The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
n,lv 767 Were Saved From the Lusitania and
-. Than 200 Bodies Had Been Brought
to Shore This Morning.
RFV|sFD FIGURES OF THE CATASTROPHE
i. A~nov of Men Worked All of Sunday and
Last Night Digging Graves in Queenstown
Cemetery to Bury the Dead.

unide ntif!ed men, women and chill
dren whose loved ones had either
been unable to distinguish their fea-
lures or who were strangers even to
those who had been rescued and who
had vainly eazed at the swollen
bodies. At the suggestion Of the
American consulate, all were photo
graphed early today and each were
buried 50 that IL necessary, they can
be recovered.
Bodies Of Americans which have
been ordered sent home, have been
prepared for shipments and will be
sent back to the United States on the
first available steamer.
All the undertakers In Cork were
brought here last night to assist In
preparing the bodies for burial. On
the same train was ono entire car
filled with eoffins for tho dead.
The cunard tugs which Wsre sent
to the scene Of the disaster TO en-
deavor to recover some sdditionai
bodies, have returned. They report
the water 20 rough OF kinsaie that
It Is impossible to do anything In the
line Of dragging for bodies.
Scores Of Americans we're still A.
irving here today to search for their
missing relatives or friends. Hun
dreds Of cable messages, carrying de-
scriptions Of persons whose names
are in the list Of the missing, have
reached tho suthorities from Canada
and the United. States and copies OF
all have been supplied to the under
takers who prepared the bodies OF tho
unknown dead" for burial In the
hope that they might identify a few
more.
The embassy attaches, Captains
Castle and Miller, U. s. A. after maxi
ino a searching investigation, have
written q report for Washington,
praisino In the highest terms, the ma
val and military authorities, the Roy
al Irish constabuIary, the cunard To-
cal officials and the various private
individuals who have cared tor and
assisted the rescued Americans. The
popuIace Of Queenstown have covered
themselves with glory. Every house.
the home Of the gentry and the hut
Of the peasant, have been thrown
open for clothing and medical aid
have been supplied without money
and without price. Consul Frost here
has worked Incessantiy ever since
the Lusitania went down, remaining
in his office two days and two nights
without sleep.
vANDERBILT's BODY.
w, Webb Ware, a London lawyer.
arrived here today. He has offered
unlimited money for the recovery OF
IN. body Of Alfred G. Vanderbilt who
AZ said by two persons to have sur
rendered his life belt to woman
lust before the LusItania sank, thus
seaIinu his own fate. Ware wanted
tuo and send II out, but Captain Todd
tho navigating director Of the Cunara
line, advised against It. He agreed
that the spring currents were sure to
wash up most Of the bodies and that
they would be picked up on 1.-THE COAST
rather than at sea Fishermen, at
tracted by tho offcrs Of rewards, are
now watching all Of the points where
the tide sets In toward the shore.
The work Of conveying the bodies
to the cemetery began at a. M, ano
because Of the great number that had
to be handled. Il was afternoon before
Al, were In the cemetery. The fun
oral procession following the last OF
the cofs7ns.
cIeraymen Of all creeds combined In
a Joint service az the last grave was
filled.
The cunard line shifted the funeral
arrangements to Colonel puerot, the
military chief Of south ireland and he
was In personal command.
ONE "EORTuNATE MAN"
Major F. Warren Pearl Of New
York. a former surgeon In the army,
talked to me at length Of his expert
ences. He has been absolutely dazed
bx his experience and has been cared
for by officIaIs Of the admiralty. To-
dav he was allowed to join his wife,
two Of their children and two nurses.