Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 13, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg moist Day july and social who dined at the saturday evening Wunt Krofl and lady Seymour. Or and vere mrs. Fred Morse w l mrs Billett or. And mrs. Or an Lang or. And mrs. W. J. Or and mryl. W. F. Alloway mrs s e. S.1 cards or. And Mackenzie or. And mrs. Or. And mrs. F. J. And mrs. F. E. Sharpe a ton or. And mrs. Cant. Mcconnell or. And mrs. Mrs afro Brown miss Denholm or. And Allen miss Amy Brown a Tiiu hrs Vaux miss Edith miss mrs. Us Ivan miss r or. And mrs. C. Tupper r. . Or. And mrs. Mid or. A Gilmour or. Daig Las or i itch Ley or. Sinon r t. Or. Sym Langtot. Or. W. O. Laird or. Norman or. H. Ashdown. Re rate Tonkin Secretary of the Branch of the Ottawa association Storset Ltd to bunk Job wreck Empress of Ireland disaster due to faulty navigation of the norwegian boat. Quebec july new chapter was added to the terrible disaster at father Point where the . Liner Empress of Ireland was rammed and sunk by the norwegian Collier. Stors Tad on the morning 28 last when the enquiry commission appointed by the government met today at the Palace court to Render it s Fudg ment on the the disaster and to establish responsibility. The court was crowded when the commissioners took their seats commenced the Reading of the finding commission. The judgment the wider berth of the dealing with the e porting 6f stall s Helm the report says their twin Misaiah in. Jinan be to to Seipt that it was the of f act of a current a j As an. Act of. navigation. We Are of the the report proceeds that chief of Fleer Taftenes of to the Stor Staa was negligent in omitting to Call the Captain when the fog waa coming on. The Captain is the Man ought to have been there or. Taftenes says that he thought there was no danger and therefore it did not matter. He was wrong. There was danger and any Way it was ills the order which Jie had received to Call Tain when the fog came on. We can come to no other conclusion than that Taftenes was wrong and negligent in altering his course a the fog As he undoubtedly idid1 and that be was wrong and negligent in., keeping the navigation int the vessel hands and in failing to Call Cap Tairi when River nothing to do with lit. Is not of be supposed that this disaster was in any Way attributable to and lord Mersey any special of the St. Aim a juju o Lawrence waterway. It was a disaster plans being prepared for big be ten storeys High. Inna who is. Returning College in Toronto was a week or with miss Eva Calder. 31 res yesterday for Calgary a by her Uncle or. W. My j. I. Walker for a Short Jar. And mrs. Max Krolik and sons d Melville and master Abie or Ollk join Winnipeg Man., Are guests at a jots adlon Berlin they leave for Austria Saxony and Switzerland next Rev. And mrs. T. J. Shannon of to tester. . Are visiting the City ar3 ills guests of mrs. W. A. J3s Bell Avenue fort Rouge. Sir. C aude Robinson. Arid their guest mrs. Dogan of new York and mrs. C. Brydges spent the week and at Mlenak i. Jars Fletcher and her son or Hugh Fletcher of Haniton Are the guests of mrs. W. M. At the Lake of tie Woods. Lord and lady who ale their honeymoon in Canada Are guests at the fort for a jew Days. Mrs w. A. Stewart of Allan Sasic Hazel Austin is visiting her Mother mrs the. Beau and Ken 152 Canora Street have Stone East to spend their vacation in Stratford and Kingston. Mass Peverelle of Edmonton is on a visit o Winnipeg. She is staying win. Mrs. Walker fort Garry. Court. Mrs is . Of her brother. Or. Botterell for a few flays on her Way to the coast. Or. Boddington was mrs. Botte Rell s guest at the of the Woods Over the week , the Trina guest of Jer sensing. Mrs. 210 Young Street Vuk. Month a. Vice Consul foj1. The arrived on Fri Day frown the Hague. Ml1, and mrs. E. Matt have re turned after three months absence m Europe. Mrs. Henson is visiting. Mrs. Win Earls in her summer Home at Detroi Lake. Or. Gromman was a visitors at Kenora the guest of mrs miss m. S. Mitchell of Viock. Left saturday Chica Gro mrs. A. V. Thomas left Yessi Eird a for Vancouver for a few 11 mayor instill of Craik. In a in the City. Of the overs More than fifty and Only a part of it was read the least Moor Tant matters being omitted own to the length of the document. Storstad was responsible. The principal Point on which the court was called upon to decide was whether the collision had been caused which might occurred in