR
Carranza Offers to Send Del
egates to Niagara Fall3
; 1. Conferencs . . ; ,
. Durango, Jfex., May 29 The capture
f Zacateoas City by the constitution
alists is a matter of, but .a "lew" he ura,
Recording to announcement today,
from General Carranza.-s headquar
ters. The town of Zacatecas, situated.
rt the very heart of the republic. Is
garrisoned by several thousand troop
fcnaer general jaeuuta uu . .
"On Board TJ. S. S. California, Mazat
. ton. UmiHur 29 -Via wireless : to San
JDiego. May 29 Reports have reach
ed the American fleet here of attacks
en Et earner a ii. the harbor of Acapulco
by Mexican. The violence appaars
to e the work mainly of civilians who
fcave taken up arms. .
. Niagara Falls. Out.. May 9-Jua;a F.
Drquidi. private : secretary to FsfaH
ttabaxan. the constitutionalist agent. .t
KV&shington, arrived here today ,b jar
" lng a communication from 'General
Carranza to the mediators stylng le is
vtBing send a representative to the
C-16-iiarlon to discuss interna tkaa dit
Cereoces between the IDaited ' States
.nd Mexico- - ' '..
Mr. , TJ:rqui&i said he came merely as
K. messenger to deliver a commut Na
tion and not to discuss Issues.. ' y
When be arrived at ths Hotel iCUf
ton he sent bis card to Ambassador Ia!
CJama. who sent down word that he
was "busy" but did not say ' whether
cr not he -would receive him later In
(the day. " ' '
Although Mr. TJrqTiIdl , declined to
fcnake public the contents of. the .com
munication. It is understood that Car
fanz reiterates his original declara
tion that he accepted .mediation in
principle on the condition that inter
national questions alone should be dis
cussed. . ..'-'' ' ,
General Carranea Is unwilling that
the question of a new provisional pres
ident should be discussed at any inter
national , conference. The mediators
beld in their first communication with
Carranza that the international, and'
Internal questions , Were ; inBeparairfa
fjiA asked that an armistice be agreed
fepon" between Huerta and Carmoza.
To this Carranza refused to,' answer
prnd the mediators withdrew their invi
tation. :
iTThen the mediators learned of , the
Arrival of the constitutionalist agent
t was said the negotiations had pro
fcaeded to a point where the constitu
tionalists no- longrer could hope to have
II voice In them. . ...
'
SARTEff DEMAtlDS ;
EuRillO BE TRIEQ
; FOR BLACKMAIL
-J&tty. Gray Disqualified and
' Delianey Put In Charge -
A Full Probe Expected '
; rrbat the case aeainst Ttalpa T. Bo
rino arid Leonard Manlero. arrested
(yesterday by state and local ticers
. cbarKed - with blackmail, will be
.probed. Is evident from developments
today. ' ' '
Fbllowtns the statements ' made
r-throngn the press by Assistant Pros-ecntlrus-
Attorney John P. Gray that it
iwas he who eent them to secure evi-
tiience and to procure money from. Joe
elia. the men were arraigned in the
teity court today before Judge Thomas
i CouKhlin. .where Attorney Gray
?aid the matter was a. huge Joke upon
ich po'Uca officers who made;the ar-j-est.
The case Was continued until
State's Attorney Carter could confer
hirttb' the parties named In the cLicta
. g- 'none evidence recorded yesterday.
Attorney Gray" spent nearly three
smarter of an hour closeted 'with
iBtate's Attorney Galen " Carter, during
whloh time "he is' believed , to have pre
sented evidence in , the - bankruptcy
case against Delia,and to hava ex
plained how he sent, the accused to
telia,'s bouse to collect , the $300 men-'
Jtloned yesterday; The state's attorw
rsey bas decided the "case- wae one
that" would have to take the - usual
emirse In the courtfi." . .- -,.x
TVnen asked if he proposed to take
any legal action in the higher courts,
Attorney Car&er ' stated he "did not
' nse to divnlge-matters of ' etate'p
ns3 or try the case iM the news
" , rs.-' He further s'.snlned ttKut his
--b "ion in the matter -w as t se- that
mieoarrir t-t i j ' obfe tired.
