The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

Der of multi-millionaires of this city, who have lost relatives in the wreck of the Titanic, have combined on plan to recover the bodies of the victims. A ship has been chartered and will be sent to the scene of the wreck fully equipped to accomplish the task. A part of the equipment Is an aeroplane which will be used to soar about in the vicinity of the disaster for the purpose of locating any of the bodies that may be float ing on the surface of the water Dynamite will be used to raise those which have not already risen.
 Just at present gales are raging off the coast of Newfoundland and hindering the work of searching, which is being carried on by a number of vessels.
 The Mackey-Bennett Cableship which has been cruising about in the vicinity of the wreck since early in the week, has reported the re- covery of sixty-eight bodies. None of them have been identified The wireless messages from the ship state that nearly all of the bodies are clothed merely in night robes. which renders identification imposs- ible until the remains can be viewed by relatives or friends.
 NEW YORK, April 22.-Musicans throughout the country yesterday memorialized the dead heroes of the Titanic band, who comforted their dying comrades by rendering Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the great ship carried them down to death.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Many of the pastors in this city yester- day took as the subject of their ser mons. the Titanic wreck, and the mania of the Anglo-Saxons for fast travel was condemned in the strong est terms.
 LONDON. April 22-The fund for the relief of the survivors of the Titanic has reached the sum of $700,O00. and the donations are still coming in. It is thought the fund will reach the million dollar mark
 LONDON, April 22. Tonight's S session of the house of commons will be taken up with debate on the subject of the Titanic wreck. to the end that mere adequate marine laws may be passed regulating the equip ment of ships to cope with accidents such as befell the White Star liner.
 LIVERPOOL, April 22-The ar rival of the steamship Virginia to- day without tow, disapproves the rumor which had been freely cir culated here to the effect that she would arrive in port with the Titanic in tow. The officers of the Virginia are unable to explain the origin of the strange report.
 NEW YORK, April 22.-The West ern Union company is making ar engagements to dispatch a cableship to the scene of the Titanic disaster to assist in the recovery of the bodies
 NEW YORK, April 22.-Marion Wright, one of the survivors of the Titanic disaster was married to- day to Arthur Wolcott, a rancher of Cosgrove, Oregon.
 AUGUSTA, April 22.-The mem- ory of Major Archibald Butt, mili- tary aide to the president, who was one of the victims of the Titanic horror, will be preserved to posteri- ty by the erection in this city of a memorial monument, plans for which already are under consider ation.
 WASHINGTON, April 22. - In accordance with a resolution intro duced to day by Senator Martin. of Virginia, revenue cutters will be sent immediately to assist in the search for the bodies of the Titanic victims
 NEW YORK, April 22-The gov ernment investigation of the Titanic disaster was resumed today, but nothing sensational developed. The unquestionable faith of the officers of the Titanic in the unsuitable character of the vessel. and the re- markable calmness of the passen- gers during the trying moments following the collision were the prin- cipal features brought out in the inquiry.
 ST. JOHNS, April 23. - The Mac kay-Bennett cable ship arrived today with GA bodies of the victims of the Titanic, which the ship had been able to pick up at sea.
 NEW YORK, April 22. - The Mackay-Bennett cableship sent a wireless to the White Star company today saying that it had recovered GA dead bodies, and that all which it was not desired to embalm would be buried at sea.
 WASHINGTON, April 22 The hearing into the cause of the Titanic wreck was resumed this afternoon. Vice President Franklin of the White Star company admitted that he had withheld the earliest reports of the wreck, saying that he did so to avoid alarming the friends and relatives of the passengers.
 Senator Martin introduced a reso- lution to send revenue cutters to the scene of the Titanic wreck to pick up the bodies of the dead.
 The house today agreed to author ize an expenditure of $1,OOO,0OO for worldwide wireless telegraph sys- tenn for the navy.
 NEW YORK, April 22 The Titanic investigation which terminal ed abruptly Saturday in this city, was resumed this morning in Wash ington, and President Ismay, the of ficers of the Titanic and surviving passengers were notified to be pres ent. It is evidently the intention of the government to place the blame for the terrible disaster where it be- longs
 WASHINGTON, April 23.-Today