the by the fault of one by both of a ships and if by. One which one. On his the court concluded that the Storstad was in fault and responsible or the Accident because she should not have changed her course. The court hag. Found nothing to blame in. The course followed by the two ships he Ore the fog but there a change of course after the fog came on and f both ships had kept uie same course the collision have occurred. Change of course was responsible for the collision and. This change was made Storstad she sorted ported her. Helm the last being executed by. Third officer Saxe without instructions from the chief officer in charge at the time. The officers. Thought the Empress was at but she was at starboard. And the Collier ran into her. Crew did duty. The first and third officers of the norwegian stir a Are held responsible for the fatal orders of porting the Helm of the Storstad and sending her hard on the Empress. The first officer is also blamed for failed to Call the when the fog came the Captain was called on the Bridge when a i collision wis inevitable and could do nothing to prevent the Acci Dent. The court finds that the Crew of the Empress of Ireland did their duty and All they could do to save the Passen Gers but the Little time m which the ship Sank prevented them from doing any practical work. Recommendations. The recommendation of the commis Sion include the closing of All water tight doors in foggy weather and wherever practical All water tight doors arid portholes below the water Levels should., be., be closed at Sunset and kept closed to Sunrise. Also that rafts be placed on deck in such a Posi Tion that they will float automatically As the ship sinks. Capt. Kendall a position. Taking up tie question of blame Tho report said we think that capt Jiin. Kendall would have been better Sud Wied if he had Given the stors Tad a Wicker berth and had navigated his ship spas . Have passed the Storstad at greater distance on Hij beam than he originally intended. We d o Najt think tha f his stopping which was really done for greater caution Call be said to have been an Una am Anlike Ait do consider his failure to give lit not christianity Tukel to Sana Waku Erk Lerfon of Hie and greater Joy. To the Foj Sunder stand intr that existed in so Many Jalacee to the a effect that christianity meant privation of life that the churches were not so Ful As they ought to be. Let them re member that asking Wae the condition of receiving and that Jesus Christ them to want things from or. Macktulan will break at the soc Ial service summer -1 school which starts this morning at the Industrial Bureau. Thames in the Clyde in Che Mersey or elsewhere in circumstances. Such is the conc Lasion at which we have arrived on ithe question who was1 to blame for the. But the question of much greater Public inter est and importance remains considered. Why the ship Sank so quickly and what Steps if any can a taken to prevent1 the terrible consequences which so often follow such disasters. Report Only advisory. Ottawa july Mersey head of the commission which held the enquiry into the Empress disaster at Quebec is in Ottawa. His report to its entirety will be presented to the government tomorrow and thereafter the government will consider w hat action May be taken As a result of the findings. No opinion can be obtained ton Glit in government circles As to the imputation of blame made by the commission will result in. It is pointed out however that the findings of the commission in which blame ,1s placed upon Toftness of the Storstad for the disaster is not operative in the sense that it recommends or imposes penalties. The Tomn Visson appointed simply to take evidence to report and to make recommendations As to visions for further safety at sea. The evidence and the findings May be taken As guidance for further action in the civil or criminal courts. It is in the Power of the department of Justice or of any individual to take action against the guilty parties for manslaughter or Aga most the company responsible for damages but in Sucato Case the evidence would All have to be taken Over again and it is conceivable that the Fanf Lomg of the court would not be in Accord with Chat of the com Mission which has just reported. The government will consider Flie re plans Are now in Progress for the fireproof of steel and con Crete the Wright hotel company is go ing to erect in Winnipeg. . Stevens the architectural Engi neers