New Hamburg Man Victim of Ill-fated Steamer
Matthew Tales, who had been living in New Hamburg for the past three years, was a passenger of the Empress of Ireland, when she sank in the St. Lawrenoe last Friday with such an appaling loss of life and is numbered among the drowned.
Mr, Tales left here a few weeks ago to visit his daughter in Haysville and his son William near Chatham, and booked with Toronto friends for a six weeks' trip to the Old Country, where six of his children reside.
Mr. Tales intended to come back to New Hamburg upon his return from England. While here be was employed as stableman at the Imperial Hotel and was very obliging and well known to the people of the neighborhood. He had been in this country for about ten years previous to coming to New Hamburg, when he resided in New Dundee.
He was 74 years of age and still hale and hearty, and was a devout member of the R. C. Church. His unfortunate end is regretted by his many friends here.
Another victim of the tragedy was Samuel Simpson, a young Englishman, who formerly was a farm hand for Mr. Ed. Sanderson near this town. He took passage with friends from Guelph.
One man from Stratford, Mr. A Treherne, and five Galt people are also among the lost.
New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914
Matthew Tales, who had been living in New Hamburg for the past three years, was a passenger of the Empress of Ireland, when she sank in the St. Lawrenoe last Friday with such an appaling loss of life and is numbered among the drowned.
Mr, Tales left here a few weeks ago to visit his daughter in Haysville and his son William near Chatham, and booked with Toronto friends for a six weeks' trip to the Old Country, where six of his children reside.
Mr. Tales intended to come back to New Hamburg upon his return from England. While here be was employed as stableman at the Imperial Hotel and was very obliging and well known to the people of the neighborhood. He had been in this country for about ten years previous to coming to New Hamburg, when he resided in New Dundee.
He was 74 years of age and still hale and hearty, and was a devout member of the R. C. Church. His unfortunate end is regretted by his many friends here.
Another victim of the tragedy was Samuel Simpson, a young Englishman, who formerly was a farm hand for Mr. Ed. Sanderson near this town. He took passage with friends from Guelph.
One man from Stratford, Mr. A Treherne, and five Galt people are also among the lost.
New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914
New Hamburg Man Victim of Ill-fated Steamer
Matthew Tales, who had been living in New Hamburg for the past three years, was a passenger of the Empress of Ireland, when she sank in the St. Lawrenoe last Friday with such an appaling loss of life and is numbered among the drowned.
Mr, Tales left here a few weeks ago to visit his daughter in Haysville and his son William near Chatham, and booked with Toronto friends for a six weeks' trip to the Old Country, where six of his children reside.
Mr. Tales intended to come back to New Hamburg upon his return from England. While here be was employed as stableman at the Imperial Hotel and was very obliging and well known to the people of the neighborhood. He had been in this country for about ten years previous to coming to New Hamburg, when he resided in New Dundee.
He was 74 years of age and still hale and hearty, and was a devout member of the R. C. Church. His unfortunate end is regretted by his many friends here.
Another victim of the tragedy was Samuel Simpson, a young Englishman, who formerly was a farm hand for Mr. Ed. Sanderson near this town. He took passage with friends from Guelph.
One man from Stratford, Mr. A Treherne, and five Galt people are also among the lost.
New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914
Matthew Tales, who had been living in New Hamburg for the past three years, was a passenger of the Empress of Ireland, when she sank in the St. Lawrenoe last Friday with such an appaling loss of life and is numbered among the drowned.
Mr, Tales left here a few weeks ago to visit his daughter in Haysville and his son William near Chatham, and booked with Toronto friends for a six weeks' trip to the Old Country, where six of his children reside.
Mr. Tales intended to come back to New Hamburg upon his return from England. While here be was employed as stableman at the Imperial Hotel and was very obliging and well known to the people of the neighborhood. He had been in this country for about ten years previous to coming to New Hamburg, when he resided in New Dundee.
He was 74 years of age and still hale and hearty, and was a devout member of the R. C. Church. His unfortunate end is regretted by his many friends here.
Another victim of the tragedy was Samuel Simpson, a young Englishman, who formerly was a farm hand for Mr. Ed. Sanderson near this town. He took passage with friends from Guelph.
One man from Stratford, Mr. A Treherne, and five Galt people are also among the lost.
New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914
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