The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1912-04-25
REPORT THAT sIXTY-FoUR HAVE
BEEN PICKED UP
SOME WERE UNIDENTIFIED
STEAMER ENCOURAGEMENT AS
SCENE OF WRECK
Marine Company to Make Every Ef.
fort To Find All Bodies That Can
Be Located-Other News Of
General Interest


st. Johns, N. F., April 21.-Sixty-
four bodies have been recovered by
the cableship Mackey-Bennett which
has been searching the vicinity of the
Titanic disaster, according to a report
that reached this city Sunday night.
1t is said a number of 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.
Message From Bremen
Halifax, N. s., April 21.-A wireless
dispatch from the steamship Bremen,
via the Sable Island and Camperdown
wireless stations, received Sunday
night, reads:
"The steamer Bremen, bound for
New York and the steamer Rhein
passed on Saturday afternoon on 42.0
north latitude and 49.2 west longitude,
in the neighborhood Of three large ice.
bergs. Sighted numerous pieces Of
wrecbage and a great number of hui
man bodies with life preservers on
floating in the sea. Sighted and spoke
to the cable steamer Mackey- Bennett
on the way to recover floating bodies.
(Signed) CAPTAIN PRAGER." D."
No direct word has been received
here up to late hour tonight from
the steamer Mackey-Bennett which
probably is unable to communicate di-
rectly with Cape Race, which is about
$50 miles away, because it's wireless
range is only about two hundred miles.
Tltanlc's Dead 1,442
New York.-Revsed official figures
issued by the White Star line officials
show that 2,147 persons sailed on the
Titanic and that Lap lost their lives
when the liner went down.
Under Instructions
New York, April 21.-Two wireless
messages addressed to ]. Bruce Ismay
president of the International Mercan
tile Marine company, were received
Sunday at the Office of the White Star
line from the cable ship Mackey-Be
nett via Cape Race, one of which re
ported that the steamship Rhein had
sighted bodies near the scene of the
Titanic wreck. The first message
which was dated April 20, read:
Steamer Rhein reports passing
wreckage and bodies 42.1 north; 49.1G
west; eight miles west of three big
icebergs. Now making for that posi-
ton. Expect to arrive there tonight
(Signed "MACKAY-BENNETT.
The second message reads:
Received further information from
presumably steamship Bremen) anC
arrive on ground at 8 o'clock D. m
Start on operations tomorrow. Have
been considerably delayed on passage
by dense fog.
(Signed) "MACKAY-BE BENNETT
Before his departure for Washington
Mr.. Ismay, after reading the two mes
sages, said:
"The cable ship Mackay- Bennett has
been chartered by the White Star line
and ordered to proceed to the scene O
the disaster and to do all she coulC
to recover bodies and CLEAN all infor
nation possible.
Every effort will be made to identf!
bodies recovered and any news will bt
sent through Immediately by wireless
In addition to any such messages al
these, the Mackey-Bennett will max,
a report of it's activities each morning
by wireless and such reports will b,
made public at the offices of the Whit,
Star line.
"The cable ship has orders to re
main on the scene of the wreck for a
least week but should a large numbe
Of bodies be recovered before tha
time, she will return to Halifax witt
them. The search for bodies will no
be abandoned until not a vestige o
hope remains for any more recoveries
"The Mackay- Bennett will not maxi
any sounding as they would not serv
any useful purpose because the dept
where the Titanic sank is more thar
1000 fathoms"