and it is expected build inst operations will commence in the near fun and hotel will be completed and ready for occupancy about. June 1, 191s. The new hotel the Wright will stand on the Southeast Corner of main and James streets Tjie ground and building area is 100 feet on main Street Axl teat on James Street. A 16-foot and a Lane extend on the other two sides other than the main Street and James Street frontages giving the building practically exterior frontage on All four sides. The building will be ten storeys basement and and will contain 308 sleeping rooms. Both main Street and Jam be Street and the Large returns on lanes will Nave base courses of Pink Granite polished Terra Cotta. R above the second floor the a crag material will be of red Brioc with Belt courses and trimmings of White Brick and Standard Granite Terfa Cotta. Future position of the United College and u a Felso to better living and thinking needed Midsummer millinery genuine reductions Novelty plays a bewitching part in the display whether you Are choosing a daintily trimmed bit of head dress or one of those always the reduced prices include genuine panamas and All our newest hats. The trimmings Are White Satin White Etc. The creations Are As fas Cinat ing As those deft fingered parisian milliners can make them and Clever copies the products of our own workrooms. Regular for y regular for c regular for regular for Toronto. 297-299. Portage ave. Winnipeg. Montreal. 19 port carefully before mating mind As to what action will he Laken. Capt. Anderson in worthy mood Quebec july a very indignant Man was capt. Andersen of the Stor stad when he left the court room yes. Ter Day after hearing his vessel so roundly blamed for sinking the pm press of Ireland and be was anxious to borrow. Which counsel three Days in which to express opinion about the judges after. Losing a Case i 1 did not think lord Mersey would be such a he angrily exclaimed and you Bah sity paper 13t you like. He May be lord Mersey but i can Tell to emf he Ever had any reputation he is going to lose it Over this Case. It is my opinion that he was try ing to find in favor of the Canadian Pacific and you can s a that too. Declared Captain Andersen this thing will Stop Here. We people in Norway Are too much interested in seeing it through. There will be plenty of work in the courts both in Canada and Brit Ain. We shall Start a suit for damages against the . Here at once then we shall take action in the admiralty court in and that is where we shall get at everything out in the open there will be no lord Mersey to run things and norwegian strode away to lunch . Counsel satisfied. On the other e. A Beatty general counsel for the Canadian Pacific expressed warm appreciation of the finding. To my said or. Beatty it is an absolutely fair find based not Only on the evidence but upon the of Circum stance s and condition of the surviving ship i think that on Reading the evidence and follow lne the facts this finding Wilt Appeal to the people of Canada As an absolutely impartial and just decision. Further As a Cana Din i must express my gratification that this Jerreat Canadian passenger carrying concern has been exonerated from All blame for this terrible disaster. We should also be grateful to their lordships that they so explicitly showed that the St. Lawrence route itself could be in no Wise held responsible for the was not surprised. When told of the criticisms levelled against him by Captain Andersen lord Mersey merely smiled and remarked a i am not lord Mersey his British asses sors and assistants return to Britain next thursday by the Cal Arian chief Justice Izekial Mcleod returns East in a few Days while most of the lawyers have already dispersed. By the close of this week every Trace of the cause Cele Bre which has so disturbed the ancient capital during the past month will have disappeared and All that will remain to Mark it will be five huge in the protestant and Catholic cemeteries where known and dead sleep their last sleep. These Gray i have been beautifully Laid out with grass and flowering plants by the while la Ter on suitable monuments put up. _ _ three arrests special police keeping eyes open for trouble the police have a station on the exhibition grounds and a Large of special constables under inspector Philip Stark Are keeping order in the grounds. The entire City Detec Ttye Force As Well As Pussy Toots from Minneapolis and Tobier trait de states cities