The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-04-25
DRAKE Student .
IS identified
Body One Of the First Recovered
Where the Titanic Sank.
SevENTY-SEvEN BODIES FOUND
investigation is Resumed by Senate
Committee Today--Fivc Hundred
Womn Crowd the Corridors
as esson Resumes. ..H

Des MOines, April 23.-Special: inc
body of Ernest Tomlin, the Drake
student who was drowned on the Ill.
fated Titanic, was among the first to
be recovered by the cable ship Mac
kay-Bennett. Tomlin left Southamp,
ton to return to the local institution
to complete his work for graduation
this spring. The day after the wreck
friends in the city received word by
mail that he had sailed on the Titanic
and then came the word that he was
not among the rescued.
His name was among the first re-
ceived by wireless from the cable
ship which sailed at once for the
scene of the disaster to search for
bodies of the victims. Nothing else
is known of Tomlin's death further
than the fact that his body easily
was identified by the searchers.
At Drake university Tomln was
well known and had wide circle of
acquaintances and friends. He was
student in the Bible college and was
one of number of Englishmen from
Southampton who are attending the
local school. When he was compell-
ed to return home last year because
of i'll health it was with the promise
that he would return as soon as pos
sble to complete his studies and OBJ
tain his sheepskin.
May Identify Waits.
Nice, France, April 23.-Special:
1t is possible that the mystery of the
identity OF the two children answer.
ing to the names of Louis and Lolo,
who were saved from the Titanic,
may soon be cleared up. Nine Nav.
ratil, the wife of tailor living here,
declares that she recognizes her two
children in the description of the lit
tie ones. She is separated from her
husband who a month ago, she de-
clares, took away, the children and
disappeared after telling friends that
he was going to America. The chill
dren were travelling with a man nam.
cd Hoffman, who is said to have been
a friend of Navratifs.
A request has been sent to New
York for photographs of the children.
The two French waits are now in
the care of Miss Margaret Hayes of
New York, who has become the self
appointed guardian of the boys, one,
of whom is about years old and the
other 3. The children were found
wrapped in blanket in one Of the
Titanio's lifeboats.
According to stories told by surviv-
ors, a man passed the children into
the boat just as it was leaving the side
of the ship. The mans name is
supposed to have been Hoffman and
the list of second cabin passengers
includes a Mr. Hoffman and two chill.
dren. The man himself was not saw
ed. His body has been identified
among those picked up by the Mackay'
Bennett.
Seventy.seven Bodies Found.
New York, April 23.-Special: The
White Star line was officially notified
at 9:l5 today that II bodies of the
victims of the Titanic had been re-
covered of which AZ had been identi-
fed. Tho company at that hour re-
ccived an additional list of fifteen
names of victims who were on the
cable steamer Mackay-Bennett. 1t
gave out the information that it
would remain at the scene of the
wreck until she had filled all of the
one hundred collins taken there from
Halifax.
Women at the Hearing.
Washington, April 23.-Special:
Roars of indignant protest from hun
dreds of women created a near panic
to-day in the senate office when the
investigation of the senate was re-
sumcd. Five hundred women damned
the corridors rushed past the capital
policemen and attempted to force
their way into the new and smaller
room taken by the committee Many
of the women frilled and furbeloWed
in silks and satins brought luncheon
planning to stay all day and hold
their seat during the luncheon recess
hour. Because of the confusion yes
terday during the hearing in the mar
bic room the committee to-day switch.
ed to the senate territory committee
room. Fashionable gowned women
arrived in automobiles and carriages
and mixed with the shabby dressed
men and boys. At eight o'clock a
large crowd waited outside the build
ing for the arrival of managing di.
rector Ismay and vice president
Franklin of the White Star Liner.
Had No Marine Glasses. a.
Washington, d. G., April 23.-Spe.
cial: Frederick Fleet, one of the look
outs of the Titanic. testified this af.
ternoon before the senate investigat-
ing committee that no marine glasses
were furnished tn lookouts. He had
asked for glasses at Southampton, he
said, but was told there were none
for him. Other vessels, he asserted.
provided lookouts with glasses. The
witness swore he could have sighted
the iceberg which sent the Titanic
to the bottom il he had been supplied
with the necessary equipment.
iceberss Stopped Him.
Rotterdam, April 23.-Special: The