The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-12

tonight that his wife. Mrs Helena b
Walcott. was among those who lost their
lives in the wreck of the Federal Express
at Bridgeport. Conn. to-day.
Dr. Walcott spent the day at his Office
Returning to his home about 9 O'Clock
he got down to dinner. An evening
newspaper was placed alongside his
plate. Glancing down the account OF
the wreck DR.. Walcott discovered the
name Of his wife. Accompanied by his
nephew. George Otis Smith. DIR. Walcoit
left tonight for Bridgeport
Mrs. Walcott was formerly Miss Helena
y. Stevens Of Rochester. n. Y. She
was prominent socially Mrs. Walcott's
death did not become generally known
until tonight The press dispatches
in the local newspaper did not identify
Mrs. Walcott as u Washington woman.
Her name was listed among the dead
in this way:
Helena X Walco,t residence un-
known. identified by name OH clothing"
F, Mrs. WaiCDit was 81 years old. She
| il survived by her husband and three
sons and a daughter. Mrs. Walcott
left Washington yesterday TO join her
sister. Mrs Williamson. at Lynn. the
two planning to spend the summer AT
Desert Island. Northeast Harbor. Me
! DIR. Walcoti was almost prostrated
when he learned Of the death of his wife
| He got in touch with Bridgeport on the
telephone and learned that his wife's
body is in the morgue in that city pr
| Walcott was accompanied to the station
by a number Of friends.
Sergt. George j.. Rogers OF the United
States Coast Artillery, who ia himself
among the injured and is said 10 have lost
his wife and son in the wreck, was for
several years ri at ioned at Fort Hunt, near
! this city. Sergt. Rogers, with other non
! commissioned experts of the Coast Artil-
lery Corps. had been ordered north by the
War Department for summer manPuvres.
He was to have been permanently sta
toned at Fort Williams, Me. in the Port
land rtilery DISTRICT. This fact accounts
for the presence of his family with him on
the i'll fated train.
/ Miss Helen Gibbs OF this city. who was
| injured, has been a teacher in a public
school in Georgetown since 1880. She was
accompanied by Miss Mildred Earnest,
who was also among the injured.
She WAS on her way TO Deer Island. Me.
! for her summer vacation. Miss Earnest
also il Washington school teacher
| They We're hound for Boston. where they
We're TO be joined by one or two other
Washington school teachers. Relatives
of both Miss Gibbs and Miss Earnest have
Mrs. Mary F.. c. Walker, who was in
iured in the wreck, ia q prominent Wash
ington school teacher. She was travelling
with Mrs: Walter Clephane. wife Of a we'll
known Washington lawyer. Mrs. Gle
phane also was injured.
Il feel as though ] had sent mother to
her death moaned Miss Leila Boyce
when she was told that Mrs. James Il.
Royce was among the severely injured in
the Boston wreck. she did not want to
leave home. but papa and insisted that
she should 20, expecting that trip away
from the heat of Washington would do
her good"
| MIR. Royce is one OF the oldest clerks in
the Pc ymast 4r Generals Office in the Var
| Department.
The Federal express ia a popular train.
President Taft always travels on II when
h. goes TO New England. The train
always carries u good many Washington
folks. but the lar gest part Of the passen ger
list is usually made up Of persons from the
South