02444cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000320011224500780014426400510022230000470027333600260032033700260034633800360037250000310040850801860043952011800062553400450180565300150185065300350186565300250190065300700192565300390199585600430203499900170207758274UtSlPG20260610134337.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aG1 aMarshall, Logan,d1884-193714aThe Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland, and Other Great Sea Disasters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-11-11  aProduced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)  a"The Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland" by Logan Marshall is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book documents the catastrophic sinking of the Canadian liner Empress of Ireland in 1914, one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Canadian history. Through survivors' accounts and various testimonies, it explores the circumstances that led to the disaster, including navigational errors and fog conditions that contributed to the tragedy.  The opening of the narrative describes the ill-fated voyage of the Empress of Ireland as it embarks from Quebec filled with eager passengers. As the ship encounters fog on the night of May 29, 1914, the crew, led by Captain Henry George Kendall, attempts to navigate safely. Unfortunately, disaster strikes when the Empress collides with the Norwegian collier Storstad, leading to panic and chaos on board as the ship begins to sink within minutes. Survivors’ harrowing experiences unfold amidst desperate attempts to reach lifeboats and escape the icy waters, setting up an emotional exploration of human courage and loss that continues throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShipwrecks  aEmpress of Ireland (Steamship)  aStorstad (Steamship)  aShipwrecks -- Québec (Province) -- Saint Lawrence River Estuary  aSteamboat lines -- Passenger lists40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58274  c99101d99101