Are Busy on the Grobi ids looking for men who Are for various crimes and to a protect p us us from pickpockets and swindlers. Three arrested were by the police saturday at the exhibition grounds. John was taken into custody for Oppat Jarir Sion without Tea Vang secured a License from the exhibition Board Willlams Manchester who was act engr As tout or capper for the games was arrested. He win Pei baby be charged with vagrancy in Thev Polacec court this John n. Is wanted in Swift current Lof by zip detective hosed nor up. He will be held pending action by the authorities of the Western was recognized hire ugh is description sent out with die request Tor tils apprehension Fri Rev. J. W. Macmillan. Formerly of St. Andrew s Church and now of St. Matthew s presbyterian Church Hali fax in the course of an interesting and a restive Sermon last evening at St. Andrew s presbyter an Church said All cd parity workers were acquainted with the tact that Many poor people were so because they did not want to be Rich. They would not work for better food and higher living because they did not really desire it. The former popular pastor was preaching to a Large congregation on the text Matthew Vil. And it shall be Given you. Seek and be shall or. Macmillan told of an Inci Dent in the novel by r. L. Stevenson. A certain likeable Feut shiftless character was asked Why he did not do better in life and. He replied i fear that i have been afflicted with the malady of not wanting. I am not the been struck that used this statement to Point his moral and asked " Why do then not do High the answer was because their wants were so Little and so few. The people who had Low views of life and narrow requirements needed to be awakened. Or. Macmillan declared that it was a mls Takt Tao fancy As Many christianity stood for the narrowing Down of scheme r life. annihilation in and Way affect arrangements Smade by students. No change has been made regarding the Issue of a joint Calendar. Regard Long the appointment of a joint principal nothing is being done at present and i do not think any thing will be done this year. The action of the general Assembly of the presbyter Ian Church in deferring the consummation of Union has made the appointment of a joint principal in opportune if not faithfully signed a. considering the extensive interest in the future or the two colleges especially in regard to the coming term the Erbyee press publishes the letter. Killed by lightning am not the first to have the preacher barns an9 residences in the the Flea it of the to electric tight com Ipa nyl was temporarily put out of com Freak of Flash. Bismarck Laist a former i is ident of this City was killed near his Homestead of Miles City mont., last night by he Hon Ling. He was in company with miss Rolfe driving Home from town when struck. She was unhurt. Set crops on fire. Saskatoon sask., july caused the destruction of two Hundred acres of crop Between Harris and Tes sier today. It is reported to have been caused toy a flesh of lightning. Over 100 men from the surrounding towns put up a hard fight and finally got the flames under control at 9 Sturt was woman of the bedchamber to Queen Victoria. She iwas married to Hardinge then sir Charles Hardinge in 1890, and has two sons and one daughter. Jady Hardinge was troth her husband at Hie entry to Hel i when a bomb was thrown and the latter was injured. Lord hard Toge s term of of As Viceroy expires next year. Orphans to see circus tomorrow a guests of free press will occupy Best seats Day of delights assured. Tomorrow afternoon the youngsters inhabit the orphanages of Winni Peg take in the Sells Floto Buffalo Bill circus tache Yemie in Alex Nelson of Carberry one of Many victims. Free. Press special Carberry Man., july the thunderstorm which passed Over this District this afternoon Alex. Nelson a Farmer living mile North of oar Berry was killed by lightning. De ceased was a married Man. Grand stand Montreal july v destroyed the grand1 stand of the . At mile end Early yesterday morning. The loss is estimated at about the origin of the fire is not known but it is thought lightning struck the grand stand. Lightning strikes Mill. Ice Mare n.d., july 12. And wind caused. Damage estimated at in Kenmare. The Plant of the Frontier milling company the second largest in , was struck by if Hast been the St. Boniface opposite the Hospital As guests of the free presi All arrange ments have been made for