The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06

Representative business men will com.
pose the Coroner's Jury that will begin
the Investigation Of re Sarah-streef grade
crossing wreck this morning
Though the fact that yesterday was a
legal holiday prevented Deputy Coroner
Freudenstein from issuing any jury sum-
monses. ne determined TO get a jury to-
gether. that the work OF viewing the
bodies might be disposed of as soon re
possible In order that arrangements fo-
the burial OF the dead might be mace.
With this object In view. Doctor Freud
enstein and Robert Phillips. a Constable
detailed for duty a. the Coroner's Office
to serve on the jury. and within Q few
hours the six men were secured
Doctor Freudenstein made a specis, e:
fort TO secure men OF social and business
standing. believing that the finding Of
such a Jury would carry the weight the
seriousness Of the accident is held TO re-
qu.re.
Coroner Funkhouser and Doctor Freud
enstein are confident that the jury will
not hesitate to fix the responsibility
wherever the evidence shows IL TO belong.
JURY VIEWS BODIES.
than the work Of viewing the bodies be-
gan The Jurors went 20 different under
taking establishments to be sworn over
the bodies OF the dead by I'D o'clock
the jury had viewed six corpsss. Tn.
body Of NJ. B.. Bristol will De- brought
The bodies viewed yesterday Mere at
the following places: John ". Wilson.
George w Majors and Mrs. Bessie Merk
r.en,. No liz Olive street: sirs. Sophia
virginia Aldrich at Alexander's under
taking parlor, No. 2S Olive street: II.
boulevard. and Andrew Mckinley az the
Undertaking establishment of Harrfgan
4 Sheehan. No. osls Morgan street
The inquest will begin THIS morning at
10 o'clock and the testimony OF a large
number of Witnesses including the engi-
neer OF the Wabash train. the notormsn
an CONDUCTOR or the Suburban car. the
naemsn and cateman at the Sarah street
crossing will be introduced
Moreover. the Eighth District police
have long list OF witnesses whose test
nesses were passengers on the ill-fateJ
car. The police list OF witnesses will be
sent to the Coroner early this morning.
FUNERALS or VICTIMS.
The funerals Of all except one OF the
wreck victims will be held this afternoon.
The body OF Mrs. Bessie Merkley. which
was sent TO Trenton. Ontario. IS the only
one that will not be buried in or near 81.
Louis
Services for Mrs. Sophie Aldrich will
take place at I'D o'clock this afternoon
At the home OF her son. A d. Aldrich. No
146 Euclid avenue. She will be buried in
Bellefontaine Cemetery.
VI. b. Bristol will be buried in the
Webster Groves Cemetery. The services |
will be conducted at his home In Jackson |
place this afternoon at O'Clock.
The funeral Of Andrew J. Mckinley will |
take place at O'Clock from his home at |
No. Sl4S Suburban avenue to ST. Aenes's
Church. THENCE TO calvary Cemetery. i
o'clock this afternoon from his home at |
No 4sss Page avenue. |
The funeral OF John w Wilson will take |
place at his home in Kirkwood at 2;e
o'clock this afternoon
Services over the body of George W.
Major Of No. Zsls Big Bend road will |
take place from the family home at leo
o clock this afternoon.
OTHER DANGEROUS CROSSINGS.
Attention has been attracted TO other
dangerous grade crossings in 81. Louis BY
he wreck. Coroner Funkhouser. In his
report. may decide TO point out these
hangers and recommend viaducts TO as
sure greater safety.
Among these crossings where danger
.ver turks for street-car passengers as
veil as pedestrians and persons riding in
are those Of the Missouri Pacific,
ron Mountain. and Frisco railroads on
avenue at Tower Grove Sta
lon.
The Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
Dads run about 100 trains. both passen-
Ter. and freight.over the Tran., Company
racks daily. The Frisco's tracks are about
% feet south. This road operates about
fifty trains and all three OF the steam
ailway companies have switch engines
onstantly at work in that vicinity.
The Transit Company now operates two
visions ovCr these i!nes-the Chouteau
nd vandeventer. The Market street cars
ormerly ran out that line, but since the |
pening OF the Worlds Far have been
sing the Chouteau tracks TO the EXPOSE
lon. while the Chouteau division sends
q cars out Manchester avenue TO Tower
rove. Each Of these lines has about
twenty-five cars In operation except dur
,g the busy hours Of morning and even |
lg. when they add about a dozen more
Gates are provided by the railway COM .
anies. but only part Of them are in opera
on- A reporter for The Republic was Z
iafione0 for more than an hour AT the =
rossing yesterday afternoon and watched &