"Empress of Canada"

[Kenneth Kenny]

John,we never got the Over Head Railway to go and see the Empress Of Canada,in the Gladstone Dock,Mr Dolan (Teacher) walked us from the School,took about Half Hour.Ken.R634898.

[John Callon]

If we walked Ken from the Dingle to the Gladstone it would have taken us about 2 days!!!!
Regards
John

[Jim Brady]

I lived quite close to the Gladstone,I remember one time there was a fire I'm not sure if it was aboard the Blu Flu ship or in the shed.It was crepe rubber or something similar I know it was dropping out of the air and sticking on our windows.I remember the window cleaners wanting more money than usual to clean the windows.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Frederick Lacey]

You might find this interesting.

http://www.liverpoolships.org/empres...s_by_fire.html

[Frederick Lacey]

Sorry link didn't com up. F.

[Kenneth Kenny]

Hi jim,I think it was the Gladstone Dock Shed's,Bale's of Rubber from Blue Funnel Ship,dropping of Rubber, from fire cloud's even by my Mam's by Linacre Lane,people's clothe's getting ruined,know Compo them day's,only Johnson's the Cleaner's made money.Ken.R634898.

[Kenneth Kenny]

John if you walked Backward's maybe,I would believe you.Ken.

[Jim Brady]

Ken why I thought it must've been in the shed because I know at the time that it was said molten rubber was running down the gutters.You lived about a mile away then Ken and I did'nt know it travelled that far.In 1964 Blue Flu ship Pyrrhus had a nasty fire she had tobe evacuated twice in case she capsized because of the sheer volume of water that was pumped into her.
Regards.
Jim.B..

[happy daze john in oz]

wonder if r.son might be suitableinstead of the *****

No Cappy, R..son would be more applicable to UCL or P&O maybe!!!

[Brenda Shackleton]

Ken why I thought it must've been in the shed because I know at the time that it was said molten rubber was running down the gutters.You lived about a mile away then Ken and I did'nt know it travelled that far.In 1964 Blue Flu ship Pyrrhus had a nasty fire she had to be evacuated twice in case she capsized because of the sheer volume of water that was pumped into her.
Regards.
Jim.B..

PYRRHUS
Just found a letter dated 16 November 1964 copied to my Dad ( Capt W. J. Hartley) when he was Assistant Harbour Master in Liverpool.

"......in particular Captain Hartley, who was acting in the absence of the Harbour Master..... I appreciate the various problems which arose during the operations and the fact that the PYRRHUS did not capsize , thus causing a major disaster, is a tribute to the skill with which these were met and resolved. " C. Dove General Manager MDHB

So, the "hole in the hull" technique worked again !

Regards
Brenda
PS I love this site. So many of my Dad's papers begin to make sense !