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The Penn's Grove record., 1913-04-18
Wilmington and Haas Grove Ferry
SPRING SCHEDULE
Commencing Saturday, March. 1, 1913
Steamer Long Beach

Leaves Penns Grove daily and Sunday as
follows: $50, lois a. m. 400, $50 = m: extra
trip Saturdays at Z and IL, 80 p. m.
Leaves Wilmington, Fourth st. wharf, at
Z, and $50 a. m, 200 and 45 p. M; Satur-
day at els, II p. m.
For further information see or address j. G
Adams, Penns Grove wharf, or Joseph Wilson
Fourth st. wharf, Wilmington, Del. 2-2S-tt
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-04-18
HOME HAPPENINGS.
SALE REGISTER

April l9-Mrs. John S. Dolbow's household
goods, South PENIS Grove.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-04-18

Envelopes, all sizes for sale al the REc-
ORD Office. If
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
DIRECTORS LIABLE FOR STOCK.
Appellate DivlslOn H1ts "Du ~ m sies'
In aaO,OOO Sult,

a blow was struck yesterday at
dummy directors when the Appellate
Division held that man of wealth and
business reputation who became dircc-
tor OF a corporation to aid in the sale OF
stock but paid no attention to the man.
agemcnt Of the concern could he held
liable II the company failed and the
stock became worthless
The case before the court was brought
by William II. Childs against II. Kirke
White Of Detroit as director OF White.
Van Claim & Co.. a hardware concern
which failed in 1910. to recover $4,000
Chllds paid for stock In the company.
White contendcd that as n director he
was not liable to purchasers Of stock
and the lower court sustained his view
and dismissed the suit. The Appellate
Division reversed the decision and held
that directors OF corporations owe a
certain measure Of duty not only to ex-
listing stockholders but to those from
whom the corporation may solicit sub
scriptions for its stock or securities"
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REPLY TO JAPAN MONDAY.
Bryan Makes That Aanouuceu u, n
- Tits City.

Secretary Bryan said last night that
the note OF the United States In reply
to Japan's second note Of protest against
the allen land law In California would
be transmitted to the japanese Govern
ment on Monday. He declined to discuss
the conference. between the Japanese
Ambassador and himself In Washington
yesterday beyond saying that the inter-
view was for the purpose Of clarifying
certain details.
Mr.. Bryan came to New York last night
to attend the dinner given to DR.. I.auro
Severiano Muller. the special envoy Of
Brazil. and to say gOOd-by to him. The
Secretary was a speaker at the dinner
which was given by the coffee trade Of
the United States at the Hotel AstOr.
Mr. Bryan was asked what he thought
of the lobby inquiry. He grinned broadly
and said that he had been reading the
newspapers but wouldn't say more.
Asked II he had taken up the coffee
valorization situation with DR.. Muller
ne said he didn't think It was an OppOr-
tune time to discuss that matter. He
also did not care to discuss the coming
White House conference regarding tho
amendment to the Erdman act.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
x.RAY CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. Gibson Says He Has Treated 4OC
Gases In ~ Years.

DENyrR. July 10.-A new treatmen.
for tuberculosis for which it's discoverer
claims SO per cent. OF cures in the past
twelve tsxrs was announced by DR.. J.
d. GibsoA, q Denver physician and
X-ray expert, at the meeting Of tht
National Society Of Physical Thera-
peutics this afternoon.
The treatment Is along entirely new
lines and does away with the use Of
toxins. serums and like agencies. II
is based entirely upon the X-ray He
styles II "Intensifyfng natural elements
until they become therapeutic agents"
DR.. Gibson described at length in
what manner and under what circum-
stances the rays should be applied,
the diet and other matters to be con-
sidered. He said:
II have treated something over 400
cases. forty-six Of whom are dead from
various causes. The balance are alive
at this time and the vast majority Of
them are bread winners. BY far the
larger percentage were advanced second
and third stage cases. At the present
time many Of these cases do not react
to tuberculin nor can baclli he found in
their sputum."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
STOCK EXCHANGE SEAT sas, 900.
Lowest Psice since I8OO-Irving
Bssnell IL Buyer.

