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Show GABLE SHIP IS DUE AT HALIFAX THIS MORNING All the Bodies on the Mackay-Bennett Mackay-Bennett Except One Identified; Identi-fied; Additional Victims on Board the Minia. PAINFUL SCENES EXPECTED AT PIER; ! Steamer Lapland, With Rescued Res-cued Memhers of Titanic's Crew, Arrives at Plymouth. Ply-mouth. Rv International N'ews Service. HALIFAX, N 6., April 38, Wireless messages received this morning from t'iv- Msckey-Bennett ship report re-port that ail except one of the 188 bodies on that boat have been Identified. The Mackey-Bennett also sent in 'he names Of 17 additional Titanic Ti-tanic victims whose hodles have been Identified. The names are: Bristol) R 0, lrhnr.p c,:iUTe J. fox. Dentnn KeCeffarji Thomas GilW, Ralph Nrmm, Totrrl P. Huidekerlctot, Toual porki. Llflfaart, Wnedehal BevHtiaiio, iei rrio Mnrjtun. Triomis Zararlin. Nturfdw Buckley, Kaihrnne sa. r;orn Fauatborea Henry wiz, Leopold Okard. Hana 0 The cable ship Minis also sent a wireless wire-less by way of Caperdown confirming the recovery of the body of "'barlef: m. Hays, former president Of the Grand Trunk rall- way. Will Arrive Today. The Mackey-Bennett Is tonight ahout off Cape Race and should arrive here tomorrow morning about 9 or 10 o'clock. Vincent Aatbr and N'irhois Blddle arrived ar-rived bare early tonighi on their private car and ure making nrrangeinents tor the are and transportation of the body of John Jacob AstOr. A change has been made In the local arrangements in the handling of bodies. At first It was the Intention to transfer trans-fer the identified bodies to the undertaking under-taking rooms but now. seeing that so many have ben identified, the determination deter-mination has been reached to send all to the Mayflower curling rink. . eocn as I hey have b en placed In coffins there 'and properly claimed by friends they will be taken to the railway station. The agents announce that while bodies will be given over to friends with proper credentials, valuables and papers found On the bodies will not be delivered to inv one not in possession of authority as executors or administrators, This It done on the strength Of Inst ructions ftritri New York and other Cities. The agents expect painful scenes at the pb-r when the Mackey - Bennet I arrives, because of the probable advanced state of decomposition of the bodies and people peo-ple are warned to keep away from the pier unless they cannot avoid being present. pres-ent. Bodies on Mima, telegram from the Mina is as follows: fol-lows: 'Confirm recovery of the body of Charles M. Hays also following third class pa. ssengers i "Sigurd II Meen and Jacob Alfred W'lnklands. also engineer with Initials A II. M , Italian, Donati, waiter. A. Stan- ; brook, steward; Bdward Bitot, fireman, also man with initials S. U. All on board. "Also burled unidentified fireman in latitude 41 ::i longitude 48.20. "Northerly gales, rough seas, fog today f yesterday), nothing done. Bodies much scattered, no groups; necessary to steam over wide areas All vessels report no wreckage or bodies to be seen llelieve the Mackey-Bennett haa col looted ail Obtainable Will continue search when weather moderates." |
