THE PENGUIN WRECK.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 438, 22 February 1909, Page 6

THE PENGUIN WRECK.

THREE BODIES RECOVERED AND IDENTIFIED. EIGHTEEN STILL MISSING. \ The scene of the wreck of tho Penguin was visitod by a largo numbor of people yoserday, when {hero was a heavier sea than had been expenencd for some days. Friendo of several of the missing people assisted the police in the work of searching for any bodies which might have come / ashore. • The body which was found on Friday has been idantihed as that of Forth Roth- , crham Cooke, son of Mr. Chas Cooke, bariistor and solicitor, Wanganui. Deceased, who was 20 years of age, and single, was a mess-room steward. It was at hrst believed that the body was that of George Cooper, as a discharge from the s s. Komata was found in one of his pockets. When the matter was referred to tho U S S Co' 6 ofhco at Dunedin, the following reply was / sent back:—"Can find no trace of George Cooper in our lists, nor do,, wo know who are his relatives. Ihe name does not ap- * pear on Komata lists for 12 months." On Saturday evening Mr. Gerald V. Cooke, warehouseman, Wellington Terrace, established beyond doubt that the body was that of his brother. It will be taken to Wanganui for burial to-day. . Another body was recovered on. Saturday morning and brought to Wellington on the Tera\fhiti in tho afternoon. It was identified as being that of Edwin Herbert Hall, second cook on the ill-fated vessel. Those , who attested to tho were his b?p- ---' ther, George Wm. Hall, motor-agent, ' Bnghtwater, Nolson, and Constable Jones, of the Lambton Quay station, who went to _,[ school at Bnghtwater with deceased, who was unmarried, and 30 years of ago. Tho funeral will tako placo here to-day Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the police authorities received word that another body 'had come ashoro about two miles on •-* 1 tho Wellington side of Oterangi Bay. Tho body was attired in a pyiama suit, on tho collar of which was f.he namo, "Noel AVhito." Another circumstance which goes - to establish that the body is that of the hte Mr. "White, is that a pair of gold spectacles, similar to those which he was accustomed to wear, was found in his pocket As the sea was eo rough as to prevent tho shore being worked, arrangements were made to havo the body, which was immediatelj placed in a shell, brought overland last 7 night. Deceased, who was 20 years of ago, was a son of Mr. John White, auctioneer t and general agent, of Blenheim, and nephew i of Mr. J. E. Reade, accountant in the I Electoral Department The body will bo taken to Blenheim to-day , ii ~ , LIST OF THE MISSING. Following is a list of those whoso bodies havo not yet been recovered — Passengers: Mr. Holmes, Mr. H. J. Underwood, Jlr. Conmbe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jas. Collins, Miss Ivy Toomer. Officers and crew: F. Dnscoll (second offioer), G. A. Loosemora (third officer), C. Alexander (chief steward), T. Hayes (boatswain), C. Westacott (A.8.), W. E. Henderson (A.8.), G Gaffia (donkoyman), J. Oonio (trimmer), C. Fairbairn (fireman), H. M'Guire , (sculhon), G. Claydon (saloon waiter).

1 ' THE, INQUIRY. Tho inquiry into tho circumstances connected with the wreck of the Penguin will be resumed at the Magistrate's Court this inoroing. THE RELIEF FUND.

