St. Lawrence River. and Leonard Delamont

Leonard Delamont: Clinging to the side of a doomed ocean liner, Leonard Delamont wrapped his lifebelt around his mother, kissed her goodbye and jumped into the glacial waves of the St. Lawrence River. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Dubbed "Canada Titanic," the sinking on May 29, 1914, stands as one of the country worst maritime disasters, though a surprising number of Canadians have never heard of it. The Empress of Ireland is shown in an undated photo provided by Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-P re. The Canadian Pacific steamship, the Empress of Ireland, collided on May 29, 1914 with a Norwegian freighter near Quebec, sinking in 14 minutes and killing 1,012 people. THE ho-Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-P re Related Items Articles Newspaper headlines from 1914 on the Empress of Ireland tragedy The young man, never to be seen again, was among 1,012 killed that foggy night when the Empress of Ireland collided with a freighter off Quebec Gaspe Peninsula and plunged beneath the surface in just 14 minutes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.