The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-05
MAY INVESTIGATE
COLLISION TO-DAY
Coroner Will Try To Hear Tcsri
mony on decreasing
Accident at Once.
HOLIDAY MAY DEFER INQUEST.
Two Women Killed Positively
ldeniificd-No Further Fatal
iIics-Conductnr l. Re
leased on Bond.

leased on Bond.
Fixing - the responsibility fUr al.
srafe-cross!aa accident a: Sarah street
and the Wabash tracks. by nhica S"ver
persons were killed AID more than twenty
five We're injured. nineteen Of them ser!-
ously. Saturday afternoon. NAV h. IakeT
up before a Coroner'= jury this morning
To-day being a LEGAL holiday. tie open
Ing o: the inquest nay 20 over until to-
morrow morning. Coroner FunkhoIsar said
that he would "ndsayor 20 get n Jury to-
day. bat IL would BE- optional with the
jurors whether they would s-rve
The I've men arrested in connection with
the accident. including the engineer u the
shuttle train. :ha crossing wa;chmsn and
the conductor OF the Suburban car which
was demolished 10y being run into hy II.
shuttle train. have been released on bonds
subject To- the action Of the Coroner's .:ry.
Patrick Sheehan. the trolley-csr crniuc-
tor. spent Tho night In jail. but was re-
leased yesterday on 5000 bond. with
julius Walsh and John NahOney. officials
OF the Suburban Company. as sur.ties.
Theodore Cook. the motorman. who was
Injured and taken TO his home on Man
chester road. Was reported TO be improv-
ing yesterday and he Will likely lie a chief
witness at the inquest. Because Of his in
disposition he was not arrested. bu; two
policemen have been on guard ct his resi-
derce since the accident.
a. W. Burbank. engineer o. the shuttle
train: Fred Uetz. crossing Waterman. and
James W. Wease. fasman at the cross
ing. who were released on bonds Saturday
night. viii be important Witnesses
Statements made by these men are cor
ficting and Il Is expected that there will
be Il decided variance in their testimony
at the inquisiticn.
WOMEN IDENTIFIED.
The two woraol killed IN the wreck and
whose bodies were at the mo-Eue Satur-
day night were positively identified yes
terday and removed TO undertaking estab-
Iishments.
One Of the women vas Identified Mrs.
Sophia Virginia AIdrich OF Indianapolis.
wife Of a. u. Aldrich. She was 80 years
old and had been -ieiiirG with the i-n.iiy
Of Frederick lott Of C,in Grove 40.
the Fai.. and VIZ tn guest 81 her Ercih-
er-in-law. u. ". Woods. II 80. rs Euclid
avenue. The body aa5 removed &. Alex
ander's undertaking establishment. No.
-, Olive street. The .fune~al viii take
place al o'ciock tomorrow Afternoon.
and the burial ~iil bs ir BeIlofon:eine
Cemetery.
The other woman who could not be iden-
tilted Saturday night proved TO be Mrs.
Bessie Merkiey Of Trenton. ontario. vito
Of John J. Merkley. She was % years old
and. accompanied by her husband. came
TO 81. Louis ten days ago. They were the
guests OF her brother. J. Spring OF Kin
lcch Station Mrs. Nerkley came 10 the
city Saturday morning and was on her .ay
home when she was killed. The body will
be shipped to Trenton. Ontario. tonight
There were no additional deaths as a re-
suit OF the accident although there are
seven whose injuries are such that their
lives hang ia the balance. and their con-
dition will not permit their being removed
from the City Hospital. although friends
and relatives lowered about that institu-
ion yesterday anxious TO take them away.
G. r. Schumacher was removed from the
City Hospital to his home. No. 2Ji7 Cadet
street. His condition. while s;IIl consid-
Fred serious. was reported somewhat i'm
proved yesterday.
The injuries OF Mrs. Mary Buadcnsick
Of No. 1910 Franklin avenue are serious.
she was reported to be holding
her own.
OTHER INJURED.
Others injured IN the wreck were re-
ported to be doing as well as could be
expected.
TIE funeral OF John ". Wilson. who
was among the killed. Will take place from
his residence In Kirkwood at o'clock to-
afternoon. the body having been
taken TO Kirkwood yesterday.
The funeral Of George ". Majors will
-oad, MapIewood. at l o'clock tomorrow
afternoon
The body OF H. y. Cup was yesterday
AIKEN to his home. No. .Iss Page avenue.
The funeral will take place at 2 O'Clock
o-morrow afternoon. The burial will be
n Bellsfontaine Cemetery.
The funeral OF ". y. Bristol OF Webster
Groves and Adam Mckinley. the Is-yesr-
I'D boy. will also take place tomorrow
afternoon.
w men feiedseC ftOln CUStbug yestciuzy.
Conductor Sheehan OF the Inflated trolley
ar declined to make any additional state
ncnt 10 that which he made Saturday
light. TO the effect that the fagman at
he crossing gave him the signal 20 cross
Ihead Of the approaching train
Two additional names were yesterday
added to the list OF injured They are
Charles Strom and his 5-year-oid son.
Erek. o. NJ. aZli South street. in Benton.
Both father and son received bruises and
,uts. but were not seriously injured. They
we're taken 10 the home OF Mrs Mary
Evans. 40. +,y1 Clayton street. where their
T. juries were cared for by Doctor A W.
L.atimer OF No. Zi3 Manchester
The Transit Company yesterday had two
.atchmen stationed at the Tower Grove
,rade crossing where the Missouri Pa
;lfic and Frisco tracks cross the Vande-
renter line.
Nearly all Of the injured who were car
red TO the ciry Hospital from the wreck
Yesterday. Only those whose injuries are
" Z serious nature are now there
LARK DENIES THE ASSAULT.