:g;y,":J.:;.pdNATipNS^TOTAi;{^^ reliefl-for-those who j;':;;-;':;suffered,: in..;consequence ;' of.' is f.i-:; , ;' steadily' mounting; np.Vi,. Already:'a. : :t6ta];-'bf Jfi-iVOTer;; £1400 : , has V been.; and-; iiumer--f:':\;:;ous; .donations. ..have,'. -.lieen,-/.'re^ s;.;; v Reived;:;.,: ,, ; ; vf r;;;' c , :- ■ / - ! ■-;"';- '?">■ ■.. ''&& ':; Referring/ to'..the matter, at ithe --"Red '■.';: ; .:Mill"- f matinee 4 on., Saturday'"afternoon,- -the Mayor;; (the;;floniftr..AV; ; :that =i y: 'A-/th'e iUnioii.'Steam Shrp Company had subte2^;soribed.;£soq;.;fei'the; 3 '.j j>. in-: connection:-: with ;;'the ■■. benefit, performance,, ;^ ; ;;t'so;?ge^eronsly;/given^by;;tol ; J;;C.;'Williamto over, : (Ap^ansa).-.Then;;-;again;-';the:-New ; : ; contributed. £250( ■j\ thej'fnndj: : and' if , other instalments S;-f:V:J.were;'required:;theyf.worfd /be": forthebmihg.. ■":"Heihad-already received la cheque for-: £250 i; : from ■'; the'..• Union, Company. .'...; The.' amount K:.;,; ydistributed .-among: "thesur-'■■/.(:.';.".yivorsvjwbuldubei;deducted--:from the-balance ■'■ ;i;>,'; r -:Press> had ibeenV "niade ' as I follow':—-"Evening" S£: :'-i -Post, , ?; ■■ £100;r; : VNew.V;Zealand ■'- 1:£65 :;;«^:; ; : : ; addition :;to , been con-: ;..:" ?;;jtribnted-ty'-.the^Shipwreck{;'Relief:• Society;, "J:"", , ' : The;. Union '.Company; ,made.;'its i contribution' :,.'-; v.■: 'of{-£SOO. irrespective of. any Iclaimsior'which, i;:^;;;;;' they,:might- be. liable., : ..undeiri the Cqmpensa--5..;.';.."v.ti0t t v:'to; .Workers; any' other .'Acts/ '.•',*■ So ; K^;i^far;;the:work-:dfSinvestigating-the -needs .of- '. V? ithe 'people-who-had'suffered.by-the -wreck [}■ had Kennedy; ■-.of ■'•■'th'e •;- ; ;-;:' ■'James.; , Moor6,:.-Mjss_ioner: to " for >■'.f:ig:Seamen.*;; '-;:• Diiinie: had also to as; '&;.[ ; ;'to? they whereabouts|~ of* different 'relatives; : ;vC; : ; inSvarious pa'rts'.of; the !■ Dominion..; The .ser- : i;j- 'ir ,l vicesVof '-. ihe Mayors "J of 'towns'; had

-.; ,; : beeh',enlisted,;- and-a:'committee, would- be '0. '\f ormetj ; ; to; m'ariageithe'; funds. , ; - : His • Worship'.-' .V:'j; : all who shad ..assisted ■'•;, •?-.-■ toj.raise".the ;:fund,'; especially'.the" lady, mem- :;..: -;bers:, of-the; company, whb.rhad!: sold -.tickets V.^..representing.''£l93.' , "if..;a:':further .appeal ; ;'; \vere-:made't6 the ■ public,; "further cqntribu.';.tions: would, he felt sure, be':readily fiirn-: ~:yish'ed.; ahearty'votoiof;.thanks was accorded : : -;/. :>■.r:': : r].;?'•!;;■ ]'/.,'.; <■::';■; .;/,:;y , ;^:;:Graiifying:;succes;s: ; .crowned;the efforis; of .:y,:"-the ; ;.y,>. JJ-,C.:''Williamsqii .Musical•.Comedy ..Company :-:;:.;in-;c6nhectiqn : \vith.th6 benefit matinee which :;-'p they gave on-Saturday afternoon in aid of ;.'; the.relief fund.,; Under skilful guidance,the ; inumerous;collectors, .wprked^'ssidub'usly' all I;;.; day.; Friday'.aud ; . Saturday ••.selling i tickets, ■ -.:;.;■;.for -which tliere,..was .. a great; demand, and '." gathering,':a; plenteous.har.veat':of ..coins of. '■M^ : various;; grains,,,.;6u't-. #h side:- iraincars,: Jand; :at:; the;! siieet.; corners ;.; where : traffic. was mqsi heavy, .were to be i": r ; found entuuslastic; workers,;..whose; appeal for .;?.' ■.■.■Bubscriptions-'niei; -with a .prompt response; "; ; : : : .'From, all sources' in "connection, with V tlie , ■',-;. -benefit a..total 0f:£275/7s. .-94 d.,' against ; which, there is , not diio penny iu tho way of ''■■■ 'expenses'; wasfcollected, as under:—'- .'. ■-."' ■-■:.---.■ ':■'[■}' v, ■■ v :' : -■■'■:'£' s. d, ,-; . Tickets sold by ladies/of; company 160 10 0 >:, - Tickets,sold by gentlemen of com-. ,; ... \ }./. ;-;W : S rpiuiy:/':;.. ;-.;,:.;■;;■-'..•., V.. ;26; 10 ; -7.i' ; ■?Sale of programmes ,in theatre ..'. ■' ' C 0 6.; .:;';-Bale of. sweets in. theatre .:■,..."• . -1 17 0. ;-;; Collected by: two.-gentlemen of ; : ' ,;;:■•',' ..;. company at Miramar.ra'ces. 1 .. ... 5 3,.3 ■■':■','! Bhower of coins on stage, - ... 2 5 3 ■'■ ;■;.'. Collecled'.by ■ two: of...>.'■ the.;'vstage/, ; :.; '.! .^ ii ; ■ ■ ,:■;. staffs with "Micky," tlie>Mqn-.;', .'.".!;,-'.-' U, '■'.:-'■-' key:;! '■:' t -...: ;,v',.;:,;, J'... A -i.. 712 ;-*• : 3i A : '.''. Sale of tickets.at box-office, "'-day .', ' ' ■•■'.■' : . '•V ■ !sale'.office ; and tlicatre'doors , ;' 58 17 6 :.;;; Shower.of corns. afc : evening■''per*.'/'.•. ..;.-'■. ;. a -.;; , ;■• formanco;: ■;:.;,. 3;... v ... ,; : 2 8 0

