storstadt

Updated: May 19, 2025

Nearing Father Point, below Quebec, where normally the pilot is dropped or taken on when one is leaving or proceeding to Canada, the ship's officers pointed out a small twinkling light that marked the grave of the ill-fated Empress of Ireland. We had seen the collier Storstadt that sent her to her doom while at anchor off the Citadel, and were much impressed.

Frederic C. Curry - From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade