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All steamers passing this point are carrying their flags at half-mast, in remembrance of the many good men and ships which are now under the waters of the great lakes, as a result of the big storm. The report from Kincardine that a special train was leaving there to bring 40 bodies of the drowned to this port was a mistaken one and has caused some inconvenience. Relatives reading the papers are arriving here to identi- fy relatives, but so far only 12 bodies have arrived, and only four are now left as unidentified. The others have been shipped to their homes in different parts of Canada and the States. --------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIAL INQUIRY TO PLACE BLAME FOR LATE DISASTERS - RADICAL REFORMS TO FOLLOW. Many Reports Reach Ottawa That Captains Showed Disregard of Storm Signals and That Oil Sprinkling Apparatus is Vital Need - Commission to Consider Reforms. (Special to the Toronto World) OTTAWA, Nov. 17. - There will be a searching depart- mental enquiry into the terrible marine disaster on the great lakes. Capt. Lindsay, Dominion wreck com- missioner, and two others will form the board, which will meet at Goderich or Sarnia probably. The duties of the commissioners will not only consist of probing certain aspects of the recent wrecks, but to suggest some future line of action on the part of the govern- ment in order to make navigation on the great lakes safer. The government is receiving reports hourly, claiming that the failure of captains and officers to give proper regard to official storm signals, was in a large sense responsible for some of the catastrophes, while it is further claimed that had some of the steamers been equipped, as are ocean liners, with apparatus for sprinkling oil upon the troubled waters the disaster could not have been so great. Will Appoint Commission. It is expected that later on a commission will be appointed to consider the whole question of lake and river navigation. Hon. J. D. Hazen has a proposed bill already printed which will make regulations more bind- ing upon skippers and impose penalties. Such a commis- sion, it is said here, might redraft the bill if this is deemed necessary. --------------------------------------------------------- Government Gives $25,000 (Special to the Toronto World) OTTAWA, Nov. 17 - The cabinet at today's meeting voted $25,000 for the fund for the relief of the sufferers in the lake disasters. The amount will supplement the sum raised by the general public. --------------------------------------------------------- PRICE GOES TO BOTTOM BUOY WILL MARK SPOT. Steady Leakage Had Effect After Week's Clinging to Surface. (Special to the Toronto World) SARNIA, Nov. 17. - The steamer PRICE has, at last disappeared below the waters of Lake Huron. For over a week the air in her overturned hulk was sufficient to hold her bows above the water. Slow but steady leakage resulted in her sinking to the bottom of the lake at 11:05 this morning. The steamer MORRELL of the American lighthouse service is standing by the spot to warn away other boats. A buoy will be placed on the spot as soon as possible. --------------------------------------------------------- IDENTIFIED BODY OF TORONTO MAN Remains of John Boulitier of CARRUTHERS Crew, Sent to City - Six Bodies Unidentified. (Special to the Toronto World) GODERICH, Nov. 17. - Owing to the lake being too rough, no attempt was made today to patrol the shores by the government boat LAMBTON, which arrived last night. If the blow continues it will be impossible to do anything further for a couple of days. Of the eleven bodies lying in Brophy's undertaking rooms, five have been identified. They are George Jacobson of Wolverine, Michigan, off the McGEAN, found at Bayfield. He was identified by his mother, who arrived this after- noon, and who will take the body home tomorrow. John Oleson of Buffalo, off the McGEAN, one of the three found lashed to the raft at Naftel's Point, was identified. The body of H. Corbett of Thornton, found at Ripley on Friday, was shipped to his home. Another body identified as John Boulitier, one of the CARRUTHERS crew, was sent to Toronto. A body identified as Sampson, from the CARRUTHERS, will be sent to Collingwood in the morning. There are still six bodies unidentified from the CARRUTHERS, one of them a boy about 16 years of age. --------------------------------------------------------- WRECK VICTIMS LAID TO REST Funerals of Capt. Wright and J. G. Evans Were Held Yesterday. THIRD BODY ARRIVED James Johnson's Remains Will Be Buried in Toronto on Thursday. The citizens of Toronto were again reminded of the awful wrecks that took place one week ago on Lake Huron in which so many lives were lost, when the remains of Captain William H. Wright and James G. Evans, fireman, both of the freighter JAMES CARRUTHERS were laid at rest. The funeral of Captain Wright took place at 2:30 yesterday afternoon from his late residence at 92 Delaware avenue, where the service was conducted by Rev. R. J. Moore, of St. George's Church. The body was then taken to the Prospect Cemetery, the funeral being followed by a large number of relatives and friends. The funeral of James Evans took place from the residence of his parents, at 45 Metcalfe street, from where the body was taken to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, at Sherbourne and Earl streets. There the service was conducted by Reverend Father H. J. Canning, after which the body was removed to St. Michael's Cemetery, followed by a long line of carriages carry- ing relatives and friends of the bereaved family. Among the many floral offerings at each funeral was a wreath sent by James Carruthers, the former owner of the ship, and after whom it was named. Johnson's Body Arrives. The body of James Johnson, wheelsman of the James ARGUS (sic), arrived here yesterday morning, and was taken to the undertaking parlors of Bates and Dodds, west Queen street. When prepared for burial, it will be removed to the home of his parents, 125 Manning avenue, where besides the parents, four brothers, William, Bert, Harold and Lawrence, and one sister, Mary, reside. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when the services will be conducted by Rev. J. D. Morrow. The interment will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Sent to Midland. The remains of William Lediard, first mate of the CARRUTHERS, were shipped from here to Midland yester- day morning for interment. They were accompanied by one of the sons, Eddie. Mrs. Lediard and the younger children reside in Midland. One daughter, Grace, is a missionary in China, and another is a deaconess in Toronto. Another Identified. Another body among those that have been washed ashore has been identified as that of Second Mate Bontiller of the JAMES CARRUTHERS. ==========================================================================