(Co&Unuftd en .Ft S.. ; i; "j.
TV
r p.j nx r o
Women ThroVn From ;
Buggy ;Jn Stratf6rd Ave.
. . "i .".'..- ':.f
; Mrs.: George Wheeler, ' 1438 Main
street, Stratford,' and Mrs.- SaTah Wil
liamson, IB SI Main street.' Stratford,
were thrown out and considerably
shaken up yesterday afternoon, near
Ford's .garage in Stratford avenue
when one of Hart's-taxicabs ran down
the buggy in which they: were riding.
The : buggy fwas vbadly . damaged. In
formation secured froWK. J. Hart,
Frank Iuffy of the Gas Appliance
Exchange and.' Stanley Marchlinsky, 16
Gilmore street. Indicated that the ac
cident was unavoidable. V
FRIEIIDS AT BIER
OF HENRY SETZER
Last' Rites for Citizen Who
Did Much for Adopted
City v '
REPRESENTATIVE I.IEN
' ATTEND OBSEQUIES
Arrangements Carried Out
'In Accordance With i
Wishes of Deceased
An unusually large number- of the
representative men of the city attend
ed aa mourners today, the funeral, of
Henry Setzer from his- late home at
Sl2 Washington avenue. The carrying
of out of ,'the obsequies in', strict ac
cordance, with the. wishes j of the de
ceased expressed -before his death, was
a. touching and textder tribute, to the
esteem- lat -whlcb; he was,3held by those
who took part. 'Before he went to Ills
country, home at Twin Lakev where
his death ..-.occurred,"' Mr. Setzer bad
outlined to his brother . Bernard,, his
wishes in. the matter sind "they . were
strictly adhered to. ' x'r.
; itev, John G. Davenport, T. J3., pas
tor of the First Congregational, church
at - Waterbury, the clergyman who
married Mr. Setzer to' Annie Perry, his
widow, conducted . tbe services. Fol
lowing the funeral service and pray
ers. Rev; tr. Davenport gave a brief
eulogy of the deceased. - -
TT 'nersrif( was. at 2 'o'clock. " The
f body was laid out in the southwest
drawing room and the bier, was sur
rounded with many. : handsome floral
tributes.; The mourners crowded the
spacious .lower' rooms Of the hand
some home. .''. . ' ' i K
During, the V services at - the h6me
John J. Fisher sang, "There's a Beau
tiful Land on High" ; and "Face to
Face." Mrs. Elmer Beardsley, was his
accompanist;, This vwas also at the
wish of the deceased. , , . . ' ",
' The'-honorary fall bearers whom Mr.
Setzer, had selected were k; DeFor-
est .Lockwbod of Norwalk, Dr. David
H. Mohahan, Dr. H. A. Paul, Philip
Ix Holzer,.Dr. J. Murray Johnson, Dr,
H. J. Lynch, - George M. Barnes, Louis
Kutscher, Jr., Wilson Marshall, Dr.
F. : Bx Downs. Prof . 'j". K." G. Weber,
Jerome" Orcutt, Clinton Barnum ' See-ley,-
-Charles si Qanfleld and Charles
H. Hanson.. - -
. According to the request of ihe de
ceaeed, the burial ritual 1 of Hamilton
commandery, ' Knights ; Templar, was
exemplified at s .the . , grave, .former
Mayor Hngb' Sterling taking the: past
prelate's' part. ' ' i.'.- . : :,
, These Knights Templar had been
selected by, Mr. Setzer to attend bis
funeral : V George Hill, Lou P. Bris
tol, ' Frank C. Gernert, Thaddeue ; B.
