| Show BODIES OF C FOUND After 18 Days They Are Arc AreT Taken alen T From Ruins by Sailors Messina Friday Frida Jan Jah 15 After ly hy lying lug ing In burled buried in tho ruins of the con consulate solute at Messina Me for eighteen days daI I Ithe the bodies oC or Arthur Arlhur S Cheney the tho American consul and his wife were recovered at 2 this afternoon by hy bya hya a a detachment of sailors from rom the tho bat battleship battleship Illinois The bodies wore recovered In what had evidently boon been the bedroom of the They were found lying sido by h side si e Mr Jh Cheney Chene was Identified h a slight physical p deformity while the body of his wife was recognized roc hy hr a locket and anti n a wedding ring There Thero Is reason to lo believe that death over oyer overtook overtook took tool the tho unfortunate couple while they were asleep No less than men mon from the tho Illi 1111 Illinois Ibis nois have been engaged In the work vork q excavation alion As soon as they thay were unearthed the bodies were placed in coffins and anI conveyed aboard tho the supply ship Cul CuI Culgoa goa which left leCt nero here at once for Na Naples Naples ples pies Washington Tan Jan The bodies of the tho American consul Arthur S Che Cho Cheney Chone Cheney ney ne and Mrs rs Cheney Chenoy were wore found In Inthe Inthe Inthe the ruins of oC the American consulate at Messina yesterday afternoon by bythe byl bythe the l 1 sailors of or the American battleship Illinois which arrived at Messina yes yesterday yesterday yesterday from Suez Captain Bowyer Bower of or orthe the Illinois had been Instructed by b Ad Admiral Admiral Admiral miral Sperry while en route from front Suez to Malta lalta to proceed to Messina and endeavor to recover the tho bodies When Captain Bowyer reached Mes Messina Messina sina yesterday he sent ont a number of or sailors ashore for tile the purpose of or ox ex excavating c the ruins ruin They Thoy were success successful ful foil In finding the bodies during luring tho the af afternoon afternoon afternoon The bodies bodlos were prepared for shipment and taken taleen aboard the tho American supply ship Culgoa which will carry carr them to Naples Arrange Arrangements ments arc are being made for the tho shipment of the bodies to the United States Having accomplished her mission at Messina tho Illinois has returned to Malta |