■?" Total, £275 7 9J "'■■■ Between 2000 and 3000 peopie assembled '■-'■:'.■ yesterday aftornoon in the Botanical , Gaf- '■■''■'. dens, wlioro a number of selections wero ren- '.',■••■ dered by the Nowtown Band, under Band- /; master Parker, and in addition Mr. Christie ' ■'.■' gave a cornet solo. Duiing the afternoon .'-.. several lady friends of members took up a i 1 • collection in aid of tho s.s. Penguin Relief f Fund. Altogether £13" 12s. 4d. was sub- ■ scribed as under: Ponnies, £1 16s. 4d. j ; tlireeponny nieces, £3 las. 6d.; sixpeuses, .. .64 135.; shillings, £2 Bs.; florins, 125.; and :. half-crowns, 7s. 6d. '■?■'■' lh. Kennedy, the local manager, has been ■■■':'. empowered by the directors oF tho Union : 3ienm Ship Company to subscribotho sum •: or £500 to tho Penguin Belief Fund. A ■-:■ cheque for £250 on' account has been handed :': • tc the Mayor, and tho balance, after provid- ; ing for urgently necessitous cases, will bo ii°i<led to the committee- of tho fund later •cv- SU. i

.-Following are the names of those who have .been asked to- act as a committee* to administer.: the .fund:—The Prinio Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), the Mayor (the Hon. T. W; 'Hislop),' Messrs..-W.'A. Kennedy (manager of the Union Company). Martin Kennedy, A; H. Mills; Bert Koyle (of Mr. J. C. Williamson's staff),' Jas.-. Moore (missioner -..to seamen), Alex. H. Turnbull, A. E. Pearce, C. Wv'Jones, J:vH.;,B. Diunie,; and J. R. 'Palmer (lion. sec).. '■■•■, '.',.'■' ;{. The. sumof '£20 (net) was .realised by the sacred "concert at .the Opera. House in aid of the relief fund.■'!■ .-"• .-. - ' . ;. -Members of Mr.. J.! 0. Williamson's MusiComedy Company assisted at both the above concerts.' '•-•: ■' ,- .... .. ! . '~ '-.. : The-benefit concert given by the Professional Orchestra in 1 -the. Town Hall on Sunday in aid.of the eurvivors.of -the. wreck re--suited 'in a net profit of: about. £40, : ;which will be handed to the Mayor. .. .'. ■■.•;■■'., ,;' ■The following donations have been received at the Dominion Office:—, "■;'-.■■ : .. , ; -iv ..-.-. :;;.;L '>-;>. ;;■.'.; ■ ■/, -. - ;' ,-"..■■ y''' £ V: d. ; Amount already acknowledged ... 47;--2 6} A. Sailor's...Father , ... ' . '...-,'; 1. 10 0 '.'Patronus"; Picnic Party.!. ... . ' 6 9 i--■/-'''Total;. ; : ... . .... -;.'.;,■■ 48 19 . 3J

...: In the .acknowledgments of services Tendered, by the> ..Makara- settlers, ..mention should: have.been,made of the efforts of the .postmaster,;. Mr. Hislop. It is: stated by Mr.:.VW. ; i -A. , Kennedy,';Wellington .manager W ,the: Unions Company, that Mr. ■ Hislop was;:of ;the' greatest assistance. He took his;own: horse and' rode round the district collecting: pack-horses, and did air that was 'in . his 'power: to ', further: the ; relief > operations. •■}. Hβ : was': virtually. Mr... Kennedy's lieutenant ! in-.:, the - district. ;.\,Mr. Kennedy, intends;to .make a- more'direct \ acknowledgment of. the splendid assistance the Makara.people,,.of :which;he is deoply. sen'■sible;'-'-^-.:"■•■■■■ : t.'.- : V..-.-v--.-'.- ■''■"■'.'''. ":'.<:■:'■':'■