Beeiher, Drl p. -M. : Trecartin, Moody
M; 1 Downer, - Angus MacKenzie, . Frank
J. Naramore,' Edward A. Godfrey. , Dr.
C. O. Godfrey,, Judge Alfred B. Beers,
Frank MiUer, A. H. dullard and Wil-1
Ham H. 'Marigold, ' , ..; : ' '
-The following delegation from? the
biard of trade attended the sen-vices:
Archibald ' McNeil, Sr., Col. N. ,H.
Heft, Sidney B. Hawley, Frank B.
Lalley, Moody Ml Downer, William
B. Burnham and Robert El ' Hurley.
The , burial was in Mountain Grove
cemetery, -jv ...''.-
A large number of friends of the de
ceased were gathered at the grave to
pay tfcteir last tribute of respect,t bis
memory. . ,
Bern-Posts to Play
Humphrey A. C. Sunday
..':...'-: - v .. -
The attraotid at Tfost field for Sun-t
day afternoon, f is the fast Humphrey
A. C- of New Haven. The Rlemington
7ost bunch have Just hit their' last
year's., form, an a good game is an
ticipated. - ' .
The - game . will sta,rt at 3:80 p. m.
with Finn and McCormacfc doing bat
tery Work, and MeCann "umpiring. .
WOMAN PERSISTS Ef
ACCUSING , POLICEMAN
' Notwithstanding the report of Cap
tain - Redgate of .the Second precinct
police station absolving Policeman O.
F. . Bagley from the assault charges
brought by Mrs, Susan Bubko, 84
Church street. Mrs. . Bubko insists
that the policeman , assaulted : her.
The accusation was1 repeated today
when she again called at the emer
gency hospital for treatment. .
Traffic on- the Williamsburg bridge
will be suspended to permit repairs.
LOCAL ENGINEER
FEfiR BROTHERI
m DROWNED
' -' -.'"-
Was Passenger On Wrecked
" ' Steamer , ' :
' - . , : : ' ...
I . 7 . , V -
Dr. C. F. Lindsay Pushes
. Search for News of Fate ;
No News Receive of Rescue
of Dr. Alex. Lindsay :
One of the first cabin passengers
whose whereabouts haTo "not been ac
counted for Is Dr. Alexander Ulndsay
of Halifax; Not a- ScotiaT whose broth
er, Dr. Ci F. Lindsay resides here, bi
ing connected with the T. M. Ci'Co. '
Dr. C. . F. Lindsay said today thai; he.
had not heard any word concerning
his brother- and that he had exhaust
ed every known way ii the hope of
obtaining some news that would indi
cate his fatevV
The officials of the line in New fork
with whom he talked overf the' long
distance phone' httd not been furnish
ed with the- names of the survivors. '
Sr. M. Alexander Lindsay is . very
prominent in Halifax and much anxie
ty is, felt there for1 his safety.; .-.
As some of the-first' cabin passen-.
era are -believed to have been rescued
there is hope that Dr. Lindsay who
was an j excellent' swimmer- may have
been among them. .. . :
SCHOOL BOARD
TO THRESH 0UT:
. MESS TOFIIGHT
V, ; ; - t ' ' ; - - a - - ,
. -
.'-. i . . i . . - -: 'i f .
Situation May Be Clarified
After Heart to Heart
Talk '
ARCHITECT REQUESTS
A SPECIAL MEETING-
High School Mtfddle May Be
; Straightened Out Follow-
ing Tonight's Confab -
' 'i .-.s. ..: .
. At the request pf Architect James
Gamble Rogers: a special meeting of
the board of education has been called
for toniglt o consider the- situation in
regard to thenew- High school. It is
expected that -every incident which is
retarding tKe work on the new build
ing for which the voters recently gave
an additional bond issue, xf $125,000
for its completion,"' will be rehashed.
It is also exnected that ' Miss " Durkin
of thes firm : of Durkin 'Lass, ."ivho'
have the contract for thes building, will
be present . and will Vbe. called into con
sultation with the, members' of the
board. ..; t; " " ' "
Mayor Wilsofn declred " his' inten
tion to be present and' find, out-what
was going .on. A. special, consultation
of allmembers of Tthe- board wpi be
held . at 7 i 1 5 ' about half an hour be
fore the regular, board - meeting..; . At
this special, .meeting Only membersof
the board will be present and it is ex
pected there .will be .some fireworks.
