Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
TANNER TO CHAFFEURs
Commander of the Grand Army
Sounds Warning.
HE DID NOT WANT SPEED
Would Do Anything to Save People
From Idiots.
MRS. TANNERS FUNERAL HELD
MRS. TANNERS FUNERAL HELD
Her Unfortunate Death Has Cast
Gloom Over the Entire Community
Sympathy for the Corporal.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HELENA, Mont, June 30.-Impressive
funeral services were held here today over
the body of Mrs. James Tanner. wife of
the COMMUNICATIVE chief of the G. A. r.,
victim Of an automobile accident yesterday.
Later. accompanied by bereaved husband
and E. s. Walker, adjutant of local Grand
Army post, 1t was shipped to Washington,
ID. c., for burial.
The unfortunate death Of Mrs. Tanner
has cast gloom aver the entire community
Coroner s. S. Bennett is tonight holding an
Inquest. Deposition of Corporal Tanner
was the first evidence produced. He was
disposed to blame the chauffeur of auto
mobile for the accident saying that he had
repeatedly warned him to proceed at a
slower rate, demanding safety rather than
speed"
Did Not Enjoy Ride.
He said: Coroner 1 would have nothing
to say on this night of all nights regard
ing the awful event were it not that l
would do anything in my power to prevent
people OF this city in future becoming VIC
tins of criminal and murderous careless
ness of this brash idiot. 1 told him to be
careful. l insisted again and again that
we didn't want speed, we wanted safety,
but because one of the automobiles which
he did not consider good as the one in
which We We're riding had gotten some
dlstance-fn advance after leaving Central
Park, he said, IN catch him before we
get to top of hill, and again went at his
breakneck speed.
What In the world he went into that
place for, l can never understand. child
could see that it was dangerous a long
way ahead. L never dreamed that he
would attempt to do IT until it was done
md han Ia+z
| had this little brasure of skin on one
hand and this little on the other and
lost but one drop of blood, and she lost
her life. They told him, and I told him to
stop II. We were in no hurry. We wanted
to enjoy our trip, and I didn't enjoy one
moment of it while L was in the auto
Funeral of Mrs. Tanner.
Gen. Testers Wilson. former department
commander who In the auto with Mr.
and Mrs. Tanner, also made a deposition
prior to returning home at Bozeman. He
said he had no way OF telling at what rate
of speed the automobile was travelling but
thought they were travelling at a speed of
nearly forty miles per hour. The inquest
then adjourned until Monday.
The funeral services were held at the
Baptist Church. They were opened with
Nearer, My God, to Thee, by the choir
Corporal Tanner sat with his head
bowed deep in his breast, yet appeared
comforted by the strains of music. The
Rev. J. F. McNamee. pastor of the church,
followed with some brief scrptural pas
sages, after which DIR. Edward Laird Mills
of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church
evoked divine blessing.
Rev. DR.. McNamee then delivered an elo-
quent yet informal sermon. He concluded
by saying: 1T is the first real bereavement
in this devoted family, and one to be taken
as guiding spirit and central figure of
love. For forty years these two people
have walked hand in hand together and
these two boys and two girls who anxious
well the sweet and tender ministrie of
home and-mother. We have had also a
glimpse of love and esteem and have
learned that many will bless her memory
because of her helpful hand in many an
hour of need Unselhsh in life she was
unselfish in death, for her last words were
not of her own pain. but of anxiety for
him who was the subject of her constant
thought and care. Thank God for such
lives, we say this today as around her
casket we gather. strangers yesterday, but
today friends. with full hearts filled to over
est prayers that God may keep this home
In It's dark hour. May the beautiful spirit
of a wife and mother, today with God ever
present comfort to your upward thoughts
In saying these words l sure I speak
the heart thoughts of this entire city"
The choir then rendered Rock of Ages"
after which Chaplain Boyle of Butte made
an extended address, closing with PRAYER
and the Lords Prayer, in which the en-
tire congregation joined The funeral
party left for union station. 1t is expected
that the members of General Tanners stan
Will meet the party at points along the
road from Minneapolis eastward and ac-
company him to Washington. President