The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-29
Halifax. a City of Gloom. In
formed by Wireless Today.
-Mackay Bennett Will
Arrive Tuesday.
MORE BODIES FOUND
BY STEAMER NINA
Family of W. T. Stead. Noted
Journalist, Send Instruc-
tions to Bury His Body 10
the Atlantic.
(National News Associaticn) ,

HALIFAX, N. s.. April 2s.-The ca
BILE ship Minia reported by wireless to-
day that she had recovered Ia more
bodies of Titanic victims. The dis
patch stated that all steamers passing
said no bodies were seen. The Nina
win continue to search south and east
OF the Titanic's position but gave no
hope of finding any more bodies Ice
bergs were reported moving south.
Creeping through . mist the cable
ship Mackay-Bennett, the floating
morgue of the sea, with $50 bodies of
Titanic victims on board. slowly made
her way toward Halifax today. More
than one hundred and fifty sorrow-
ing friends or relatives OF victims wait
ed with mournfui eagerness the ar
rival of the ship that they might claim
their dead and look for the last time
on earth on the faces of their loved
ones
The following dispatch was received
here from Capt. Lardner OF the Mac
kay-Bennett at 10 a. m:
Delayed by bad weather. Will not
enter port till a. m. Tuesday"
FteHo ~ FNan-n&O<
Rain fell during the morning and
the sky was dark with gray rain
clouds which hung low as though the
elements were In sympathy with their
grief Of the city. All flags were at half
mast and tapped dismally In the
downpour.
Early In the day q detachment OF
the. vxxSrftf> ~
fore the government docks where the
White Star planned TO have the Mao
kay-Bennett dock. Police were also on
duty there. not only to handle the
crowds. but to aid IL there were any
hystericai demonstrations.
Marines from the cruiser Niobe. mi
litamen and police lined the thorough
fare in front OF Mayflower curling
rink. where the work OF identifying
the bodies will be carried on Medical
examiner FIJI was In charge of this
work. He had blank death certificates
prepared TO be signed Immediately mp
on Identification OF bodies 90 that
there would be no delay. In all Of the
certificates the cause of death was
given as drowning"
( There Is an air OF sadness every
where. Orders have been given By all
the churches to toll the bells when the
death ship arrives at her quay.
Private Cars For Bodies.
Three private oars are waiting on
railroad sidings to bear away bodies
that were supposed to be on the Mac
kay-Bennett. One car was brought by
George B. Widener of Philadelphia:
another was here for the bodies OF c.
M. Hays. president of the Grand
Trunk line. and of Judge r. l. David
son OF Montreal: and the third car
was brought by Vincent Astor for tbs
remains OF his father. Col. John Jacob
Astor.i Among the late arrivals was
Mrs. III. r. Rood. OF Seattle. Washing
ton, who was led to believe By q wire
less description that the body of her
husband is on the Mackay-Bennett.
Mr.. Rood was q passenger on the r.
ry upon the body indicated the body
was that of Mr. Rood.
A grim detachment of thirty under
takers has arrived here TO take care Of
the remains on the Mackay- Bennett
/ which were not embalmed on ship
board. They reported to the undertak-
/ ing establishment of John Snow. -xho
has long been At the head of the un-
dertakers association OF the Canadian
maritime provinces. John Snow, Jr..
was one of the embalmers taken on
board the Mackay-Bennett.
Changes in figures reported by the
Mackay- Bennett as TO the number of
recovered bodies and the number OF
victims identified is believed here 90
mean that those on board the floating
ship of death were compelled TO con-
sign again to the sea some of the bod
les picked up.
The body of w. T. Stead, the fam
} GUS journalist, will not be brought TO
Halifax. IL found The Stead family in
London sent word to have the remains
buried in the Atlantic. II recovered.
This order was flashed by wireless 20
the captains of the Mackay-Bennett
and the Minia.