Radical -i action," taJken ,! hy- James
"R rirT- G.Tinil. : the architect.' hsjt re
sulted in the rp-4mployment.;'of. Paul
GrillOj the : original f - engineer under
Durkin . & Laas, the contractors. - x
Coming tothis city, yesterday, as a
special representative of-Miss Durkin,
to look over the situation, Grillo met
with a hearty reception by the various
conflicting interests and-, several : con
ferences' were held looking towards a
clarification- of ,-the situation. - Grill o
is a contractor, engineer-and: builder.
He is at present engaged in' construc
tion work . at Newark, N. J.
; - NO . FARMER? TOMORROW.
. In aocordance with custom, .' The
Farmer will - not he' published tomor-
VON MAUSER, INVENTOR c
V v , OF ARMY RIFLE, ,DIES
-Stuttgart, May 2-r-Peter ' Paul - Von
Mauser,' Inventor: of the- rifle bearing
his name, died today aged 7f. - . . ;
: : HENRY LIGHTBODY . : ;; ; t
tHehry Becker Lightbddy,, for many
years, a foreman at the Malleable Iron
Works died eariy today at his home;
588 Park avenue.- IJe was 64 years
old and was born in Chatham, Center
N..rT. When , a young man : hei .came
to Bridgeport and engaged himself as
an ' ironworker. Several years ago he
retired, from active business -life.- "He
was a member of the' Masonic, frater
nity. ' He is survived by his widow
and one son, Henry, : who resides u
Springfleia, .Mass, ' - .
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, MAY
0OOO0OOOOOOO0OOCX3OOC5OOO4 j
THE FLAG GOES BY
40000QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hats off! . ' . : -.'.-.'..
Along the street there comes
A blare of tougrles, s ruffle of drums,
A flash of color . beneath the sky ;
Hats off! - -
The flag is passing by; ' - ? .
Blue and crimson and white it -shines,
Over the steel-tipped, ordered tines, v
Hats off! " s
The colors before as fly, v
But more than the flag Is passing by.
Sea fights and lipid fights, grim and
-' .'- ..great, . ' - ' v.. . .
Fought to make and to save. the State;
Weary marches, and sinking ships;
Cheers of victory on dying lips. '
Days of plenty and years of peace
March., of a strong, land's swift ' in-
Equal justice right and. law,' : -;
Stately honor and reverend awe." .
. ' -
Sign of a Nation great and "fetrong
Toward . her , people . from foreign
' wrong; V - :
Pride and glory and honor,' all
Live in the colors to' stand or fall. :
Hats orrr '-- .....":.:...
Along the street there comes - '
A' blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high;
Hats -off!..' - s '. : ' '
The. flag is.- passing by! . . . : -.
' - A ':- ; H. II. Bennett, ' .
Youth's Companion. .
REV, E, J. CRAFT
' f.lENTIOIlED,- AS
SUFFRAGAN BISHOP
' . " : . ' .'-.':,: ". r
Was Formerly Pastor of
Christ' Church,But Now
" In Elansas City
"' (Special to the Farmer.)
Hartford, ' May' 29 The : Diocese of
Connecticut annual convention will be
held inj . Bridgeport, at ' St. John's
church, June 9. It is expected that a
choice of 'suffragan- bishop" will be
made. . Among candidates favorably
mentioned here-' in - ecclesia'stical cir
cles is Rev. E. J. Craft, now of Kansas
City, Mo., who was' formerly pastor
of Christ church, Bridgeport. 4 , . -
' Rev. -13. J. Craft left bis pastorate
in this city only: a few.1 months ago.
He -was ' considered one of the ablest
men in the diocese and was a master
of pulpit oratory. He was - in extra
ordinary demand as a speaker at lay
functions,' because of his unusual gifts.
