The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-23
II BODIES FOUND
AND AZ HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED
Another Boat Sent to Scene of
Titanic Disaster
BURIED AT SEA
One of the Recovered Bodies BeleV-
ed to Be That Of George D.
Wldener

New York, April ga dispatch
was received at the White Star line
offices today stating that n bodies of
victims of the Titanic disaster had
been recovered and that AZ had been
identified. The steamship Mackay-
Bennett which is engaged in the work |
of recovering the bodies will remain
in the vicinity for some time yet, but
will leave in time to arrive at Hall !
fax on Friday. The bodies will be |
taken to that port for further identi- |
fication.
Halifax, April 23.-Late reports re-
ceived here indicate that when dark |
ness fell last night the cable steamer
Mackay.Bennett, which went to the
scene of the Titanic disaster for the
purpose, had recovered SO bodies.
How many of these have been identi-
fed is not clear. but that some have
not been was made certain yesterday
when the Mackay-Bennett sent al
wireless dispatch that such bodies as
we're not embalmed would be buried
at sea last night.
The first list of names of bodies re-
covered from the Titanic disaster by
the cable steamer Mackay-Bennett
was received at New York last night
in Wireless messages TO the White
Star line Offices The list OF 20
names contains none of several of
the most prominent men who perish
ed unless 1t be that George w. Wi
den" as sent by wireless refers. as is
believed probable to George d. Wild
ener of Philadelphia. The original
passenger lists Of the Titanic do not
mention Widen" which apparently
establishes the identity of the body
as that Of Mr. Widener, son of A. b.
Widener, one of the directors of the
White Star line. The list as received
at the White Star line Offices is as
follows
E. NJ. Hoffman. Mrs. Alexander
Robbins. William II. Harbeck. NAL
colin Johnson. A. ]. Halverson, H. W..
Ashe. Leslie Williams, A. j. Hayter,
Jerry Monrose, Frederick Sutton, j..
5. Gil. Ernest B. Tomlin. George Ros-
enshire, n. Marriott, John II. Chap
man, w. Colbine, II. Greenberg, 81
mon Sother, ~ Colas Rasher, Shea,
George w. Widen, Ramon Artaga-
veytia, Mill Schedig, Steward No.
76, Yosite Drazenoui.
4 number of the % names in the
list do not check up with the Tt
tanic's passenger list, which leads TO
the belief that a number OF the bod
les recovered are those of members
OF the Titanic's crew
The intention of the Mackay-Ben-
nett, when she left port, was to
bring back only bodies either identi-
fed or identifable and. to return I'M
known bodies TO the sea. 4 clergy
man. Rev. X G. Hind of the church
OF England was taken along and to
him last night fell the duty of con-
Quoting the services by which the un-
known dead were again consigned to
the sea. Some of the victims have
undoubtedly been mutilated by ice so
that Identification is impossible. Only
those bodies, IL is generally believed
will be recovered that are buoyed up
by life preservers, which were fasten-
ed on before the Titanic passed be
meath the waves.
Rush orders were received at Hall.
fax yesterday to prepare another
steamer to go in search of the dead.
The cable ship Nina was chartered
and Halifax undertakers placed 100
collins on board. while 100 tons Of ice
were stored away In the holds. a
quantity of iron was also placed on
board. and will be used as weights in
sending to the depths of the ocean
the unidentified dead The Nina
will take only undertakers from Hall
fax. no other person outside OF the
crew being permitted on board. She
Is under orders to meet the steamer
Mackay. Bennett where she Is now
engaged In the search for the bodies
Mr.. Hind will be transferred to the
Nina, and the Mackay-Bennett will
/ then 20 to Halifax with her cargo Of
dead The Nina sailed late last
night
The Mackay. Bennett If present
plans carry. will probably not reach
Halifax until late in the week The
/ Nina will establish wireless com.
munication with the Mackay.Bennett
at the first practicable moment and
endoayor to relay all important iufor
nation to the shore The White star
line at New York announced yester
day afternoon that II had received
the following wireless message from
the cable ship Mackay. Bennett:
Heavy southwest squat has inter.
fored with operations. Fifty bodies
recovered All not embalmed will be
buried at sea at S p. m. with divine
services Can only bring embalmed
bodies to port" The White Star
line at o'clock yesterday sent the
following wireless to the Mackay. Ben.
nett. Advise az once particulars
all bodies identified. also any infor.
nation which might lead to identih.
! cation othpru "