New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
NINA BRINGS Il BODIES.
Only One of These Was Drowned
Remainder Froze to Death.
HOW VICTIMS WERE FOUND
Large Icebergs Pass Hearse Ship
While She Is Engaged in
Sad Search.

fldnIdN, y. o., May N.--pNlN Uls' VI hhS
seventeen persons whose bodies were re-
covered by the cable ship Nina In the
vicinity OF the Titanic tragedy died from
drowning, in the opinion Of the cable
ships physician. The other sixteen per-
iehed from exposure, death ensuing some
four hours after the vessel sank. This was
demonstrated by an examination OF the
bodies In the lungs OF but one o. which
water was found.
Thus all sixteen were frozen TO death
killed by the chill water and the biting
breeze from the bergs, not by the strang-
ling force Of tho surging, sweeping waves.
For at least four hours after the Titanic
sank these sixteen men fought desperately
for their lives breasting the heaving bill
lows striking out with the courage of des-
peration, maintaining the stroke OF hand
and foot until knee and elbow refused 70
bend, until, chilled TO the bone and mar
row, the hearts action stopped
This statement Is made on the authority
OF the Rev II. w. Cunningham, rector OF
st. Georges Church. who accompanied the
Nina on her quest. Tho cable ship arrived
here carly to-day.
Rough Weather for Nina.
The Nina had rough weather con-
tinued the clergyman. We experienced
only two pleasant days. ] saw only two
icebergs. one of them shaped like a great
tent with two spraying branches pro-
truding from it's base. The officers. how
eer, told me that they sighted number Of
bergs I'm tho distance. Wo reached the
scene OF the wreck NJ p. m. on Thursday.
T conducted a solemn memorial service.
composing a special prayer therefor, and
we then dispersed to our several duties.
The bodies We recovered were found
miles apart, and such success as we at
tanned was due to expert navigation aud
good fortune OF the seventeen bodies re-
covered, fifteen were brought to port, tho
other two, the bodies of unidentified IRE
men, being buried at sea"
TIE bodies preserved were those Of Charles
". Hays, president OF the Grand Trunk
Railway; Joseph Fynney, Of J. Fynney &
Co. rubber merchants, OF Liverpool, who
was a second class passenger; three third
class passengers. and ten members OF the
crew
Tho Minia arrived AZ the cable ship
Mackay-Benuctt's position ut midnight on
April %. 1T $50 o'clock the next morning
search for the bodies was begun and at 7:So
that evening eleven bodies had been found.
Next morning the search was renewed
but a northerly gale with dense fog pre-
vailed and during the day only one body
was recovered. A second body was
sighted, but It disappeared before tho small
boat which had been lowered could
reach a.
The next dav the weather moderated, the
wind shifted 10 the north-northeast and
the fog lifted but nasty heavy cross sea
was running and only one body was found.
Thick weather prevailed again on April g.
cold easterly wind was blowing and no
observations could be taken. one body
was recovered that day and from dead
reckoning was many miles from the one
recovered on the previous day. The con-
dltions that existed on the 10Th prevailed
again on the both. with the wind around to
tho north northwest and once more the
days search added only one body,
on May J. however. the efforts OF the
Ninia were more successful Steaming over
a wide range, the body OF joseph Fynney
was picked UP on the edge OF the Gulf
Stream In water of temperature of 50
degrees. Later III tHt Gay many i4lI'S w
the north the body OF steward was found
in good condition in water of a tempera-
ture OF 81 degrees
The next day a further careful search
was made. and. although one body was
seen drifting past the steamer In tho
dense fog. tho search for II In a small boa
was unsuccessful on May tho search
was continued for several hours. but with
out success, and Captain DC Carterct reluct-
antly gave up the quest and headed his
ship for Halifax. The line of demarcation
OF tho Gulf Stream was plainly indicated
by wall OF fog and a sudden rise in tho
Of the water from 80 Ia 10 de-
erecs I'm the space of tho ships length.
For Two Weeks Cruise.
Tho third ship to so In search OF bodies
OF victims Of the Titanic disaster steamed
out of Halifax harbor this evening for
what is probably the last effort TO recover
bodies The vessel is the Canadian gov
ernment steamer Montmagny She took
coal for a two weeks cruise, and tho
White star Line officials hope that she
will succeed In adding appreciably to the
total Of 200 bodies which have been
brought hero by the cable steamers
Mackay- Bennett and Nina.
OF the total of POS bodies recovered 49,
have either been shipped to various des-
tina tons or buried In Halifax. Sixty
eight bodies remain in the morgue pend
ing further instructions from relatives,
or, in some cases. more positive identih-
cation.
The provincial government has in it's
amounting to $4,000 which have been
taken from bodies. The largest amount