The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-03

ist. Although this appears to be
mistake in that Mr. Widener's son, now
here, believes from Capt. Lardnee de-
scription that the body was that OF
fathers valet, the name Widener
stands On the official list of reburied
as issued by the White Star line late
today.
The one great hope held out to the
bereaved tonight was the fact that
there are stretched in the rought pine
coffins in the morgue so bodies for
which there were no claimants. By
morning all will have been prepared
for close scrutiny and persons who
found only bitter disappointment in
the death house today will go back to-
morrow prepared to exhaust every re-
source before turning homeWard.
But One First Class.
A majority of those cast again into
the sea were members Of the Titanic's
crew and second and third class pas
sengers. Eliminating Mr. Widener's
name from the list there remains, so
far as can be checked up from the
data here, the name of only one first
class passenger recommitted. He was
Ferederick Sutton, of Philadelphia.
Reginald Hale was among the second
cabin passengers.
Perhaps never was an ocean event
so fraught with gruesome aspects
marking a closing chapter in the
greatest sea disaster in history at
tended with more respectful silence
and lack of morbid curiosity than was
the docking of the Mackay-Bennett to-
day. Not half dozen of those actual
ly concerned visited the pier proper
and of the general public not more
than 200. They stood in silence over
looking the terrace into the navy dock
yard 300 yards away. They could see
nothing but the upper structure of the
Mackay-Bennett, tents housing the
cofins and canvas lane in which the
dead were being carried to the long
file of undertakers' wagons for trans
fer to the morgue. 1t was nearly 4
O'Clock when the claimants of bodies
began to arrive there by twoes and
threes. Nicholas Biddle, of Philadel-
phia, who accompanied Vincent Astor
here in a private car, went alone to
identify the body of Col. Astor, and it
was the first prepared for removal to
New York.
The body of Isador Strauss few
minutes later was turned over to Maui
rice Rothschild, of New York, and in
quick succession with little or no
ceremony, the bodies of Frank D. Mil
let, the artist, H. ]. Allison, of Mon
treal, and others who were given in
charge of friends.
By tomorrow all of those claimed
will be on their way home for burial.
May be Identified.
The slight scrutiny of the unidenti-
fled tonight led to what may mean the
Identification of two of the victims.
One of those whose name was not
learned, said he recognized one of the
bodies as that of ]. f. P. Clark, as
sistant purser of the Titanic, while
letters found On another body bore the
name of Arthur White. The letters
had been mailed from Newark, N. J.
There are only five women's bodies
among the unidentified. AS one of
them appears to be that of a Swedish
woman and the other four those of
Italians, there is little hope apparent
ly of recovering the body of Mrs.
Straus.
A baby girl Of about two years lies
among the unclaimed and nameless.
Of all the bodies picked up hers was
the only one that the waves bore with
out aid of life belt
Despite predictions to the contrary
nearly all of the bodies bore indica-
tions that the victims had died swiftly
if not almost painlessly. In many cases
their features were calm and with the
exception of those who had been Sc
verely injured they were remarkably
free from the stamp of horror or suf-
fering. All were in a remarkable
state of preservation.
Samuel Wallace, who inspected part
of the unidentified today, said he had
but faint hope of finding the body of
his brothcr-in-law, Henry B. Harris,
the theatrical man.
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