1,000 drown as Empress of Ireland sinks Inquest hears how liner sank within minutes. TAGS. Published: 31 May 1914.

MONTREAL, June 1, 1914 (UP) -- Government investigation of the loss of 1,032 lives when the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland was rammed and sunk by the collier Storstad started here today.

The Empress of Ireland to me, was the perfect example of innovation and the start of international travel. It was also an example of history shared between Canada and Britain, a historical ...

When fog blanketed the St. Lawrence River on May 29, 1914, a ship carrying hundreds of passengers and crew was rammed by a passing coal ship. The passenger vessel, known as the Empress of Ireland ...

Historian David Saint-Pierre shows photos of the salvage operation from the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in 1914 at his home, Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan ...

When fog blanketed the St. Lawrence River on May 29, 1914, a ship carrying hundreds of passengers and crew was rammed by a passing coal ship. The passenger vessel, known as the Empress of Ireland, ...

Historian David Saint-Pierre shows photos of the salvage operation from the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in 1914 at his home, Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan ...

The two photos that popped up for sale on eBay appeared at first glance to be nothing more than a piece of Quebec maritime nostalgia: men on a wharf in the early 20th century, with a caption ...