THE TITANIC DISASTER
SEARCHING FOR BODIES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Halifax, May 7. The Mina has arrived with seventeen bodies recovered from the Titanic wreck. Sixteen of the number had died from exposure, four or five hours after the sinking of the ship. The bodies were found miles apart. The Canadian Government has sent a steamer to search for bodies which are believed to have drifted from the 'edge of the Gulf Stream into cold water.
WRECKAGE SIGHTED. New York, May 7. The German steamer Clio reports sighting a broken iceberg 130 feet high, carrying saloon fittings, handbags, chairs, cushions and general wreckage. THE BOARD OF TRADE ENQUIRY. London, May 7. At the Titanic enquiry, Beecham, a fireman, stated that when the ship struck, the order was given to stop the engines and stand by the watertight doors. They were closed within five minutes and the fires drawn. His boat did not contain a compass, lamp, water or provisions.
VESSEL'S HIGH SPEED. London, May 7. At the Titanic enquiry Hitchens said that up to the moment the vessel Btruck the speed was 45 knots every two hours.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 205, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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