RMS Titanic Images - Mackay-Bennett

Scenes at Halifax upon the arrival of the funeral ship “Mackay- Bennett,” bearing bodies recovered from the neighborhood of the titanic disaster, or the 1,635 dead, 306 were picked up by the “MacKay-Bennett,” but it was found necessary to bury 116 of these at sea.

The Curling Rink Where the Dead Were Laid out for Inspection. © International News Service. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 8a. GGA Image ID # 109f3393fb

Removing the Body of John Jacob Astor from the Dock, © International News Service. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 8b. GGA Image ID # 109f7a02ce

The Mackay-Bennett Docking at Her Wharf, Her Deck Loaded with the Rude Pine Boxes Containing the Bodies of the Dead. © International News Service. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 8c. GGA Image ID # 109fedf7ad

Tents Used as a Temporary Morgue for the Reception of the Bodies on the Pier. © International News Service. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 8d. GGA Image ID # 109ff31932

The Mackay-Bennett Entering Halifax Harbor with Her Cargo of Dead. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 8e. GGA Image ID # 10a0130d6f

Vincent Astor and Nicholas Biddle in Halifax Awaiting the Arrival of the Mackay-Bennett. © International News Service. Harper's Weekly (11 May 1912) p. 8f. GGA Image ID # 10a02e3e1b