Two Stock Exchange seats were
posted for transfer yesterday. one at
5000. the lowest price since 1900.
when $37.500 was paid The record
high price for "a seat is $4,000. in
1909. and the lowest price on record Is
32.750. In 1871. The previous low price
for the year was $4,000.
. The seat which was posted at the
low price yesterday was that Of Edwin
T. Maynard to Irving Bunnell. The
latter was a member Of the Stock En-
change some years ago and at that
time Is said to have paid $4,000 for
his seat. selling 1t year or two later
at $6S,000. Al the time Of his retire.
ment from the exchange Mr.. Bunnell
gave III health as q reason. Later he
became a curb broker. formally resign
Ing from the Curb Association a few
months ago, and has since then been
trading independently.
The other membership posted for
transfer was that Of Reginald M. John
son to Phillips A. Clark.
The membership Of william Robson
has been transferred to Orme Wilson,
Jr.
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BANK WAS APPROVED
ON VERGE OF FAILURE
Pittsburg Concern Made Reserve
Agent When Examiners
Were at Work.

PirrsBURG. July 10.-Bulletin No. 1855
received here to-day from the Office Of
the Comptroller OF the Currency reveals
that the Comptroller had approved pub
licly Of the First-Second National Ba nix
as a reserve agent for other banks
while the special examiners from his
Office were examining into the local in
stitution's solvency
The bulletin under date OF July con-
tains the usual list Of "approvals OF re-
serve agents" In the list it appears
that on June 81 the First Second Ma
tional Bank Of Pittsburg. Pa. had been
approved as a reserve agent for the
First National Bank OF Houston. Pa.
Exactly ten days later the First Sec
ond National Bank was closed by au-
thority Of the same Government de-
partment that had certified It as a safe
place for the Houston bank to keep Its
legal reserve. The official bulletin was
dated the same day. July I. that the
Pittsburg institution closed its doors.
It became known publicly on July 8
that the losses Of the First-Second Ma
tional Bank would reach probably
Sc. 900. because the entire capital
and surplus of the bank had been wiped
out.
Many bank officials here profess to be
q loss to understand, the methods by
which the Comptroller Of the Currency
reached his decision to close the hank,
Elimination Of the Kuhn influence
from the leading banks Of this city pro-
gressed further to-day when J. =. Kuhn
and W. g. Kuhn resigned from the
board Of directors Of the Colonial Trust
Company. one Of the largest .institu-
tiOns in the city. w. =. Kuhn resigned
also from the directorate OF the Com
monwealth Trust Company. The
Kuhns have severed now all their
banking connections with the exception
OF the office OF president held by W. 3.
Kuhn in the failed First-Second Ma
tiOnal Bank.
The run on the Pittsburg Bank for
Savings. which was In progress three
days. has subsided and the bank
has regained its normal condition.
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NOT MUCH LIFE; R1sKED IT.
Joseph Moore, Doomed by Doctors
Helps save Buried work men.


Helps save Buried work men.
NEWARK. July 1O.-Joscph Moore OF
17O High street. a sufferer from cancer
of the stomach. who has been told by
physicians that he has only few
months to live, was one Of two men
who went into the excavation for, the
new Proctor Theatre on Market street
to-day and rescued Ave workmen VINO
had been buried in cavein.
Other wOrkmen. who escaped from
the sliding earth. refused to help their
fellows. fearing that their own lives
would he endangered. Moore said be
hadn't long to live anyway and volun-
tecred. Reuben Benny Of Shipman
street was the other volunteer. The
Ave workmen were buried up to their
necks. Four of them were taken to the
city hospital with cuts and bruises.
None was seriously injured.
Superintcnde Of Buildings William
p. OROurke ordered work stopped and
said he would not permit 1t to be re-
sumcd until he was satisfied Of the re-
sponsibility OF the contractors. +. F.
Proctor. the owner, announced that
every safeguard suggested by the build
ing department would be employed and
that work would be resumed at once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
INDICT ASBERT and
ARIAS FOR KILLING
Cuban Supreme Court Holds
Them for Murder Of PO-
lice Chief.

