The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-10
TITANIC DEAD
AT FINAL REST
Impressive Rites in Three Hall.
fax Cemeteries.
STONE MARKS EACH GRAVE
Catholics, Protestants and Jews laio
Away-Military Band Plays "Near-
er. MY God to Thee" at Burial
Community Shows Sorrow.

Halifax, n. S.-Fifty-nine unidenti-
fed bodies from the Titanic were
buried during the same day in name
less graves within three Halifax ceme-
teries. All were buried according to
rites they had professed in life. Men
and women OF every creed united in
honoring the unknown.
The Nova Scotia Legislature was
prorogued, and out of respect for the
dead all the brilliant military formali.
ties attending such an event were
abandoned. Probably for the first
time in this city there were no strains
of martial music on the streets, such
as has been the custom at the closing
OF the House in the past.
Four bodies were buried in the
Catholic cemetery, nine in the Jew
ish cemetery, and forty-six in the
Protestant cemetery. At the later
cemetery 100 sailors from the Cana
dian warship Niobe formed in line at
the graves, brief addresses were made
by clergymen. and the Royal Canadian
Regiment Band played. Nearer Nv
God, to Thee" and the Dead March
in Saul"
On each casket was laid a spray
Of lilies with the inscription: II will
ransom thee from the power of the
grave and | will redeem thee from
death"
Each victim was placed in a sepa-
rate grave. Over each rises simple
slab, bearing the name in case it was
known, but in the great majority OF
cases only the number by which the
body was designated when it was re-
covered from the sea, appears.
Nine Hebrews were buried In the
Jewish cemetery, the services being
conducted with all the rites of the
faith by the rabbi of the Jewish syna-
gogue here.
Memorial services in Catholic and
Protestant churches testified to the
sympathy and sorrow of Halifax over
the Titanic accident.
There was a special funeral for the
two-year-old baby boy whose body
was found floating by the crew OF the
Mackay Bennett. The officers and
crew of the Mackay-Bennett made the
arrangements.
Ninety-two bodies of Titanic dead
are still at the Morgue here, but most
of these have been identified. Several
OF these have been claimed by rela-
tives, and as soon as arrangements
can be made the bodies will either be
forwarded or inferred at Halifax Ii
is thought that fully forty or fifty OF
the identified will not be claimed.
Mrs. II. II. Rood of New York was
at the morgue seeking the body of her
husband, but found no clue. She
placed flowers on all collins contain
ing unidentified victims. Mrs. Rood
also sent flowers TO all the churches
holding services. Mrs. Rood is ac.
companied by Mr.. Teeds, New York
undertaken She will await the ar
rival of the steamer Minia in the hope
that the body of her husband may
have been recovered.
Two representatives of the Guggen.
helm family have arrived TO look for
the body of Benjamin Guggenheim.
They are Mark Condell and B. L..
Knowles, officials Of the International
Steam Pump Company, Of which Mr.
Guggenhem was president. They will
await the arrival of the Nina. They
will also claim, if identified, the
bodies OF Victor Giglio. secretary, and
Rene Bemot, chauffeur for Mr.. Gug-
genheim.
The Nina has seventeen bodies and
has reported by wireless that it is inn
probable any more victims will be
found, as they have Hoated far south.