The church prospered under his- pas
torate, and his congregation was very
reluctant to part' with him.---' - -
SAYS 64 YEAR
OLD WIFE WAS
UNTRUE TO HIM
,. ,J :. . " 'V'
Benjamin Wilcox; ,69 'Years
II.' :'' ..'...'.'.
Old, Granted' Divorce
Florence Hungerford and
: ;Alice Josselyn Also Get
Decree. '
Declaring that ,his 64 year-old .wife
had been guilty of misconduct" with
Frederick Kearas of Fairfield, - Benja--miri
'F. . 'Wilcox, a 69-year-old ' resident
of Walnut' beach,' obtained' a divorce
from Clara Wilcox in the. , superior
court "this afternoon. - Wilcox declar
ed! he. had been aware since 1907 of his
wife's friendliness for Kearns.
, On one occasion he and "jt friend
found- Kearns and 'Mrs. Wilcox to
gether In the Walnut Beach cottage.
"She cared more ,f or - bjim ihan for
me,". Wilcox told "the court. Mrs..
Wilcox's maiden ' name was Clara El
weH. She married the plaintiff in No
vember, 1884. ;Mudge Greene gava the
decision. :
' Florence , A. Hungerford .of this city.
a 20-year-old girl, was given a divorce
from Clarence N. Hungerford. on tne
ground of "intolerable . cruelty. The
couple were ma,rrfed " October 4, ' , 1911;
. Fred E. Smeed Of this city, was
granted : a ' " decree from ; Katherine
Workheiser Smeed ' of - this- . city. De
sertion In August, , 1910, - was '- the
ground. V The couple ": were married - in
May, 1905. v .
" Two divorces were also granted this
afternoon by Judge Turtle. Alice Jos
selyn of Stratford was freed from
Chester E. Josselj of Stratford. ; It
was - alleged - that "'"Josselyn ' was - too
friendly : with.: Elizabeth Howell in this
city in April, 1913. , The wife whose
maiden name was Alice Reany, mar
ried Josselyn; August 10, 1899.
- Augusta Tenney of this city was di
vorced 1 from George Tenney- of this
city. - It was alleged that Tenney left
his wife one day-after marriage, which
took place June 7, 1906. ' The court . or
dered Tenney to pay $2.50 a. week for
the support of a minor child.
- 29, 1914
R'fN) n TirFr
RESOLUTIONS 01
DEATH OF REV,
; C. J. F.l'ELROY
Adopted By the Holy Name
Society of St. Augus
- " tine's Church ,
The following resolutions have been
adopted by the Holy Name society of
St: -Augustine's church upon the death
ef- the late Father McElroy. : The res
olutions were adopted at a recent
meeting ; of that society - and were re
ported by a. committee consisting of
Thomas M. Cullinan", Thomas E. Mac
fariane and David W. Lynch:
' Resolved, That . - - '
. Resolved oy the Holy Name Society
of St. Augustine's Parish, That while
we realize the Impossibility, of ade
quately expressing In language the
sincere grief and sense of loss occa
sioned by the death' of our pastor,
Rev. Charles J." McElroy or 'of thus
fittingly ' paying tribute to his work
as a priest among us, still we feel that
some memorial "of him should be plac
ed upon' the, records of this organiza
tion, and, it is therefore . - -
Resolved, That' the following appre
ciation of his character and services
be spread upon the minutes of this so
ciety; '."'-- ,-'-.--. .. '';,,'.',. A ' : .
