The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-05-03
BELLS TOLL AS
BODIES ARRIVE
Halifax Pays Mute Tribute TO
Titanic Victims.
MANY WATERS DISAPPOINTED

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posed Condition - One Hundred
and Ninety UnIoaded and Quickly
Taken In Charge by Undertakers.
Photographers Barred From Dock
by Soldiers.
Halifax. N. s., May t.-As the
Mackay- Bennett, bearing the bodies
OF 100 victims OF the Titanic disas-
Ger, approached her moorings, the
church and Ere bells began their
solemn tolling. Not more than score
of people saw the bodies carried OF
tho ship to the pier by bare.headed
sailors. who rapidly and silently
transferred the bodies to the big
squad Of undertakers. In less than
Eve minutes after the FIRST body was
landed the initial hearse in . string
Of 20 started on for the extemporized
morgue, the sentries at the gate for
three long hours salutlng with dreary
houOlOuy thC dVhth Shh iabt'
passed out Of the dockyard to climb
the steep streets.
Bodies OF 1870 victims were brought
back, 81 OF those identified being re-
turned to the sea, making a total OF
l16 recovered bodies that could not
be brought back owing to the ad-
vRnced stage OK decomposition in
which they we're found.
Never before was the dockyard SO
carefully guarded. Soldiers were on
the roofs OF the departmental build
ings, within the walls and on every
eminence, patrolling with special in
structons to stop every attempt al
photographing. II In doubtful II a
single picture was taken. A Halifax
photographer who Joined forces with
three Americans who sought to take
pictures was caught by Sergeant
Kennedy OF the Dominion police, his
camera was confscated and his Aims
were destroyed.
Friends Go Away Satisfied.
The fact that many OF tho bodies
that had been recovered had beer
rscommitted to the deep is q sad dis
appointment for some. This was II
Illustrated In one instance at th'
morgue when friends OF +. Sutton o
Philadelphia. who had long beef
here waiting for his body, had TO b.
told that Sutton was one Of the iden
titled who had been recommitted Il
the waters. At the identification
room in the morgue Mr.. Sutton
friends had to be satisfied on beinl
shown his personal effects.
The bodies of 10 were taken to tn
undertaking reom OF Snow very 500
after landing. These had been en-
balmed. They were the remains q
Mr.. C. Long OF Worcester. Mass;
d. Mellitt OF Washington; E. C. Ost
by, Colonel Astor, /, Straus, c. Re
senshine, New York; w. ID. Douglas
Minneapolis; w, Vanderhaef, Ne'
York; II, j. Allison, Montreal, and 1
c. Crosby.
One of the earliest visitors to tn
morgue was Senator Mickeen, VIII
vainly sought for the remains @
hugo hOsS OF winnipeg,
Though q death chamber, the MAJ
mower rink was place or NOR
feverish haste than In any establish
ment In the city Crowds of friend
hung around In the observatio
chamber and in the rooms abov,
: hoping against hope that stlll ther
might be found the body of los
one. and as I'm the case OF the friend
" Sutton. having to be satisfied wit
little pile of clothing instead {
claiming the body they had expected
Widener's Body Not Found.
, The mystery of G. ID. Widener
body was cleared up. Captain Lar,
, ner said they had found body wit
. the skull badly crushed and shown
signs that Il would not long resii
decomposition. They we're not alb
, TO identify It. They removed I'll
clothing and effects and numbere
, the clothes to accord with the nun
. ber placed on the body which afts
= a time was consigned ~ the sea wit
, lot of others which II was decide
= could not be retained. Afterwart
!. they found his nhme on some of II
. clothing The ships officers the
+, feared that they had buried one
A the bodies most sought after, but
/. further examination OF the clothir
led Captain Lardner TO doubt that
:. was Widener's body after all. Co
a tinued examination revealed Il
!. name E X, which they conclude
!. was r.. Keating. valet for Mr.. Wild
a ner. These factsc were placed
!. fore the son. who has been In Ha
- fax, He was shown the personal
y tects and at once he said they we
not those OF hts father whose boo
therefore, had never been found,
:, Five men in each boat were Sc
:, out from the ship to pick up {
|, bodies. Doors, chairs and wood fro
=, the Titanic were found spread oy
30 miles, No sign of shooting W
found on any of the bodies, said G,
tain Lardner. Several of the bod
were dressed in evening cloth
None OF those whom 1t was fou
u hacessary to hurry were men