Special Csbt DsspofcA to THE SrS.
HAVANA. July l0.-The Supreme Court
brought in indictments tonight against
Gov. Asbert and Representative Arias
for the killing Of Gen. Riva. the chief
Of police. Hall was excluded SensAoa
Vidal Morales. the other man who was
in the automobile when Gen. Riva was
killed. was ordered to present himself
to the court every day.
The friends Of Gov. Asbert in Con-
Rress are endeaN oring to procure the
signatures OF two-thirds Of the MEM
hers TO call an extra session and en-
deavor to forbid the prosecution OF
the men who killed Gen. Riva
President Menocal suspended to-day
all licenses for the carrying OF pistols
in Havana. There Is much talk Of con-
spiracies to assa ssinate Secretary OF
Government Hevia and Mayor Freyre.
but they cannot be confirmed. Troops
Of cavalry continue to patrol the streets.
The body OF Gen. Riva was buried this
afternoon The funeral was the grand.
est since that OF Gen. Maxine Gomez in
1906. The cortege started at 4 o'clock
and reached the cemetery at $3.50. Taps
were sounded and a vOlley fired over
the grave at $3.50. Soldiers. policemen.
firemen and department employees made
up the procession to the grave.
Every one In Havana seemed to he
along the line of march. The buildings
were covered with mourning and flags
were at half mast. Guns were fired
every fifteen minutes and there was
a salvO VI eleven guns AZ the body was
lowered into the grave. The floral
tributes filled fourteen carriages. At
various points along the line OF march
citizens attempted to seize the coffin
from the gun carriage and carry II on
their shoulders. A buKler who had
served with Gen. Riva In the war OF
1898 blew taps at the grave.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
BLAME GOV. JOHNSON FOR FIRE
Refused 10 order Militia Ost fO
Mowntaia slope Towns.

San Francisco. July 10.-The third
day OF fire fighting on the slopes of
Mount Tamalpais. across the bay. ended
with very little headway made. The
tavern at the summit OF the mountain
IL safe and the cog railroad Is also out
Of danger. but the little towns Of Mill
Valley. Larkspur and Corte MADEIRA are
still threatened and the line OF fire
fighters Is 30 depleted that many places
are left unprotected.
Gov. johnson is held responsible for
this, because he refused the appeal OF
these towns for the militia and instead
sent two officers to report whether or
not there was need of ordering out the
troops. These officers made junket
OF the trip by auto and did not reach
here until early this morning.
The militia are dribbling In. but they
should all have been on duty by now to
relieve the wornout regulars.
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AUTOS KILL THREE GIRLS.
One Was . Little Mother" Cariag
for Four other Children.

for Four Other Children.
Ruth Kroll. 10 years old. 1900 Brooke
avenue. The Bronx. Mary Kuchner. I
years old. OF ~ Fast l05th street. and
Victoria I1atitile. II. OF 24s West
Twenty ninth street. were killed yes
terday by automobiles.
Ruth. caring for four other children,
was returning to them with lunch from
a store at Park and Wend0ver avenues
when she was struck by the car Of
Richard Titus Of 1881 CrotOna avenue.
driven by Edward Cans She died in
FOrdham Hospital.
Mary kuchner ran in front Of the
machine Of DR. Philip NJ. Wood Of 431
Fulton street, Jamaica. which Joseph
WoOker. carrying his sister-in-law and
his two children. was driving. He
stopped and policeman put the un-
conscious child into the automobile
WOoker made haste to Mt. Sinai Hos
pital. but Mary was dead when they
lifted her out
Both accidents were unavoidable and
neither driver was arrested.
Victoria was hit by car owned and
driven by George Ritter OF Hillsdale.
N. j.. while she was playing near her
home. Ritter took her to New York
Hospital, but she died on the way.
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CRAFTY CROOK RoBs POLICEMAN.
Lifts schlett's watch From CaS
window a. Train Moves.