: Father McElroy was a true, and ideal
priest. His , high character befitted
his priestly calling. He labored unceasingly-
for his parishioners and
without thought of self. How he could
best lend himself to the cause of Cath
olic religion was his chief considera
tion'.' He sought to .bring to the altar
of God all who came within the range
of his influence. ' : '-'' .V
'-With a conscientious 'regard for ev
ery obligation ' whieh he - assumed", he
fully - appreciated - the dual responsi
biyjresrfrfgnpoTi -him' as the pastor
of a.. Cathpllc-, parish. He recognized
the .necessity and wisdom "of '-develop-Ing
the church property and of car
ing for the material needs of his - par
ish,, as a meaps of attaining the high
er, and-greater purpose of , is priestly
mission, namely, the- promotion jof the
spiritual wellbeing of those Intrusted
to' his care. With this "n4 in view,
he sought to heautify the church and
make it a temple of God. -, His suc
cess in this direction is " attested by
the xnagnificent appointments and dec
orations of St. Augustine's -church,
which are the result of his-work,- aided
by a loyal congregation. .
His artistic sense made him a lover
of music and he saw- Its value and im
portance in ; assisting to make t the
church .servi'ras impressive and one
of his first works as pastor was to -Install
an organ 1 appropriate to : the
church. With the same desire to" ren
der beautiful everything pertaining to
the Catholic religion or" connected with
the church, he gave personal care and
attention "to ibur cemeteries, the rest
ing places of the 'faithful, and .the de
velopment of St" Michael's 'cemetery
is another monument to his untiring
zeal and love for the beautiful. - f -..
The education of the voung he rec
ognized as one of the mbst important
trusts committed to his care. He
strove to insure a' proper training for
the children , in y the truths and doc
trines of the Catholic reygion, as well
as securing for; them In- the parish
school a ' preparation , In' the secular
branches of study, if not 'superior,.3 to
that, afforded by any other institution
of corresponding grades.
- With clear vision,- he ;saw the pow
er and influence of" clean : newspapers
and ' good literature and sought r to
make his people readers' of and. sup
porters of Approved. Catholic publica
tions. : ; - . .
He was a valued citizen of the com
munity and5 his influence was' ever
directed to elevate the social condi
tion of the city. He was the organ
izer arid friend of this society and 'he
delighted in ; its growth and prosper
ity. . " ;- " (, .-, - , ' -; "'.- - ' ; ,
? -His hlghminded and unselfish life
inspired the confidence of those, under
his spiritual guidance and strengthen
ed in them faith in their religion. The
religious life ' of this parish was im
measurably invigorated by "his 'work
as pastor. The parish was truly bless
ed by i his pastorate and - sincerely
mourns his death. ,
BECKER CONDEMNED
TO DEATH DURING v
WEEK OF JULY SIX
New York, May 29 Charles Becker
was today sentenced to die - in the
electric chair at Sing Sing .prison dur
ing the week beginning July 6, for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal. .
ST. CHARLES' MISSION
; At St. Charles' mission services last
evening Rev. Fathe, Gorman preach
ed on vice to a congregation of women
that filled the edifice. ,. The -women's
mission - will close Sunday afternoon
and the men's mission open that even
ing at, 7:80 to continue-for one week.
XOTJTH IS MISSING
Mrs. ; Joseph- Zumbrisky, 54 JKiefer
street, appealed to the police" today
for aid in locating her son, Joseph,
Jr.,-;17 years old. - He took with him
two weeks' pay and a suit of clothes
belonging to his -brother.
The army worm Is reported to be
caueing damage to crops in Missouri.
OKtY SIXTY
PASSENGER
nrnthnr ist rxrtrxwfw iinotmr 10 a rr
Ul UIIICI Ul UllUljUpUII UUUIUI IO ilit.w..
Those Whom
Drowned Vhen Empress Of lrc!z;;J
; Sank In Sf; Lawrence Golf
STOAMSHIP FLOATED BUT TEN
MINUTES AFTER COLLISION
1,437 Souls :X7ere On Board Graft Torn
. Almost Asunder By 'Stem Of St cr-stadt-Scores
v' Injured,-; 22 Die CI
Hurts After Rescue From Sea Sc:
Of Sir Henry' Irving -Amonn The. :
T7h6 Are Believed-IDrownedI1w.;
) cmng yelai399;vi2 C:
- Them Women
St. John, N. B., M)ay 29 A message received by the loc r. I
passenger department of the Canadian Pacific Railway, suppos
edly from Rimouski, expresses the belief that all the passengers
on the Empress of Ireland have been saved.