their enter Tal mement and they will be treated to the time of their lives. They will be shown the animals in the menagerie by a Well informed lec Turer pro sided by the circus manage ment Ana the information regarding natural history they will acquire will be invaluable t6 them in after life. It will be a great education. They will have grandstand seats immediately in front of the Centre ring where they can use everything that is going on the whirling and flying acrobats the tumblers the equestrians the jugglers the Runny clowns. Nothing will be missed by their watchful eyes. For these Little orphans owing to their misfortune in having no Loving father and Mother miss much of the. Joys of life Cote to children As a matter of course. Circus arrived yesterday the circus arrived in St Boniface yesterday noon in two sections of 25 oars each. The cars were unloaded and the Hig wagons were hauled to the grounds. Owing to the heavy Rains saturday 30 horses had to be hitched to each Wagon to haul it Over the soft ground. There was no water on the surface but the Sod was soggy. How your children s musical education let your children have the pieces of music at their command. Bring them up with classics that they May Early acquire a love for real Muse. Invest in a Heintzman 6 co. Player piano and thus fulfil this obligation toward your children for whose musical and culture you. Are responsible. This wonderful instrument enables even those who know nothing of music to play and enjoy every musical composition. Exhibition special. Violin Case and Bow Complete at and Winnipeg s greatest music House. The Home of the Victrola. A w. Kelly j. Redmond w. J. Ross sole owners. Cor. Portage ave. And Hargrave St. Exceptionally Low prided brass Beds brass sizes 4ft. And 4ft. 6in., fitted with Ball bearing castors five heavy fillers. Exhibition special for 1 Price an event of More than passing interest. Our previous efforts Are surpassed. Prices have been pruned Down to the least possible margin. Glance Over this list of specials for monday and tuesday and think if you can afford to miss this Opportunity. Exhibition Sale of brass Beds a fortunate Purchase put us in a position to offer values that it will be impossible to duplicate again. We have just unloaded two carloads of brass Beds and on our main floor will be found All sizes styles and finishes Satin Polet velvet or velvet Are some of the new finishes and must be seen to be appreciated. The Quality of course Cam be depended on to uphold the reputation of the House from which they emanate. Handsome brass bed brass bed 2 continuous Post 5 f heavy 1-Inch fillers size 4 it. 6 in. Only. Exhibition special Price windows correctly furnished it costs no More to have your win Dows correctly treated than to be Satis fied with materials and designs noted to the room. Our staff of experts Are at your disposal to give free of charge ideas and suggestions or help you any pos sible. It makes no difference whether Bhe window is to be expensively draped or. The most inexpensive goods Are to be used the same courteous service and help will gladly foe Given. Call Garry 1580, drapery dept. Obj train nets at give away prices. An Opportunity you cannot afford to the selection of your curtains will be an easy matter Here As the Range of patterns is immense and we believe there never was shown a greater variety. White Cream Ivory Ecru and arabian. Regular 50c Yard. Special yafd.29c special regular Yard. Special Yard.69c let us do your upholstering we he heft to me doing finest special order work in this City end upholstering too. 1 esteem it a great favor to Hare tree pleasure of proving our assertion and a phone message Garry 1580, drapery dept., bring an expert at to give tip give us a trial. Screens at special prices. Our Complete Stock of folding screens 1-Anging from to reduced 20% off marked prices. The selection is very Complete and there is a wide variety of Woods suitable for any room. Special off marked prices. They Hast go every Eteoe of scrim and voile in our atom la ranging from 60c to 15c Yard to Obnial Way must go. We need the room and Chis 4s Opportunity of Jonejr time. A Psoter Yard astounding bargains Bath towels White turkish towels with red Stripe ends Large size 52x22. Pair. Special per also in Verai to Villi red stripes 40x19. 45o fair. Per pair Csecs Glass towelling 20 Inch to Welling in red Blue Check. 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