THE LOST LINER.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 153, 29 June 1914, Page 5

THE LOST LINER.

ISTORSTAD'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE PORTED HELM. EMPRESS OF IRELAND'S COURSE. ,r v iCy Cable—Prc;s Association.—Copyright.) C>l'Kßl-:C. June 27. The sittings of the commission of in- " ipiiry into the Knipre-s of Ireland disaster were continued yesterday, conn-el's addresses bang hoard. Mr. Aspinwall. in bis address, eon--1 tended that, liecau-e the wheel wa- tirst ported and then without autliority ehunged to hard aport. when she had steerage way on. the Stors'.ad was responsible for the disaster. He asked the commission to find that members of the crew of tlie Storstad were inaccurate when they claimed that the collier refused to answer her helm. Continuing, lie argued that the changed course on a ported 'helm took the collier into the statioiiarv liner at rigid angbwith sulliriont -peed to ean-e the fatal damage. If there bad been no such change Hie vi- el- Mould lune passed safely. ,1 C.iin-el contended thai to lind thai v the Enipics* of Ireland starboarded belli holm would U- tantamount t" a charge s of perjury against ( aptain Kendall, v. iio - claimed "(hat lie bad not altered Ibe •• course. He seolTed al the idea that tap- - tain Kendall was telling a deliberate lie c when he bad jtist faced death. Mr. Aspinwall charged William Jacob S.i\c. I lie third otlieer of the Stor-tad. will' responsibility for tbe di-a-ter by taking tlie wheel' from tbe helmsman without authority and putting il loud "I""" 1 -