Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-18

WOMAN |SStNT
TO 0SkAL00SA
Remains Supposed to be
Those Of Mrs. G. w. Tu-
dor, reck Victim, Prove
to be Another Woman's.

OSkalOOSa, July 17.-But for the ap'
sence of crowned teeth in the body or
woman sent here yesterday, the re-
mains of G. W. Tudor and his daugh'
ter would today be buried beside an
unidentified woman In the cemetery
at Lacey, Iowa. The Chicago author
ities In charge of the bodies OF the
victims Of the Burlington wreck at
Western Springs last Sunday morn
ing realized their mistake shortly al
ter the arrival OF the three bodies IN
Oskalosa, and message was received
by the undertaken here to hold the
body Of the woman. DR.. Teeter,
dentist who had crowned some teeth
for Mrs. Tudor, upon examination, de-
clared that the body sent was not that
OF Mrs. Tudor. The doctor accompan-
led the body to Chicago last night, and
this morning. wired relatives here that
he had identified the body Of Mrs.
Tudor and that he would accompany
It to Oskaloosa at once. The Dody IS
expected to arrive tonight.
The triple funeral services over the
remains of the Tudor family will be
held tomorrow at Lacey, six miles
north Of here
All Bodies Identified.
Chicago, July 17.-Mrs. D. F. Bru-
baker, 62 Washington avenue, Altoona,
Pa, is believed to have been one OF the
thirteen persons who lost their lives
In the rear end collision between the
Overland Limited and mail train
from Omaha near the Western Springs
station on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad early last Sunday
morning. Her relatives will be in La
Grange today to attempt to identity
her remains.
With the establishm ent Of this par
tial Identification and with the GER
tainty OF c. s. Potter Of Jackson,
Mich, that he has correctly identified
the bodies Of his wife and 3-year-old
daughter, all the thirteen persons
killed in the wreck practically have
been accounted for
Coroner to Begin Investigation.
Coroner Hoffman now will turn his
entire attention to the gathering Of
evidence for the inquest tomorrow
morning at LAGRANGE 1t Is expected
that the finding will result in criminal
charges. The two other investigations
that are to be conducted-those of the
federal authorities and Of the state
railway commission-will not be COM
pleted until additional evidence can
be gathered. Government and state ex-
perts yesterday continued their work
Of inspecting the scene of the wreck
and the signal equipment at the West
ern Springs tower station.
Mr.. Potter Gives Up Hope.
Mr.. Potter's positive Identification
was made yesterday. II am satisfied
now that the bodies are those OF my
wife and my daughter" he said yes
terday morning. II will have the bodies
shipped to Jackson, Mich, tonight for
burial. could not be sure at first, but
I have satisfied myself now that the
bodies are those of my wife and child
Mrs. Alice Barclay. 66 Riverside
drive, New York City, swooned yester-
day when she identified the body Of
her son, Francis Barclay, 16 years old,
= student at Notre Dame, who lost his
life in the wreck Mrs Barclay held
a handkerchief over her eyes when
she entered the undertaking rooms in
Lagrange. She collapsed at sight of
the body and had to be assisted out of
the room.
Mrs. Barclay narrowly escaped in
fury or death in the wreck, her life be-
ing saved by the fact that she stopped
off In Kansas City to visit friends
while returning to New York from
Billings, Mont.