NEW | -HAZELTON, Be CG,

JUNE 5, 194°"

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NEARLY A A THOUSAND-LIVES

_ LOST IN WRECK OF STEAMER

| cain of Leland Sunk ‘After a

‘Collison With Storstad in St Law-|:

| tence ‘River=-Was" on Her Way. to Liverpool==Capt. Ander-—
Son Denies That he Was to Blame

"Rimouski: Que, —Of a total of /
1387 persons on. ‘board : ‘the Cana-
dian Pacific, Jiner,: Empress: of
Ireland, ‘when: she sailed from
Quebec . ‘for. Liverpool, 954 were
lost when the liner and the Dan-
ish collier Storstad collided off
Father Point, in the ‘St. ‘Lawrence |.
river before daylight last Friday,
according to revised figures.

Only 488 are known. to. have
been saved. Of the eighty-seven

first class passengers, twenty-
nine are known to have been ‘Tres-
cued. Of- the 153 second cabin
passengers: 79 were’. saved. Of
the 759 third-class there were 101

survivors while 237 of the crew |

out of 432. were brought ashore.

These figures account for the
396 survivors landed here and
taken by train to Quebec. There
remained here :37 : persons, un-
classified, com pleting the total of
. 433 known survivors.

So deep was the’ gash in the

stricken liner’s side, and so ‘fast

the inrush of water, that although:
the first rescue steamer arrived
_ within 20 minuteS'after the meet:

ing of the two vessels, ‘the. liner
had already gone! ‘down. ‘The
wireless could hardly have: been

wired to’ bettereffect-or the’ rey

sponse more prompt,

“In reality, © ‘although ‘the. liner

was headed for. the. sea. and: the
collier was coming: from ‘it, ‘the

disaster was not one ‘of the ocean,

but of the river. © Unlike the’ Ti-
tanic’s victims, thosé of the Em-

press lost their lives within sight

of shores in. land locked waters,

Immediately the ship’s “erew

recovered from the shock of .the
collision, and it was seen that the
liner had received a vital blow, a

wireless S. O. S. call was sound-
ed. The hurried prayer of the

sea was picked.up by g government
mail tender: ‘Lady ‘Evelyn here,
and the ‘government pilot... boat
Eureka at Father’ Point. Both
sped to. the regeue, : but before
either. reached the scene the liner
had gone down. coer

Only. floating wreckage. and a
few life boats and: ‘fafts, buoying |
up less than’ a third of. those who.
had set sail on the steamer, were | {
to be. found, The rest had sunk
with the liner, or had been. forced
from exhaustion or exposure in
the ice-chilled ‘waters. to ‘loose
their hold on’ bits’ of wreckage |.
and had’ drowned.”
Only a few. persons were pick-|
ed up by the Storstad, which was
badly. crippled herself by. the col-
lison, and. ‘these were brought
here’ by the. collier, together with
those saved by the Eureka and
Lady -Evelyn,

Capt. Thomas Anderson, of thel

Storstad, remained silent on: the}:

disaster ‘until -his * boat reached |,
port at:Montreal:and-there he re-

ported to the agents of: the ship

and. to the company - which had
his ship chartered. A statement
based on his ‘report was handed|

out by his,company. - The captain|' -
denies-thé:charges: of the: ‘captain

of the Empress: ‘and says that the
Empress was travelling at a good
speed ahead whenit: collided with}
the: Storstad.” Upon: receiving the
signal from the: Empress: ‘he 're-.
versed the. engines and was. al-
most at a standstill - when the
boats came together. The Stor-

stad struck the Empress a glanc-
ing: blow. Capt. Anderson asks
that the blame for thé disaster be
not placed until a’ nutral tribunal
has heard the evidence and all
‘the facts are before the court and
the public,

BOX TEN ROUNDS.

RESULT A DRAW) |

Best Fight Seen in the North—Hazel-
ton People Were. Satisfied —
Big Crowd There

One of the best fights swatlaag|!

in the north was the. -one. pulled,

off in the Hazelton’ Assembly: hall
on Monday night.”
possess considerable ne¥ be and ie

satiefactory to: the ne big én
gathered round the § sai

said the referee. 4
was even: haga tl

Both: men

Domiion Goverment Wat Take a
- Mortgage on the Mountain
and Superior Sections ©

“Ottawa. June Pan resohition
was: introduced: dn: the, house: to- |’
day ‘providing: forthe ‘guarantee
of sixteen‘million: dollars of bonds

to complete the mountain section

of the: Grand Trunk. Laie
7 Will -b secured’ bya

the ake Superior ¢ division, with

mplem ating provision omit:

_/ SECURED A LEASE.

-ON TWO CLAIMS,“

Hore Activity. at ‘af the ‘Silver Standard
” Mine— Rod .McCrimmon and.”
E Stewart at Work

‘Rod. MeCrimmon. and Ernest
Stewart: have secured a one-year

lease onthe Black- Prince ‘and

Canadian Queen ‘claims in . the
Silver’ Standard. group. In ‘the
early days there was considerable
work done on this side of the hill
and’ some good « ore was exposed.

The boys: will work on. the shaft |:
and tunnel that have already. been
started and they hope to have « ore
to ship. this summer or fall:; Mr.

McCrimmon told the Herald that.

‘as soon as they, got the work un-
der way. ‘they: would put on a
number of” ‘pen.

