The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-04-25
CABLE STEAMER
RECEIVERS BODIES
NUMBER OF VICTIMS WITHOUT
IDENTIFICATION MARKS ARE
BURIED AT SEA.
64 CAN BE IDENTIFIED
Ship Detailed to Cruise in the Vicin.
ity-Search to Be Continued Un-
til the Hope Of Recoveries
Is Passed.

four bodies have been recovered by
the cable steamer Mackay-Bennett,
which has been searching the vicin-
ity of the Titanic disaster 1t is said
a number Of other bodies which were
recovered were sunk again as they
were without Identification marks.
The names Of those identified could
not be obtained through the Cape Race
wireless station.
The "a bodies recovered are regard
ed as identifiable, according to the re-
port. Those that were sunk were pre-
sumably in condition making their
preservation impossible.
Halifax, N. S.-Confirmation of re-
port that numerous bodies of victims
Of the Titanic were afloat in the vi
cinity of the disaster was received in
a wireless dispatch from the steam
ship Bremen, via the Sable Island and
Camperdown wireless stations.
The message reads:
"The steamer Bremen, bound for
New York, and the steamer Rhein,
passed OH Saturday afternoon in 42:o
north latitude, and 1920 west longi-
tude, in the neighborhood OF three
large icebergs. Sighted numerous
pieces of wreckage and a great num-
Der of human bodies with life preserv-
ers on. floating in the sea. Sighted
and spoke the cable steamer Mackay-
Bennett on the way to recover the
floating bodies"
(Signed) CAPT. PREAGER."
The cable steamer probably is un-
able to communicate with Cape Race,
which is about $50 miles away, be-
cause it's wireless range is only about
200 miles.
Ship Was Detailed to Patrol Scene.
New York.-Two wireless messages
addressed to j.: Bruce Ismay, presi.
dent of the International Mercantile
Marine company, were received at the
offices of the White Star Line. from
which the cable-ship Mackay-Bennett,
via Cape Race, one of which reported
that the steamship Rhein had sighted
bodies near the scene of the Titanic
wreck. The other message, which
was dated April 20, reads:
Steamer Rhein reports passing
wreckage and bodies 42:1 north. 49:13
west; eight miles west of three big
ice-bergs.- Now making for that posi-
ton. Expect to arrive o'clock to.
night.
(Signed) "Mackay-Bennett.''
Before his departure for Washing
ton, Mr.. 1smay. after reading the two
messages. said:
'The cable ship Mackay-Bennetth has
been chartered by the White Star
Line and ordered to proceed to the
scene of the disaster and to do all she
could to recover bodies and CLEAN all
information possible.
Every effort will be made to iden.
tify bodies recovered and any news
will be sent through Immediately by
wireless.
I'm addition to any such messages
as these the Mackay-B Bennett will
make a report of it's activities each
morning by wireless and such reports
will be made public at the offices of
the White Star Line.
"The cable ship has orders to re.
main on the scene of the wreck for
at least a week. but should a large
number of bodies be recovered before
that time she will return to Halifax
with them. The search for bodies will
not be abandoned until not vestgc
of hope remains for any more recov-
cries.
"The Mackay-Bennett will not make
any soundings. as they would not
serve any useful purpose. because the
depth where the Titanic sank is more
than 1000 fathoms."