The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-04-25
bellies OF MORE VICTIMS
PICKED UP FROM THE SEA
Total Number Found by the Mackay
Bennett is 77-None Of the Prom
inent Passengers Included.

0cHnS1t % h-NOne OF tnS PrOHl-
inent Passengers Included.
New York, April 23-Fifteen more
lanes Of victims of the Titanic recov-
cred by the Mackay-Bcnnett were made
public by the White Star Line today.
CT the fifteen, twelve are passengers
The total number Of bodies to date is
seventy-seven None is we'll known.
New York, April 23-The first list
of names of bodies recovered from the
Titanic disaster by the cable ship
Mackay Bennett was received . here
last night through wireless dispatches
at the White Star line offices. The
list of twenty-seven names contains
none of several Of the most prominent
men who perished, unless it be that
George w. Widen" as sent by wireless
refers to Geo. d. Widner Of Philadelp-
hia
The wireless message, after listing
the names, concluded
"All preserved, presumably refer
ing to the condition of the bodies.
A number of thctwenty-seven names
in the list do not check up with the
Titanic's passenger list, which leads to
the belief that a number Of the bod
les recovered are members Of the crew.
WyochirufNr CQ-PocV,r,,Sv,os hr
inquiry Of the Titanic disaster the mem
bers Of the senate investigating com
mittee are convinced that the hearing
will require many days. That the
whole story when told will form the
basis Of new maritime laws and lead
ITO internationl conferences they do not
doubt. Information has come to the
senate that authoritieA Of all the great
maritime nations of the world are
watching the investigation closely.
The committee planned to recall today
Fourth Officer Boxhall of the Titanic,
who revealed the startling fact yester-
day that an unknown ship was sighted
about five milesi from the Titanic long
before she went to the bottom This
was the first time anything was said Of
the ship which failed to catch the
distress signals and steamed away
leaving the Titanic to its fate.
Washington, April Pat todays
session Of the senate committee, which
is investigating the Titantic) disaster.
Senator Smith made a statement Of
the purpose Of the committee. Follow
Ing the examination Of Frederick Fleet.
Senator Smith arose and said:
1T is the intention Of the committee
to inquire Of all subjects Of Great
Britain who may be in this country
and who may know anything about the
disaster, and to hold them here until
we learn all we can. TO the credit of
most of the officers and members of
the crew, we have experienced little
difficulty in securing such witnesses
IS we thought necessary, but from the
beginning until now there has been a
voluntary, gratutious and meddlesomd i
tempt on the part Of certain persons
to influence members of the committee
and to shape its procedure. Misrep-
have been made, have |
heard. The committee will not toler-
ate any further attempt on the part of |
anyone to shape its course. We shall |
proceed in our own way and Judgment |
If our efforts may be withheld until |
hose who criticize our course may
nave an opportunity to examine the
>fficial records"
Senator Smith spoke emf haiti, a.lN AMI
pounded the table with his fist. After
wards he did not give detailed ex-
'lanation of what actuated the site
nent. -