- Night-watchman Appotntea

» Chief Minty. has appointed. a
night watehman. for New Hazel-
ton in the person of Constable

; Mead and he went on duty last

night. - Constable Lavery will

continue on day: duty. The chief.

has sent another, man to the. Kis-
piox to: give ‘the: ‘people. up there
the protection: they: are entitled

-The chief ‘will soon have.his
fee organized. and: the. district].
covered, All: outposts. will have
telephone’ communication with
the chief's office...

1) Anspect, Mineral Deposits.

“As a result ‘of an’ invitation]
from the New-:Hazelton District|"

Mine. Owners’. Association RG.

McConnell, ofthe: Dominion’ De-|

‘partment: of Mines,’ will visit the
‘New. ‘Hazelton; District. this: sum-
mer and examine ‘the mineral de-
posits for the benefit of the mine
owners and the department, Mr
MeConnell i is one Of ‘the leading
‘men in-the service ‘of the depart=|
ment and his” report: will” ‘be. of |
much value to the owners and: to!
the district. | .

Moved His otfee |
RG, -MeKinnon, ’ who ‘has for

several months been occupying | -
League. was: opened last: Sunday

when: ‘Smithers: came ‘down’ and:
met. the: old.:town: nine.
was. a good sized crowd i in attend-
ance but: from: ‘the: first it was
plain: that the:

| the Schell building on 9th avenue
as a real estate and insurance of-
"| fice, has “moved: his ‘quarters: to
the second. ‘floor in the Lark-
worthy building. . “He will remain

_ | there for a ‘few. months and. then

he expects: to erect. a suitable

‘| office building» ‘on the. lots. he

holds near Laurier street.

a ‘D Visit Bulkley Valley 7
W. E.. Scott, deputy: minister of |
icalture, and WE, MeDonald

stock ‘cominissioner: for B..C. 7 w
visit ‘the Bulkley: Valley dur- On. 2
They are w

the: month of J ‘uly.

Ist and 2nd.

a

BITION DIRECTORS ARE
_ MAKING EXTENSIVE PLANS }

"| Second’ ‘Annual Fair on: September 30 and ‘August qt. and 2: Will Be -
on Much Larger Scale Than Last Year—New Batlding
~ Will Be Erected— —Many Outside Attractions | 7 ches

Tha Northern British Columbia

‘Agricultural and : Industrial Asgo-
ciation is ‘making. great prepara-

tions: ‘for’ this” year’s exhibition’

which ‘will be held at. Prince Ru-
pert on ‘September 80th, October’

Plans. for a magnificent build.

ing’ 200 “feet long by 100. feet]

wide ‘have been. prepared. and
there will. -be 10, 00? feet of floor
space available for this year’s ex-
hibition in ‘addition to. balconies. |.
— ‘The directors are at the present
time in negotiation with a New

. York firm for the engagement of
- experts. to give flying exhibitions

on the newest form of aeroplane:

Great interest is being taken}
in Prince Rupert i in the work of
one. of the young men of. that

city, Mr. ‘F, Brujand, who intends).

to fly in a machine-made. by him-
self, Last year Mr, Bruland was
awarded first prize in class 27 of
section 10 for. the. model. of an
aeroplane built by himeelf, |
~The question of engaging. ‘Miss|-
Dorothy. DeVonda, the celebrated

performer, -for a bal-

ion is also under con-
‘featnrel is being: made

eats on; the ‘floor’: of
uilding. _ Teams.. will

six:men. and: the. con-.
For.
this..a- substantial ~cash prize is

PR a a ‘Subscriptions should be gent.

test: is: ‘open. to’ all: comers.

offered.

were. not included. last. yea:

he ‘tug-of-war, tobe

Among the’ other. attractions a
the directors are hoping. to secure.

which ‘ineludes* 160" performing:
animals... ‘The best: ‘known: turn |
in this performance is: ‘said’ to:be.

| King. Pharaoh—the human brain-.

ed:potiy. sre :
"Arrangements: are. ‘being made

with. the railway | and: steamship

companies for thie convenierice of
those eoming from:a: distance. ,
A large: silver eup: is being of-
fered . ‘for the -winning : baseball
team and another for the’ winning
football team:. Both’ of these
events are open to ‘all teanis from
Northern British Columbia. °

There’ are to be: rifle shooting .
contests : and also trap Shooting.
at clay ‘pigeons. ; a

Several Indian bands hav 2 en-

‘tered for competition,
- The prize. Jlist.is ‘increased. this).

year, to cover some classes which . —

Nineteen. Tew. member ; ave :
joined’ the. association. in’.the. ast
few. days.-
tion is only.one dollar, which ec
fers’ the full privileges, of. me 7
bership.; -.An attractive, memb
ship badge ‘will be- ‘forwarded 0"
subscription. Bullock - Web-.”
treasurer, trom: whom, informa-
tion may be had, and-to whom. all ao

BASEBALL LEAGUE.

OPEN IN HAZELTON| |

: Smaithers Pat up. ‘Two. Poor. Exhibitions

~Old Town, Had Easy View. —
7 _ tory —Show Class

“The Northern Interior Baseball!

There

notin any. kind of ‘ghape to start
league ball.”

They’ have no place/'

Pouce STATION.

“TS NOW: Oo a

Schell Building is Beta is Being. Fitted ‘Up:
Constable’ s Office and Court
Room, in the Front _—

“Chief of Polio ty. was in
town’ this: week ‘on: business
has arranged for the-u

‘Schell building on

quarters for: the ‘police ‘and: the
jail. This property is loc
about opposite: ‘where

Bank Antends erecting ts. ne

d-that. that town would’sh

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Boyd and Ogle’s Circus Company

‘The annual.: ‘subserip- ae

each new, meraber on receipt-of

ster, Prince. Ranott: ig secretary.