The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
Business and Professional Men and Women Helping to Prepare Bodies of
 the Victims.
HOW THE WORK IS DONE
Marvellous Working Force Has Been Organized in Short Time for
 the Work.

In an instants time almost work ing organization of volunteers were thrown together for systematic work in picking up bodies from the wreck of the Princess Sophia, in bringing them to town and preparing them for burial, which is little short Of the marvellous, considering the short age of experts and man-power depict ed by the war.
 Business people and professional men and women in all walks of life volunteered their services, and the work was at once systematized.
 For instance, the minute the bod ies arrive at the dock, they are mel by teams, kept in waiting and car ried to the undertaking parlors, the work being under the direction of Edward Provence.
 The bodies are then placed in the warehouse under night and day guard in charge of Dan Sutherland and Harry Pryde.
 A search is then made for person al effects under the direction of liar ry Fisher, Ed. Hurlbutt, William Ged des and. Mort Truesdell.
 After the search for personal ef fects, the clothes are taken off and further close search made for identification marks. The clothes and shoes, etc, are placed into 8 separate pile to be utilized for Red Cross work.
 From this department the bodies are taken into department handled by R. Morres, who, with assistants removes all of the crude oil with gasoline Assistants are Oak Olsen
 Walter Bathe and J. L. Gage. Next the bodies are taken into the embalming department, where George w. Mock, Charles w. Car | ter, Charles w. Hawkesworth, and | A. w. Rhodes prepare the bodies SC | they can be sent to relatives. Other volunteer assistants are Rev. David Waggoner, Rev. James H. Condit, fol the bodies of the men. Women are | in charge of women and children All valuables and personal effects are under close guard and scrutiny
 during the entire time when the bod
 ies are picked up until prepared for
 burial In the office marking and
 identifying and classifying the be longings and checking them off, are F. F. w. Lowle, General Agent for
 the Canadian Pacific; Maurice S Whittier, of the U. s. Customs l House; Guy McNaughton, Harry Lu cas and J. R. Willis, of the B. M Behrends Bank; J. w. Bell, U. s 1 District Court Clerk Charles Harland from the Territorial Treasurers of flee; James Christoe, Peter Peltret Warren Geddes, A. B. Cole, H. T
 Tripp, T. E. Hall and Judge N. l.
 Burton. Judge Robert w. Jennings is frequent visitor to offer aid and advice. John c. Mcbride, of the c w. Young Company, is kept busy directing affairs. The latter has sent to Ketchikan for an emblamer, tc Skagway for another and to Seattle for two more, in order that there may be plenty of expert help ir preparing the bodies finally for bur ial and transportation. Baskets also have been ordered from the other towns.
 "Too much credit cannot be given to the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com pany, the Alaska Juneau Mining Com pany, the telephone company and all business firms" said Mir. Mcbride yesterday, "for the assistance and ad vice volunteered.
 Especial credit is due to Gov Thomas Riggs, Jr., and Charles D. Garfield, in the local Customs office and William, s. Pullen, in systemat- izing and directing the work and keeping grasp of all the numerous details"
 The Princess Alice left for Skag- way this morning ands will return here with relatives and friends of the victims of the wreck and take them and bodies South for burial She will also hiring an undertaken