The Wrecked Liner's Passengers. 337 Saved Out of 1367
Captain Kendall, who commanded the Empress of Ireland, reports that the liner sailed with 77 first-saloon. 206 second-class, and 504 third-class…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
327 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 17
Collision Off Quebec Express of Ireland Wreck. Women Browned in Their Cabins. Male Passengers Jump Overboard. 337 Survivors Out of 1367 Passengers. Mistaken Action by the Storstadt. Quebec
The Empress of Ireland sank in ten minutes, in 15 fathoms of water, after the collision with the Storstadt. The scene immediately after the…
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The owners of the Empress of Ireland have issued a writ for £406.000 against Captain Anderson. of the Storstad…
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Once more the world is horrified by the tidings of a terrible shipwreck, with the loss of nearly a thousand lives. The Empress of Ireland, a…
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Great difficulty is being experienced in identifying the bodies, owing to their mutilated state. It is apparent that many were killed instantly by being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrival of Mail Steamer. SYDNEY
The mail steamer Otranto, from London, via ports, landed 616 passengers at Sydney to-day…
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ONCE more the world is horrified by the tidings of a terrible ship-wreck, with the loss of nearly a thousand lives. The Empress of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cable News. the Wreck Suit Against Storstad. Vessel's Owners' Reply. Montreal
The owners of the collier Storstad which ran down the Empress of Ireland have filed a reply to the suit brought by the liners owners, the Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lugger Wrecked
The lugger Vida was Wrecked on an island off Queensland Coast. Four hands were drowned. There Survivors reached a small island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship Wreck at Boree Creek on June 3
Disastrous Ship wreck of the Lugger, Princess of Boree, while crossing the river, laden with ammunition, for the seat of war, which takes place on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Lawrence Wreck. English Survivors Landed Pathetic Scenes Witnessed London
The Corsican has arrived at Glasgow with 133 survivors from the Empress of Ireland aboard, mostly of the crew. There were pathetic scenes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Lawrence Wreck. Allegations of Cowardice Denied. London
The Transport Workers' Conference, sitting in Hall, has expressed its entire disbelief in the allegations that 26 seamen of the Empress of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whaling Steamer Wrecked. Crew Saved. SYDNEY
The whaling steamer "Campbell," bound from Sydney to West Australia, was wrecked on. Saturday night near the entrance to Port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mexican Troubles. Armed Steamer Destroyed. London
A Federalist troopship destroyed a Constitutionalists armed steamer. The extent of the loss of life is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Lawrence Wreck. a Survivor's Story. Unselfishness of Passengers London
Kenneth M'Intyre, one of the survivors of the Empress of Ireland, addressing the Salvation Army Congress, said that the most beautiful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. Costal Floods High Seas Interfere with Shipping. Steamer Archer Ashore. Ferry Service Disorganised. Buildings Unroofed. People Injured. Sydney
A big storm broke over the city last night, and was accompanied by thunder and heavy lightning and heavy rain, doing considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helpless Steamer. Struck by Tremendous Seas. Steering Gear Smashed. Newcastle
The steamer Wakatipu, which left Sydney on Tuesday, returned to port this morning after a sensational trip. It appears that when off Newcastle a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Ashore. Passengers and Crew Safe. London
The German steamer Buello lost her way in a thick fog and went ashore near Portland. The passengers and crew are reported safe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipping Disaster. Steamer Strikes Tower and Sinks. St. Louis
An hour after putting ashore nearly 1000 telephone girls, the excursion steamer Majestic, carrying a crew of 37, sank in a few minutes, after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Bound Steamer Ashore Sydney
A private cavle states that the steamer Needles, bound for Australia, has gone ashore in a gale near Beachy Head, on the Sussex coast, England…
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