THE TITANIC’S STEWARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 91, 24 April 1913, Page 7

THE TITANIC’S STEWARD.

BODY FLOATING AT SEA. The wreck of the liner Titanic was revived by the arrival at Newcastle of the steamer Ilford from Mogi. Mr W. F. Bassett, chief officer of the Ilford, stated that on June 8 of last year, while the steamer was on a voyage from the United States to Hamburg, in lat. 49.6 north and long. 42.51 west, the dead body of a man with a lifebelt on was seen floating on the water. A boat was put off, and the body on being searched was found to bo that of W. F. Chiverton, chief steward of the Titanic. Letters found in the pockets of the clothes on the body established the identity, and these, with a watch and chain, keys, and other documents were taken possession of by the Ilford’s officers. The body was weighted and buried at sea. The body had drifted 370 miles after the wreck, which occurred 55 days before it was picked no by the Ilford. The lifebelt which had been on the body is retained on the Ilford as a relic. The Titanic was lost on April 14, and by a coincidence the Ilford arrived at Newcastle on the first anniversary of the disaster. On the arrival of the Ilford at Hamburg the property of the late steward was sent to his parents. Particulars of the recovery of the body arc said to have been published in German newspapers.