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added to the force in the afternoon.
Astor and straus Comlns Leave To.
day.
The bodies Of NJ c. Long Of Worcester.
Mass; r. d. Millct Of Washington and
T.. G.. Ostby we're forwarded to the men 3
homes tonight. Col Astor's body will
leave Halifax on the As'or private car
Tomorrow morning. Tho hodies Of lsidor
Straus. W. Vanderhocf and q. Rosenshine
of New York. W. y. Douglas of Minne-
apo!is. IT, !. Allison o. Montreal and r.. G.
''rosby will also leave Halifax to-
morrow morning
Crowds Of mo'irners visited the tempo
rary norgue this afternoon and tonight
Friends of Frederick Sutton of Phiia-
dclphia, who have been waiting at Halifax,
learned that Mr.. Sutton's body had been
buried at sea. The effects found on
the body were brought to shore in one
of the canvas bags.
One Of the early visitors to the morgue
was Senator Mickeen. who was looking
for tho body Of Hugo Ross OF Winnipeg.
but was unable To find it,
Col. AstOr's Body Well Preserved.
+ Capt. Roberts. who identified Col.
Astor's body. said that there was no
doubt OF tho Identification. The features,
he said. were perfect. and the face was
only slightly discolorcd. Col Astor's &
c'o'hing bore his initials. and papers in
ms pocket assisted those on the Mackay-
Bennett IN determining the identity OF the
body. Capt. Roberts said that hs noted
also belt with gold buckle VIII ch Col
asior had owned Tor many years.
'eorEe d. Widener . son. who had come
20 nan'aN "' 'he report mat MS iathers
oouy was one ot 'nose recovered. was
.o'o NY ,ap'. i.arnder OF the Mhckay-
ehh"t' mat the hody hter believed TO
nave '"su 'na, o' Mr' "ioehers Naiet.
WIS tnu'iH'eo peVond recognition ana the
. uroei'ahers ABOARD oonbted II II was
wise 10 'r'h" VI" oooy 10 snorc.
iar'iShi"r enor' was mace ny 'he ON
Gals IN charge OF the yard and OF tho city
"a prevent photographs being made at
,,d ,ho,o,r,.,hors wor, harr,d 49,, 49,,
. , "A' ~
III one Z" TWO INSTANCES "heh they were
io'n' II nave slipped past the sentries
their plates and fim. were destroyed.
,,. ,... x ,.
Ses'
Spolkiny OF tn, search the captain of
tho No,ltnv- Ecn,ctt s,;d ,b,, nc tho
a,,i,' ,,r, ,',,:.,.a ,h -,
"'"'> "''' ''",S'e" "P =" 'ne dec" each
''odv WAS searched. numbered and all the
contents of the pockets and valriables
w,r.. mt into u canvas bop bcar;ng tho
sare ni,nber as th. hodvN close cxaui-
= ''"''oH "' 'n' 'on'o''s Oh Tue Gag ied 10
h'ef I6"n'Ihca',on. l.ach bag was sepa-
. rltcly examined NJ night, after the work
/ ,l the oov was finished
AL ,'le en"o's "' an "oa'es 'onnd were
brought ashore. and II may thus be pos
-ible to identity 10y these personal be-
longings some Of those who were buried
unidentified at sea.
Vincent Astor. son Of Col. Astor. did
NJ, 90 ,o the pj.- nor to the morcu. and
- n,, a,, h;. ,o,ho,,s Ill, ,,n,n ;,
" '' "'''" " was
token To 'he private car Oceanic. on
which the Journey TO New York will he
in"d'.
sorting out BcIonginps.
An Office was established On the se cond
floor Of the rink early in the day and
officers Of the legal department Of the
provincial Government established them
selves IN 1t. giving legal effect to the
identincation OF bodies and 10 the claims
Tor personal effects. Coroner and a
Deputy Registrar worked with them.
formally certiiicating to tn. cause of the
death and issuing the necessary burial
PERMITS.
Nearly 200 small piles Of clothing and
other elects We're ranged on this floor,
guarded by police. These small piles of
nal property. 1t Is hoped. will es
tabl'sh the identity Of most Of those
"hos" bodies had To be buried az sea.
he custom here is To keep unidentified
bodies IN the morGuc for two weeks to
giv" opportunities for possible identi-
hcatlon. Ihls rule will bc followed in
the case Of the Titanic victims The
officials believe Tonight that there will
be many bodies which ara never claimed
The BurIals at Sea-
r,
ui i'o'.i w. e'oii. u! NOSE on ooard the
macnay penney tnr TASK OF recovery was
p"I I'iou'aIiy uincuI, Inc weather was
opnS.h."htiy uhlaVoraoit ana at times the
Mas VIZ! roush. l,ehSe iogH pre-,
.al''u !or Gays ,When the snip reached
,n" .;, scene , 9i me disaster no bodies were
,i9'oir IHe His' one was found forty