The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-30
MACKEY-
HAS ARRIVED At
HALIFAX
MOrgue Steamship Brought
Bodies of Titanic Victims
HAD 1910 ON BOARD
OF the 116 Buried at Sea, 81 Were
dentified-Body of J. J. Aston
on Board

Halifax, N. s., April 30-The
morgue steamer, Mackay-Bennett, ar
rived at this port today with 100 bod
les of victims of the Titanic disaster.
Officials on board stated that 1l6 bod
les had been buried at sea. or this
number 81 had been identified by
names sewed into the clothing and
by papers, but the bodies were too
badly bruised to be cared for.
The body of John Jacob Astor was
positively identified upon the arrival
of the steamer. The body which was
supposed to be that of George d. Wi
dener of Philadelphia proved to be
that of his valet, Edward Heating.
Halifax. April 30.-The cable ship
Mackay- Bennett for whose arrival
Halifax has been waiting feyerishly
since Saturday last will probably
steam into the harbor some time be-
fore 10 o'clock this morning with APP
proximately 200 dead from the Titanic
disaster. AS all plans for receiving
the bodies had been practically com
pleted on Sunday there was nothing
to do yesterday but wait. During the
lull the curling rink where many oil
the bodies will be exposed TO view for
Identification was draped in black
and platforms for the collins were
erected.
A great canvas curtain has been
swung at the entrance of the naval
dock so that the scene may be as
sacred as possible. Nearly all those
who have bodies to claim have finally
decided not TO go to the pier proper
1t is probable therefore that the
crowd will be comparatively small
consisting for the most part OF EN-
balmers and sailors, who will unload
the cargo of dead Vincent Aston
said that he for one would never visit
the death pier
At the suggestion Of Rev. r. r
Daley of the Tabernacle Baptist
church, movement has been started
looking to the erection in Halifax o.
a permanent bronze or marble mem
orial in honor OF the dead The mat
ter had not gone beyond the prelimi
nary stage last night. A Telegram
from Clarence H. Mackay, presiden
of the Commercial cable company
which owns the steamer Mackay-
nett, announced that in view of thu
Humanitarian work rendered by Capt
Lardner and his crew Of over 100 thu
company will allow them double pa.
for the time involved.
More than 80 of those waiting 10
the dead, headed by Maurice Roths
child of New York, who is seeking
the body of Isidor Straus. held
meeting last night and adopted resc
, lutions that they disagreed with an
adverse criticism of the White Sta
! line agents in Halifax and desired {
express hearty thanks for the courtt
GUS treatment received. J. w. Rags
dale, American consul, presided a
the meeting. Frank II. Mann, a
agent of the American Red Cross, al
rived yesterday to take charge of a
arrangement for the transportation {
such bodies as relatives we're unabl
to be on hand personally to claim.
After a great deal of discussion tn
White Star line has decided to tur
over valuabes found on bodies onl
to those persons who have telegri
phic aitidavits that they are the dul
accredited representatives or exec
tors of victims will In 9th,
cases, all valuabels will be turne
over to the United States consul, WI
will communicate with the state d
partment at Washington and forwal
with the departments sanction a
packages of valuables not claimed I
executors representatives to u
White Star line in New York, thel
to be claimed by due process of la
by the public administrator or other