New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-25
PR0PELLERS TEAR BODIES
Appalling, Captain Says, but He
Couldn't Care for Bodies and
Didn't Stop-Syrian Child
Bride a Survivor.


led filed with half submerged victims
some of which, It vas said, were drawn
nto the Bremen's propellers and mutt
ated From the position given by Cap
Gin Wilhelmi the Gulf Stream is carry.
ng the human wreckage in a north
direction. but thus far the
bodies have not left the zone Of ice.
The skipper said he counted 125 bodies
md then stopped. 1T was too much for
ne to count more" he said. "but
nave no doubt that there we're perha IS
wo hundred. l have been 10 sea for
wenty-three years. and never have
;een anything SO appalling Is that sea
Il bodies
"Couldn's Care for Bodies"
Asked why he did not stop and take
hem aboard, tbs master said: It was
impossible. for we had no way OF taking
are Of the bodies. II there had been
,nly few we might have made ar
.ffort, but il would be impossible 10 nave
AIRED for them al"
The Bremen had been IN wireless COM
with the cable ship Msckay'
Bennett, and knew that that vessel had
,een commissioned to recover the float
ng victims Of the Titanic.
Wilhelm Gellhaus, Of Botha, Alberta
saloon passenger on the Bremen, re-
urning from visit TO the fatherland
aid the bodies We're accompanied by
much wreckage. and all he saw had or
ife rreservers.
I'VE had heard rumors on Ssrd 81
he Titanics loss" he said. but nc
leinite information had been posted.
There were reports that 800 had
,een lost and also that as many had
,een saved Soon after We ran into the
&c fields we were attracted by the
yreckage, consisting chiefly of splintered
eek fittings, steamer chairs, dining
aloon chairs. mattresses and doors. Nc
,iece Of wood was bigger than perhaps
tx feet
Mingled with it were the bodies, which
I first seemed 10 be bundles Of clothing
t was only when these bundles were
ossed over by wave that we were able
o see a face. Male bodies seemed TO be
n the majority. occasionally l saw
woman.
One Of these, dashed 10 steamer
hair and with a lie preserver around
ler waist, held in her arms dead child
which appeared to be a girl.
Saw Dead Sailors Eyes.
zone body with the blue uniform OF a
ailor bobbed up close 70 where leaned
,ycr the rail forward, and / saw the
ace plainly. The eyes were open and
lad the appearance of one alive. Bu'
10 WAS dead. That was plain. for the
,odv was stiff and the face blue.
1T was hard to see we'll beyond ten or
.lnven rods from the Brcmen's deck, and
am confident We passed 10y more bodies
han we saw. | asked why We did not
low down and try to Identify some OF
he bodies. and was told that the captain
wanted to make as good time as pos
,ible through the ice in daylight Many
# the women passengers on the Bremen
became historical and Ill., and even the
men who watched the bodies showed
signs of emotion. At n. M. on Sunday
WAS awakened by the stopping OF the
Engines and. running out on deck, was
old that We had merely stopped because
IF the thick weather. We passed by
;evcn icebergs in three hours on Satur.
law. the closest being about half a mile
away"
Inquiries for Bodies Numerous.
The White Star Offices IN this city, though
with regard TO any further
progress in the recovery Of bodies at thu
Gene of the Titanic disaster, continued tc
.eceive calls Yesterday from survivors OF
rom relatives and friends of the lost
Some OF the visitors wanted money witr
which 10 reach their destinations, while
,thers wanted Information concerning m,
bodies found.
One Of the latter was Alfredo Metz Green
,onsul for Uruguay In this city. Mr.. Greer
wanted 10 know when the Mackay. Bennett
would reach Halifax with the body Of
Ramon sgaveytia, a wealthy man Of
iontevideo, a first cabin passenger on thu
Titanic, who went down with the ship
artagaveytias body was reported recoY
red and identified on Monday.
On being told that the Mackay Bennett
vas expected TO reach Halifax Friday ol
saturday, Mr.. Green made arrangement:
o start for Nova Scotia Immediately. He
will try TO identify the body himself a
Halifax In case II has been preserved. an1
ring IL 10 New York, where. on May 20
Members Of both the Uruguayan and Ar
,entine colonies in this city will escort II
hoard q steamship bound for Montevideo
Mr.. Artagaveytia vas almost as vel
,nogn in Buenos Ayres as he vas IN hi:
ZONE city.
Yesterdays storage callers we're Syrisns
=, seams that the Titanic sailed with IS
,vrians from Cherbourg. all bound FOL
-oe,srn Pennsylvania. IN her steerage. only
,,,artv.rine Of whom were saved. foul
,,sn twenty women and FIVE children.
Story Of Syrian Chld.eride.
o.. # the women rescued was Mrs
~.,orov Alexander. bride Of two months
,,no savs she IS only fourteen years Old
.,rs Alexander Displayed the fnser nails
;. no,h her hands. which had been dyee
. sssn red in token OF her recent marriage
81. e now a widow. since her husband
80 when down with the ship. Fran
an Annoricanizad Syrian who had peei
:. ,,Is country twelve years and had bull
n e prosperous little business IN wines
barre - Penn. When he had saveo "
y ouoh money he decided 10 return LOT
ts,, 70 his old home in Harden. eyria an'
-, .,...e uc proni.srd Two oIother =,
- 80 NE in Wilkes Barre, 10 look VI
lei, .er' little sister Celamy., ,,, ain,
Ne He was true 70 his wold' me Igsul, pn. s