The Adjourned Inquest

The adjourned inquest on the fifty-five bodies was resumed at the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. Since Tuesday three more bodies have been added to those in the Market Hall and the jury before closing the inquiry viewed these bodies also. 
The P. and O. Company were represented by Mr Bullock, who expressed their sympathy with the relatives of those lost.

On resuming, the Coroner proceeded to take the evidence of identification of the bodies that were viewed on Tuesday. The following were those identified.
No.64 Lieut. Mackinty, Indian Army identified by his brother, who said that at the last minute he was ordered to proceed on the “Maloja” instead of by Marseilles as he was meant to go.
No.9 George Edward Pert a skilled labourer from Portsmouth Dockyard.
No.32 Mrs B. Crocker, proceeding from Devonport to join her husband at Gibraltar. 
No.44 Rogue de Mello a barrister returning to Bombay.
No.23 Mrs Bowen proceeding to Gibraltar from Devonport to join her husband.
No.25 Elsie Bowen, Mrs Bowen’s ten-year-old daughter, another daughter was saved.
No.16 Assistant Surgeon W. J. S. Maine of the Indian Army who received the Military Cross from the King last Wednesday.
No.12 Miss E. J. Page a governess, returning to Spain after coming home to see her brother who had wounded and who identified her.
No.31 Hem Chandja Satpache a Hindoo barrister.
No.11 W. E. F. Sadler, winch man.
No.42 Henry George Herring, steward.
No.27 Mrs C. Higman going out from Plymouth to join her husband at Gibraltar.
No.52 her son, Henry Charles Higman aged 14 months.
No.3 John Fisher Kemp, first class bedroom steward.
No.38 A. B. Trewling, engine fitter going out to a dockyard abroad.
No.37 and 57, Mr and Mrs Wery, Belgian refugees who were going out to India from Birmingham, the husband was going to manage a glass factory in India.

Apart from the Lascars who were not identified, Chief Constable Fox said that there were only two bodies not identified. One of these had a passport, and was believed to be a Persian named Ferax. The other man, No.18 looked like a sailor aged about 56 with grey hair and moustache and dressed in blue. Captain Irving said that he did not have anyone in the crew of that age. 

The jury returned a verdict that the fifty-eight persons on whom the inquiry was held met their deaths from immersion as the result of the liner “Maloja” being struck by a mine and sunk. They expressed their greatest sympathy with the relatives of those who were lost.