Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 21, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 16 Winnipeg free press monday november 21, 1949 moronic report May be basis for civil criminal action Ontario s Algonquin Parli has 740 Square Miles of Forest and Small lakes. No ruling Blade on liability question Ottawa nov. 21 up me Justice r. L. Not tackle the questions of Civ liability or criminal responsibility in his re port on the moronic disaster tabled monday in the commons. Informed sources said however is 99-Page report might be used As the basis for Legal action in two ways 1. By the Ontario attorney Jeneral in Pic Iii criminal charges. 2. In civil actions by survivors of the sept. 17 disaster or by next of Kin of persons who perished when the ship burned. A number of civil suits against the ship s owners Canada steam ship Lohes limited already have Bee i launched in the . All but one of the dead and missing were americans and their relations also could take Legal action in Canadian courts. The Canada shipping act under which or Justice Kellock made his probe does not mention any limit on the owner s liability if fault by them is provable. Federal department of transport officials were hesitant about Dis cussing the Legal possibilities which might arise from the report. Or. Justice Kellock said in my opinion the Standard to be applied whether or not it be involved in either of the above May be stated As follows namely that any person placed in a Situa Tion in which his conduct May affect the safety of others must Tak All reasonable precautions to guard against the risk to them judged by such Standard the conduct of both the owners and master Falls Short of the particulars i have trustees hold regional meet Birtle man., nov. 21 Spe Cial a regional convention of the Manitoba trustees association was held Las week at the Birtle collegiate b. Spen cer chairman of Birtle school Board presided at the meeting. Mayor j. W. Pratt welcomed the delegates and h. E. Batters of Portage la Prairie replied. Addresses were Given by Bert Mcl Eori president of Manitoba school trustees association or. E. O. Mcfarlane Deputy minister of education and by b. Scott Sateman administrative officer. A regional committee was formed consisting of the following w. G. Boulton w. Had and Shoal Lake v. Little. Decker b. Mitchell Roblin j. Finkbeiner .tunr., Isabella. For sprain it s liniment for i Groin poin. deep fiction that prom Olti Quick fart. Tip Sloan i Handy Pat it on. Al All drug Ritorti. Deep acting Sloan s speeds Relief j Junior chamber names officers do vex ont., nov. 21 special Charlie Bennett was elected president of the Dryden Junior chamber of Commerce at its regular monthly meeting in the Jaycee recreation Centre wednesday a Ifft. He will succeed George Campbell whose term expires at the end of december. Also elected to office were Don Shuttleworth As 1st vice president r. J. Rolston As 2nd vice president Bob Kingjr As 3rd vice president and Paddy Taylor As treasurer. The chamber agreed to sponsor the annual Public speaking contest for High school students for the third consecutive year. The charred Hull of the moronic former Queen of the Canada steamship lines passenger Fleet on the great lakes is shown Here making her last trip from Toronto to Hamilton where she is now being broken up for scrap. Monday results of a Federal inquiry into the ship s fire which took 118 lives at a Toronto pier sept. 17 placed direct blame for the Dis Aster on her Captain William Taylor and the Canada steamship lines More about n ironic continued from Page i with the it Jcj action far penile Poa Luve roller from constipation Uke or. 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Amount of of payment 12 is s32.00 Canada s layout and clout consume it Nanci Monet when Voil need or household finance pm Perton 132 Al firt Ruhm Hoof i 9 to 5 or by cow Morfo a rate Mil of Igor by ser atm the runic since 1878 4--------------------------------------------------------------f had testified to having had Only one drink the Nair he of the fire and that a woman Pas Senger and he Maximan who took the Captain o the slip shortly he fore the Fin had not observed Ruby indication of intoxication on his the judge said Complete complacency had descended on both the ships officers and management. In my he declared no one in a responsible position n connection with the ship either on the ship or ashore had applied mind in any serious Way to handling of a situation such As arose although such an eventuality cannot be considered otherwise than one which might occur at any five rulings the investigator found that the fire broke out in a Small Linen closet just Forward of a women s washroom opening onto the port corridor on a deck third deck Down from the top of the vessel. While air. Justice Kellock gave no finding on the actual cause of the fire lie declared there was no evidence of in Cendia ism. His ruling on the responsibility for the loss of the ship and the lives was that the company and Captain were at fault in f failing to have a continuous patrol of the ship to detect fire. He added such patrol As was in existence was limited to about 15 minutes out of each hour. Failing to have an Organiza Tion in operation while the ship was docked with passengers to transmit word of a fire outbreak to some Point where trained firefight ers could be dispatched immediately. 