The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
RECOVER BODY
OF VANDERBILT.
SAYS DESPATCH
81 Others Also Found.
Bringing Total So Far
tolls.
AMERICANS INSIST ON
ADDITIONAL SEARCH
>pec.aI ,oJ,, Bespafch 10 Tnr suN.


f.oSpoS. May ~. ;i5 \. M--A dcs-
patch just received from Queenstown
r'por's the rumor that the body of
Alfred Gwynnc Vanderbilt has been
found. No details are given and IT is
impossible to confirm the report.
1t is assumed that the body was dis
covered in a search instituted to-day
by Webb Wade, secretary of Mr. Van
dcrbilt. and the authorities. who were
spurred to activity by Americans and
relatives OF those who are missing. The
tug poolzec. which brought nineteen more
bodies TO Queenstown this morning. was
reported as returning along the south
Of ireland coast AZ once, while. at the
instance Of The Bates family. search-
ing FOR the body Of Lindon Bates. Jr..
every foot of the coast between queens
town and Kinsale was searched this
afternoon.
All idea that Mr.. Vanderbilt was alive
was abandoned by the family repre-
sentative early to-day. when he had an
interview with DR.. owen kenan OF Will
pl,ai in Queenstown. Dr. kenan said
that he had seen Mr.. Vanderbilt lean
ing against door as the ship went
down. and he exclaimed at that instant
They've got us now"
At the time. Dr. Kenar says. Nj. Van
d.rb.lt wore what seemed Ike heavy
ulster. around which was ADJUSTED
lie belt
[The news OF the finding OF Alfred
O. Vand-rbilts body was phoned from
TIE SuN Office to the Vanderbilt resi-
derce, at fifty-seventh street ana
Fifth avenue. as soon az II was re-
ceiN ed from London. Mrs. Alfred O.
Vanderbilt was at that time sleeping.
IN, doctor gave orders that she was
10, 10 be disturbed for anything. The
other members OF the family were
glad to receive the news that the body
had been found. and said Mrs Wander
bit would be told as soon as possible.l
~ More Bodies Found.
Thirty-two bodies in all have been
found. BESIDES those at Queenstown
there are several at Baltimore. a
small seaport on the south ireland coast
Four bodies besides tina, OF Mr. Wander
| bill. are those Of Americans. They are
/ MRS. STEWART MASON OF Boston.
} MRS. CONDOR, 80 Perry street New
! York city.
RABY BETTY BRETHERToN, Los
MRS. CATHERINE WILEY. Lake
! Forest III.
Undoubtedly the very vigorous protest
made by Americans, among them +. j.
+ Gauntlet of New York, is responsible
+ for the recovery OF the additional bodies.
bringing the number OF those recovered
up TO l76 Nj Gauntlet Mr.. Wade,
. I.indell Bates brother OF Lindou Bates,
Jr. and others insisted that the authori-
/ ties make a systematic search.
As "A result. a tug sent out by the Adj
miralty returned from trip down the
coast to-day bringing seventeen OF the
: bodies. picked up here and there, atoat
, or ashore IN the coves and inlets and
also brought word OF ten bodies being
at baltimore and two at Queenscndlaud.
Bodies Of BHbcs Found.
The Poolzec took the bodies to Queens
town and "A great crowd greeted them,
OF the nineteen three were babies and in
stead of bringing them ashore wrapped
and on stretchers sailors carried them in
their arms Tho dispatches say that the
little ones retained the freshness and sup
/ plencss of life. as II death had not been
: painful. As they came ashore the oift-
/ GERS on the pier saluted. civilians lifted
| their hats and women wept
II did not take long for nine of the
nineteen Ia he Identified. Little Betty
Brethrrtun was placed IN the arms ~
her mother who survived. She is tho
niece OF tn" Bsh.p of cloNn", who
no 'tth lllpa,ga Al
Cork
Mrs. stewart Mason of Boston Was
soon picked out She Was q bride Of
three weeks On her honeymoon. Mrs.
Wiley, Of Chicago. who Is the mother
Of Mrs Robert Thron was Identified by
f.. Johnston Preston. Mr., Pres on was
unable to discover about the neck y
Mrs. Wiley q pearl necklace she wore
which was valued AT 100000. Mrs
Condor was Identified by papers found
| in her pocket,
The Poolzee Immediately afterward
/ started for Baltimore, where she will
obtain the other bodies as soon a. the
, Coroner grants "A permit for their re-
| movdl
Weather conditions are reported rs
favorable along the Irish coast and the
hope is entertained that more bodies will
be discovered. 1t is beyond all hope
There IL "A bare chance that two more
of the hudles found are those Of Ameri-
cans One is said to have a card in his
poke: reading Harrison, Main street
Bridgeport. Conn" and in the pocket OF
/ another was a circular OF FLORENCE 4
Co, Tooth Brush Manufacturers, Con-
! nccticut."
Lady Allan. wife of the head Of the
Allan Line, left Queenstown to-day to
/ come here. She has given up hope oi
saving her two daughters. Anna and
GwendolIn. who We're with her ON the
ship. Lady Adams spine was so seri-
ously injured that she must come here
for treatment She is travelling in the
/ care of surgeons and nurses. The Main.
man children, MolIc, aged i6, and ths
seven year-old twins. Elizabeth and Ed
win, have been turned over to the rep,
rescntatives of the family lawyer. Their
father. A. II, Mailman. their mother ant
two brothers We're on their way I,
Chester. where the father had come into
large estate. All but the three wer,
lost.
| An aunt is to claim the eight NOR his
old Booth baby, whose mother WAS los
in the ship, The father liz AT ottawa
Canada. This baby was thrown into tn.
water hoatrd around a little and wa,
picked up none the worse for the ex
perience.
No trace has been found of the bod lie.
OF Charles Klein, the playwright: tn
| liubbards or Justus Miles Forman.