The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-22
81 BODIES FOUND
OF VICTIMS OF
DISASTER
Recovered BY Gable Ste amer
Mackay-Bennett
WHERE THE TITANIC SUNK
Names Of Those Identified Could Not
Be Obtained but viii Be Soon
Forwarded

st. Johns, N. F., April 22.-Sixty-
four, bodies have been recovered by
the cable steamer Mackay-Bennet
which has been searching the vicin-
ity OF the Titanic disaster, according
to report that reached here last
night. 1t is said number OF bodies
which were recovered were sunk
again as they were without identifi-
cation marks. The names of those
identified could not be obtained
through the Cape Race wireless sta
ton. The Ga bodies recovered are
regarded at st. Johns, as identifable,
according to the report Those that
were sunk were presumably in con-
dition making their preservation i'm.
| possible.
No direct word had been received
at Halifax up to late hour last night
from the steamer Mackay-Bennett in
confirmation of the reports from st.
Johns, N. f., that GA or more bodies
had been recovered, but from the
fact that large number of them
were seen Saturday night, and that
the Mackay-Bennett is now in the vic
unity, 1t is believed at Halifax to be
probable that the searchers have met
with success. The searchers are
probably unable to communicate dir.
ectly with Cape Race, which is about
$50 miles away, because the wireless
range on the cable ship is only about
200 miles. The steamer Empress OF
Ireland, which sailed Saturday night
for Liverpool, should be in a neal
enough position early this morning
to speak to the Mackay-Bennett &c
relay ashore what news the cable
steamer may have.
Two wireless messages addressed
to ]. Bruce Ismay, president of the
International Mercantile Marine com
pany, were received yesterday at the
office of the White Star in New Yorl
from the cable ship Mackay-Bennett
by way OF Cape Race, one OF which
reported that the steamer Rhein ha'
sighted bodies near the scene OF th'
loss OF the Titanic. The first mes
sage, which was dated Saturday ant
addressed care of the Commercial Ca
BILE company OF New York, read:
Steamer Rhein reports passing
wreckage and bodies 42.1 north 49l'
, west; eight miles west of three BIZ
icebergs. Expect TO arrive o'clocl
tonight. Mackay-Bennett.
, The second message, receive,
, through the Commercial Gable com
. pany reads:
Received further information iron
Bremen presumably steamship Brt
mem and arrive on ground at s o
clock p. IN. Start on operations &c
morrow. Have been considerably d.
, layed on passage by dense fog.
=. Mackay-Bennett.
Before his departure for Washing
ton, Mr.. Ismay said after reading tn
two messages: "The cable shi
. Mackay-Bennett has been chartere
by the White Star line and ordere
to proceed to the scene OF the disal
ter and to do all she could to recove
/ bodies and CLEAN all information POI
sible. Every effort will be made I
q identify bodies recovered and an
h news will be sent through immediate
\ ly by wireless. In addition to sue
4 messages as these, the Mackay.Bel
|. nett will make report OF its actly
Q ties each morning by wireless an
a such reports will be made public 1
!. the offices Of the White Star line.
"The cable ship has orders TO r
n main on the scene OF the wreck Il
q at least a week, but should a lars
q number Of bodies be recovered befol
1. that time. she will return to Halifs
q with them. The search for bodi'
, will not be abandoned until not We
:. tige Of hope remains for any MOI
fs recoveries. The Mackay.Benne
10 will not make any soundings as tn,
10 would not serve any useful purpo
because the depth where the Titan
sank is more than 1000 fathoms"