80
Godfrey Schlett. policeman. started
for his home In Bedford Park from the
East Fifty-hrst street station early
Wednesday morning via the Third
avenue elevated. He was In citizens
clothes and wore strung across his chest
a thick gold chain attached to which
was a heavy gold watch.
At the Fifty-ninth street station
person known to Schlett as pickpocket
got aboard and sat down alongside the
third passenger In the car. who was
asleep.
Az the greatest detective In that car
Schlett felt II his duty to be vigilant.
He was, and at 166th street the pick
pocket got of. leaving the sleeper un-
touched. Schlett chuckled.
His wasn't the last laugh. He was
sitting by an open window and as the
train pulled out the long arm OF the
pickpocket came in. Stripped the gold
cable and went back. taking both chain
and watch. Schlett yelled to the mo-
torman, but the stop couldn't he made
auick enough. The pickpocket stood for
a minute waving the booty aloft at the
departing owner. Then hs vanished'
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CROWDED AUTO HIT
BY TRAIN, 2 KILLED
Six Others Hurt In Smash at
Long Island Railroad Cross
ing Near MineOla.
MACHINE WAS GOING FAST
Relief Party Finds Injured Men
Standing Around Dead: No
Other Witnesses.

MISEoL,. l.. l.. July i0.-Two men
were killed and six others were In
jured late tonight when the automobile
in which they were riding was struck
at the grade crossing OF the Long Island
Railroad over the Jericho Turnpike
half mile from here.
The Dead.
ROBERTSON. WILLIAM. $50 East
Ninstieth street. Manhattan.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN. carrying a card
OF membership In the Jersey city Y NJ.
G. a.
The Injured.
LUSH, GEORGE. Of Jersey City CONF
pound fracture Of the skull death ex-
pectpd momentarily.
McDOUGAL.L. JAMES. OF Glen Cove :;
front teeth knocked out. cuts and bruises !;
removed to home.
MILLER. WILLIAM. chauffeur OF auto
mobile. OF Glen Cove: broken arm. cuts
and bruises.
NOLAN. THOMAS. OF Jersey city
compound fracture OF the skull; death
expected momentarily.
ROGAN. JOHN. OF Glen Cove suffer-
ing from shock and cuts.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, in hospital.
critically injured
The car. in which they were ridins
was a small five passenger touring car
The men were crowded into the seats
and riding on the runboard and those
who saw the party leave krug's Hotel
driving fagt
A train for oyster Bay leaves Mineoli
at ll:l3 o'clock and by the time 1t hat
reached the Jericho turnpike II wal
going at full speed. No one saw TN
crash Of train and automobile and thu
injured men who could talk refused Il
say anything about the accident.
stood Around Dead Companions.
Word came to Mineola Of the accident
and an ambulance from the Nassal
Hospital was rushed to the crossing
with DR.. Henry n. Warner and DR.. Gu,
ss,nas5 \ h ,5sSaa. Sae the and sutS sS.
| injured men standing over their deat
companions. The injured were brought
back to the hospital.
The party was on the way from Mineois
to Glen Cove. where the men lived. Th'
men least injured were John Rosan ant
James McDougal. both Of Glen Cove
They were cut and bruised. Neither o.
them was inclined to talk about the &C
Cident.
! Coroner Frank s. Seaman came tt
the hospital and interviewed them
Coroner BIam~s Auto Party.
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Queen Mothers Fins nces said 10 Ne
In q Tangle.
Specia, Gable DespotcA 10 rnr Sun


