The Tragic Story Of The Empress of Ireland
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An Authentic Account of the Most Horrible Disaster in Canadian History, Constructed from the Real Facts Obtained from Those on Board Who Survived And Other Great Sea Disasters
BY LOGAN MARSHALL Author of “The Story of Polar Conquest,” “The Story of the Panama Canal,” Etc.
Containing the Statements of CAPTAIN HENRY GEORGE KENDALL Commanding the Empress of Ireland ——And—— CAPTAIN THOMAS ANDERSEN Commanding the Storstad
ILLUSTRATED With Numerous Authentic Photographs and Drawings
Copyright, 1914, by L. T. MYERS
THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND
One of the finest ships of the Canadian line. Soon after leaving Quebec on her voyage to Liverpool with over 1,300 souls on board, she was struck by the Norwegian collier “Storstad” off Father Point, Quebec, on May 29, 1914, at 2.10 A. M., and sank about fifteen minutes later, carrying a thousand of her passengers down with her.