2 failing to contemplate in any real sense the possibility of fire at a Dock and maintaining Only 15 men on duty out of a Crew complement of 171. Failing to have any plan for arousing and getting the Pas sengers off the ship in the event of fire while the ship was at failing to train the Crew in the proper Steps to be taken on discovery of fire or in fire fight ing methods beyond giving them a knowledge of How to operate fire extinguishers As hoses. The commissioner said the loss was due to wrongful default of the owners and the 66-year-old master in these five particulars. Not precluded front action while it is True that the owners knew and approved of the Organiza Tion or of it designed to Deal with the outbreak of fire on the ship while it Lay in Dock with sleep no passengers on Board the Mas Ter was not in any Way precluded by any instructions from the owners from taking the proper Steps him or. Justice Kellock added. In taxing costs against the own ers he added i cannot think that any reasonable person charged with the safety of sleeping Passen Gers could have failed to real ize that something in the nature of what actually happened would be Likely to happen on the ship Here in question on the night of sept. 18, 1949, had he really applied his Rind to such a the judge said he was not inter Fering with the certificates of either first officer f. Gerald Wood of St. Thomas ont., or second officer Wilbur j. Bowles Dor Chester ont. He declared they should have had a direction from higher up which they did not receive Al though the second officer who was the officer of the watch showed no More resource nor initiative than did the seven Points or. Justice Kellock found the fire fighting equipment on the ves Sel apparently was satisfactory and in Good working order. However he recommended that provisions for fire Resis Tant bulkheads should be made applicable to such ships As the moronic As provided in the International convention for the safety of life at sea. The moronic had been exempted 1939 regulations requiring new ships to have fire resisting bulk Heads since she was built before the regulations came into effect. Other recommendations for ships carrying More than a minimum of passengers in major Inland Waters j _ that an efficient and continuous fire patrol be maintained As Well As an automatic fire alarm or fire detecting system. These sys tems should not be restricted to those parts of the ship not accessible to the patrols. 2 that safety convention provi goons be complied with in connection with the mustering of passengers extinguishing of fires warring of passengers and con Rol Ling the movement of passengers after an outbreak. This would re quire Crew training in fire Figi Iling and the maintenance it an effective organization for sending trained men to the spot. Of a fire. 3_ that these vessels be listed with a sprinkler system protecting All enclosed sections. 4. That Muster charts which show emergency stations for passengers and Crew should be prominently displayed so Crew members May become familiar with their dues. 5_ that the ships be fined with Public address systems for directing passengers in emergency and that officers be trained in a that ships at Dock should have adequate and More than one Means of getting ashore. F that passenger ships remain ing docked for any extended time be required to be connected with the local Telephone system so that fire department Aid May obtained without delay. Be j London up Only doctors and Parsons work More than 40 hours a week in Britain today Bishop of London or. J. W Wand _ told St. Marylebone Gram mar school. He advised parents not to look upon education merely As a Means of after school livelihood but As a fitment to a life full of varied you u never be late with a electronically tested for accuracy at reliable jewellers with it Cal says Captain holds same status Montreal nov. 21 bup Captain William Taylor s status with Canada steamship lines was unaltered and to would be Given another command when his sus pension was lifted company officials said monday. I however they said the master was a very sick Man and j there appeared Little Chance of his returning to duty. The . Officials said Taylor would have two More seasons on the great lakes before retiring. They denied that the master was on his Jast voyage when the fire broke out. As far As the company is concerned Captain Taylor s status re Mains in clanged. He will receive his pension when he reaches the retiring age of they stated. Asked whether the master would be allowed to take command of another of the . Ships in the event of him regaining his health the officials answered emphatic ally definitely once his suspension is car orders Worth of diesel engines Sudbury nov. 21 cup the Canadian Pacific railway has placed a order for 5s diesel locomotives to Speed up freight service Between fort Wil Liam and Cartier ont., the company announced monday. The . Largest order said it for this was the Type of equipment Ever placed by a Cana Dian railway. The units the first their Type in Canada would be Ell built in the Dominion the company said. A Large three unit Canada s air Force is important in peace As Well As War. 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