The Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in the early morning of May 29, 1914. Over 1000 lives were lost in this sinking.
Richard Hugh Howarth and Beatrice Morgan were married at Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1906.
Grave Fears Entertained For Most of Calgarians On Empress of Ireland
Only Three Local People Saved According to First List of Survivors Received Here--Unusually Large Number of Calgarians Aboard
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the names of only three out of the twenty-six Calgary people who were on the Empress of Ireland were reported as having been saved.
These were Miss E. Stainer, Mrs. E. Smith and A. E. Stillman. In addition to the above and not included in the Calgary, proper, list there were Ensign Peacock, of the Salvation Army, Weyburn, and Captain Jean Mardall, of the Calgary Salvation Army, Winnipeg, both of whom resided here up to a short time ago.
The Canadian Pacific Railway uptown and depot offices were besieged this morning for information concerning the wreck of the Empress of Ireland. Some twenty-five Calgary people sailed on the big boat, and their relations and friends are in a state of great anxiety concerning them. A large crown gathered outside the uptown ticket office on Eighth avenue west, where a bulletin of the names of the people on board had been placed. Every available scrap of information is being rushed to the local offices from the east, and they in turn are giving it to the anxious public with the greatest dispatch. The Herald office was also deluged with inquiries...
Among the other third class passengers was a party of Calgary people consisting of Mrs. R. Howarth, Emma Howarth and Leonard Howarth, also among those who are known to have sailed.
Excerpts from The Calgary Daily Herald, May 29, 1914, pages 1 and 13; includes photos
Richard Hugh Howarth and Beatrice Morgan were married at Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1906.
Grave Fears Entertained For Most of Calgarians On Empress of Ireland
Only Three Local People Saved According to First List of Survivors Received Here--Unusually Large Number of Calgarians Aboard
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the names of only three out of the twenty-six Calgary people who were on the Empress of Ireland were reported as having been saved.
These were Miss E. Stainer, Mrs. E. Smith and A. E. Stillman. In addition to the above and not included in the Calgary, proper, list there were Ensign Peacock, of the Salvation Army, Weyburn, and Captain Jean Mardall, of the Calgary Salvation Army, Winnipeg, both of whom resided here up to a short time ago.
The Canadian Pacific Railway uptown and depot offices were besieged this morning for information concerning the wreck of the Empress of Ireland. Some twenty-five Calgary people sailed on the big boat, and their relations and friends are in a state of great anxiety concerning them. A large crown gathered outside the uptown ticket office on Eighth avenue west, where a bulletin of the names of the people on board had been placed. Every available scrap of information is being rushed to the local offices from the east, and they in turn are giving it to the anxious public with the greatest dispatch. The Herald office was also deluged with inquiries...
Among the other third class passengers was a party of Calgary people consisting of Mrs. R. Howarth, Emma Howarth and Leonard Howarth, also among those who are known to have sailed.
Excerpts from The Calgary Daily Herald, May 29, 1914, pages 1 and 13; includes photos
The Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in the early morning of May 29, 1914. Over 1000 lives were lost in this sinking.
Richard Hugh Howarth and Beatrice Morgan were married at Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1906.
Grave Fears Entertained For Most of Calgarians On Empress of Ireland
Only Three Local People Saved According to First List of Survivors Received Here--Unusually Large Number of Calgarians Aboard
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the names of only three out of the twenty-six Calgary people who were on the Empress of Ireland were reported as having been saved.
These were Miss E. Stainer, Mrs. E. Smith and A. E. Stillman. In addition to the above and not included in the Calgary, proper, list there were Ensign Peacock, of the Salvation Army, Weyburn, and Captain Jean Mardall, of the Calgary Salvation Army, Winnipeg, both of whom resided here up to a short time ago.
The Canadian Pacific Railway uptown and depot offices were besieged this morning for information concerning the wreck of the Empress of Ireland. Some twenty-five Calgary people sailed on the big boat, and their relations and friends are in a state of great anxiety concerning them. A large crown gathered outside the uptown ticket office on Eighth avenue west, where a bulletin of the names of the people on board had been placed. Every available scrap of information is being rushed to the local offices from the east, and they in turn are giving it to the anxious public with the greatest dispatch. The Herald office was also deluged with inquiries...
Among the other third class passengers was a party of Calgary people consisting of Mrs. R. Howarth, Emma Howarth and Leonard Howarth, also among those who are known to have sailed.
Excerpts from The Calgary Daily Herald, May 29, 1914, pages 1 and 13; includes photos
Richard Hugh Howarth and Beatrice Morgan were married at Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1906.
Grave Fears Entertained For Most of Calgarians On Empress of Ireland
Only Three Local People Saved According to First List of Survivors Received Here--Unusually Large Number of Calgarians Aboard
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the names of only three out of the twenty-six Calgary people who were on the Empress of Ireland were reported as having been saved.
These were Miss E. Stainer, Mrs. E. Smith and A. E. Stillman. In addition to the above and not included in the Calgary, proper, list there were Ensign Peacock, of the Salvation Army, Weyburn, and Captain Jean Mardall, of the Calgary Salvation Army, Winnipeg, both of whom resided here up to a short time ago.
The Canadian Pacific Railway uptown and depot offices were besieged this morning for information concerning the wreck of the Empress of Ireland. Some twenty-five Calgary people sailed on the big boat, and their relations and friends are in a state of great anxiety concerning them. A large crown gathered outside the uptown ticket office on Eighth avenue west, where a bulletin of the names of the people on board had been placed. Every available scrap of information is being rushed to the local offices from the east, and they in turn are giving it to the anxious public with the greatest dispatch. The Herald office was also deluged with inquiries...
Among the other third class passengers was a party of Calgary people consisting of Mrs. R. Howarth, Emma Howarth and Leonard Howarth, also among those who are known to have sailed.
Excerpts from The Calgary Daily Herald, May 29, 1914, pages 1 and 13; includes photos
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