Special Cable Despotch 10 rmE Sun.
LONDON. July 10.-The financial affairs
OF Queen Mother Alexandra are In a
tangle and there Is great deal Of talk
among the royal encourage about her
having lost considerable sums of money.
Leopold de Rothschild. an old friend
OF hers. has now taken charge Of the
Queen Mothers monetary affairs and is
busily engaged In getting them straight
ened out.
The Queen Mother has an allowance
from the State Of S350.OO0 year and
her private income Is estimated at about
100000 more. but the considerable state
which she maintains at Marlborough
House and Sandringham has over
strained even this handsome income. In
the hope Of adjusting things the Queen
Mother recently made some speculative
investments. which turned out disas-
trously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
se.eso.ooo LONDON HOTEL.
4 Americans May Bc In DeHi for big
Structsre Near Uyde Park.

Special Cob'e Despdfch TO TmE SrS.
LONDON, July 10.--The Governors OF
81. Georges Hospital agreed at meet
ing to-day to the sale Of tho hospital
site on Constitution Hill. opposite tae
entrance to Hyde Park. to a syndicate
which will erect hotel to cost. together
with the site. approximately $6.25O,OOO.
The names of the promoters OF the
new hotel have not been announced.
Fred Sterry and the United States
Realty Company started negotia tiOns to
get a site for hotel here about five
wears ago, since which time there have
been persistent reports that an Ameri-
can hotel was to be built. 1t IL prob
able that the original negotiators are
concerned in the prescn, deal.
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SOCIALISTS POOL THEIR HOGS.
Party starts Cooperative Farm u
Quay County, y. NJ.

SANTA FE. ". NJ. July 10-Behind
the incorporation Of the Cooperative
Investment Company here to-day is
movement by the $40 odd socialists of
Quay county. New Mexico. to put their
economic ideas to the test.
They plan to pool their hogs and cat
tie, taking stock in the company in re-
turn, work the land In common and
share equally in the profits.
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Young Burton was 22 years old and
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William r..
Burton Of 270 Midland avenue. Upper
MOntclair. N. j. He had been In Mexico
for year working on the cement work
Of dam under construction by the
Mexican Northern Power Company Of
Toronto. Canada. The dam was being
built. near Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua,
on the Concho River.
Burton had written to his parents in
q letter dated June 10 that he would
soon be on his way home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
100000 CLAIM FOR A FIRE.
Morris 4 Co., Packers, sue Westera
CniOn Subsidiaries.


KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 10.--A damage
suit for 100000 was filed In the United
States District Court at Chicago to-
day by Morris 4 Co. packers against
the Illinois District Telegraph and the
American District Telegraph companies.
alleging negligence Of the telegraph
companies in forwarding "a fire alarm,
which caused heavy loss to the pack
ers in Kansas City on July IL, 1912.
The two telegraph companies are sub
salaries OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. According to NJ W.
Borders. attorney for Morris 4 Co..
there should have been three men on
duty instead Of one in the fire alarm
department Of the telegraph companies
10 forward the alarm to the fire en-.
gine houses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN SYDNEY.

Fifty Thousand PersOns Vaccinated
-01 Cases In rantine.
Special Cable Despatch TO TIE SrS.
SYDNEY. N. s. W.. July 10.-Smallpox,
which has been prevalent here for some
time, Is spreading. Fifty thousand per-
sons have been vaccinated and there
are sixty.one cases In quarantine. q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
l5l MORE POLICEMEN FOR WALDO
McAneay 10 Only Board of Estimate
Member to Oppose IncPease.