V Rimouski, Slaj 2911:15 A; 5LTliree hundred and S3 sur
vivors from the steamship Empress of Ireland, have been landed
here. This left 1,083 of those who were on board unaccounted
for. It is understood, however, that 360 were picked up by the
collier Storstad, cutting the list of missing to 678.
'.'i;s:.v vvivV- v'' : - - V " v . $ "".
New York, May. 29 Jenks, Gwynne & Company, New York
stock brokers, received this message from their offices at Que
bec at 10 o'clock: . , ; ""."-:".' ":V.-T .
"Latest reports show 337 saved from Empress of Ireland,
including Captain Kendall, picked up among wreckage along
with two Marconi operators by the Lady Evelyn. Twelve women
were among those saved. Twenty-two died on reaching Father
Ppint. Steamer Storstad is still at Father Point." v
Father Point, Que., May 297-The jcolfier Storstad, which was
in collision with the Empress of Ireland, did not sink as was re
iwrted. Early today she was proceeding slowly toward Quebec
under her own steam with her bow badly driven in. It is un
derstood .that she has on board a fev survivors from the Empress
of Ireland. .
The Empress sank in 19 fathoms of water. . ,
Total Loss Of life From
Gollisibnllay Read
'Rimouski,' Quebec, May 29 The
twin screw Canadian Pacific liner
Empress of Ireland, carrying .1,437
persons, passengers' and crew, sank in
the darkness before dawn today in,
'the St. Lawrence river near here with
a loss of perhaps one thousand lives.
Early estimates of the dead varied
from 678 to more than 1.100. -
The vessel, bound from Quebec for
Liverpool, with 77 first. 206 second
and 604 third class passengers, .was
cut wide open by the collier Storstad
and sank within 20 minutes in 19
fathoms of water. Of those saved, the
majority appear to be members of the
crew or from the steerage. Many
were 'badly injured and 12 died after
being picked up.
The crash occurred about 2 o'clock
this morning off Father Point, Que
bec, a village brought Into prominence
when Dr. Crippen, the London mur
derer, was caught. The collier, -bound
for Quebec, struck ' the Empress of
Ireland on the port side about the
middle of the ship. She literally tore
her way back almost to : the liner's
crews, leaving a rent, through which
the water poured in such a deluge
that she sank before many of" the pas
sengers were aware of what had hap
pened. ; r- i,:' . ' ,
, Only 390 Reported Saved. '
Brief wireless calls for help sent
out by the Marconi operator were
heard by the pilot boat Eureka, -a few
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miles away and the Eureka, followed
by the Lady Evelyn, a mail tender,
put on forced steam and .made all
speed for the spot. - It was these two
boats that found afloat what lifeboats
were launched from the stricken ship,
and picked up the survivors they con
tained. Three: hundred and thirty
nine were saved by the Lady Evelyn
and sixty by the Eureka.
Among those saved was Captain H.
G. Kendall, of the Empress.
- ' Most of the first class passenMS
apparently perished. Among those in
the first cabin were Sir Henry Rteon
Karr, a noted English lawyer and We?
game hunter, and Lawrence Irvlng-.fcori
of the late Sir Henry Irving, and Inn
wife, Mable Hackney. Of a party- of
140 Salvation Army members or
board, only 20 were rescued. They
had left Quebec yesterday bound for
the Army's international conference in
London.
So Quickly did the Empress sink
that - those passengers fortunate
enough to get into the lifeboats founI
themselves garbed only in their nis-it-clothes.
No baggage was saved. The
condition -.of the survivors was piti
able. Some had broken arms and h-c-and
all had suffered terribly.
L. E. Goessetin, a prominent law
yer from Montreal, saved himself by
clinging to a raft. When the re-seii-..
ships docked, the Etatian platfom
was converted Into a horrl'.al and t v
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