Table of Contents
Foreword S. Thomas Russell ix
Introduction xv
i The Empress of Ireland Sails to Her Doom 1
ii Captain Kendall Blames the Storstad 15
iii Captain Andersen's Defense 21
iv Miraculous Escape of the Few 25
v The Stricken Survivors Return 33
vi Heroes of the Empress Disaster 52
vii The Surgeon's Thrilling Story 58
viii Ship of Death Reaches Quebec 63
ix Solemn Services for the Dead 71
x Crippling Loss to Salvation Army 81
xi Notable Passengers Aboard 99
xii List of Survivors and Roll of the Dead 107
xiii The Storstad Reaches Port 118
xiv Parliament Shocked by the Calamity 125
xv Messages of Sympathy and Help 127
xvi Placing the Blame 134
xvii Empress in Fact, as in Name 151
xviii The Norwegian Collier Storstad 155
xix The St. Lawrence: A Beautiful River 157
xx The Tragic Story of the Titanic Disaster 169
xxi The Most Sumptuous Palace Afloat 173
xxii The Titanic Strikes an Iceberg! 182
xxii "Women and Children First!" 192
xxiv Left to Their Fate 217
xxv The Call for Help Heard 226
xxvi In the Drifting Lifeboats 231
xxvii The Tragic Homecoming 250
xxviii Other Great Marine Disasters 280
xxix Development of Shipbuilding 288
xxx Safety and Lifesaving Devices 295
xxxi Seeking Safety at Sea 302
Afterword 315