Commissioner Waldo got 464 more
patrolmen yesterday by vote Of the
Board Of Estimate. Provision was made
In the 1914 budget for the increase to
the force and the Board of Estimate
made an appropriation Of $2l1,s66.
Borough President McAneny voted
against the increase. He said no
thought certain sections of Manhattan
had too many policemen on duty and
that outlying boroughs had too few. 4
proper distribution Of the present force
ought to serve all purposes. ne said.
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Law STATED BY JUDGE SWAMI

HIs"usaes PPeceLents PeFtt1eat TO
the Lamar.Lasterbsch A1sir.
Judge Edward Swami Of General Ses-
SONS Court spent yesterday afternoon
looking over reports OF cases which he
thought might have some bearing on
III" Lamar .I.auterbach scandal. He said.
in his chambers at the Criminal Courts
Uuiiding:
! cannot PREJUDICE a specific case and
therefore cannot express an opinion -
- whether or not upon tho testimony
brought out before the Senate committee
hav.d Lamar was guilty Of crime. but
speaking generally can say that II one
falsely impersonates another with the In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
GETS MRS. L0NGSTREET's JOB.
senate C0n0Pms Mrs. Ham as POst-
master At Gaiuesville, Ga,

WASHINGTON. July lO.-The Senate In
executive session to-day confirmed the
nomination Of Thomas Ewing. Jr.. Of
New York to be Commissioner Of
Patents.
Among other nominations confirmed
was that Of Mrs. w. j. Ham
of Gainesville. Ga. postmaster, sue
ceeding Mrs. Helen Longstreet. widow
of Gen. James Longstreet OF Con-
federate fame.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
BUSTANOBY ACQUITS REYNOLDS.
Withars Wa S26O,OOO SUIT for Alien
ating Mrl. DustsnOby's A6ectiOns.

A suit for s25O.OOO damages brought
by Jacques BustanOby, the restau-
rateur. against Thomas l.. Reynolds. for
mer business associate Of Congressman
Timothy d. Sullivan. on the ground that
Reynolds alienated the affections OF Mrs.
RustanOby, whose maiden name was
Ruth Boyd. was discontinued yesterday.
BustanOby directed his attorney to
drop the case after Reynolds made a
motion before Supreme Court Justice
Lehman for II bill Of particulars. In n
letter to Reynolds the attorney said. -
find after careful investigation that
there In no evidence whatsoever upon
which to try this case. and the action
was simply based on infOrma ton that
was misleading"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
LADY BALrouR ou1ETs BABES.
she says Plan 10 20 Pot Feet Of
Criers Above Heads.

Csters Above Heads.
Special C0bie Despoich TO THE suS.
LONDON. July 10.--Lady Balfour OF
Burleigh told meeting Of merchants
to-day how to silence crying babies. She
said she had discovered her method acci-
dentally and had always found it sue
cessful.
Her suggestion was to lay the babies
with their heads slightly lower than their
feet, at a gradient Of about one In
twelve. and they would soon fall asleep.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
CITY NAY STOP HALF HOLIDAYS.
Boara Of Estimate wants Employees
70 work All Day Saturday.

Perhaps city employees won't get
Saturday afternoons of this summer
after all The Board Of Estimate at It's
meeting yesterday called upon the
Aldermen to reconsider the ordinance
which granted the half holiday.
Comptroller Prendergast said that his
figures showed that the probable loss
to the city would be 100000 and he
didn't know how the loss could be
made up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-11
AMERICAN KILLED IN MEXICO.
Henry barton Of Upper MOntclair,
n. j., shot Down bS Rebel.

FL PAso. Tex. July lO.-The body Of
Henry Burton Of Upper MOntclair. N. j..
murdered by a rebel soldier at Santa
ROsalia. Chihuahua. on July 8. was
shipped from n re to-day to his late
home. II was brought by automobile
to the border and took four days.
Burton was driving on the streets Of
the Mexican town with friend In u
carriage when the rebel soldier raised
his rife and shot him dead. Burton was
working on big dam for Canadian
company as a cement expert.
J. Il. Hull accompanied the body home
from here.