The Detroit times., 1915-04-20
DETROIT TIMES


with great effort. TO ask blessings
upon the souls OF the departed.
1T has been the saddest time OF
my life," spoke the priest.
His arm was then hanging In a
sling. for he had been forced TO at
tend TO II, Immediately after the
services.
They tell me that the officials
are holding their inquest today" he
went on, Yes, there should have
been an inquest over the negligence
or certain persons, long ago. Our
crossings In Delray, are not protect.
ed. There are others as dangerous
as the one where the accident &C.
CURED. There should be gates. to
protect people. | have read much
OF inquests that follow horrors of
this kind. Let this one not be one
OF the kind in which many words
are spoken. and which Is forgotten.
after interest In the horror of the
thing has died away.
MY people have come to me with
many stories about negligence at the
crossing where the accident oc-
CURED. have said nothing. The
funeral services themselves were
sad enough to weigh upon ones
mind. Why should anything be said.
to feed the agony OF bereaved ones!
Let this inquest be followed by
prompt decisive action"
Then the black-robed father, hold.
ing one hand upon his bandaged
wrist. walked slowly back to the
parish house. to rest after i've days
OF constant labor among the dead
and the stricken.
Mary Szczepanik. Catherine Sly.
manska, Sophia Bies. and Veronica
Zouchas. were the wreck victims
buried from the church, Monday.
Frank Balys. OF No. 10 Pulaski-st..
killed, Saturday. In an accident In
the plant Of the Edison Illuminating
Co.. was also buried with those who
lost their lives In the trafic acct.
dent.
Almost the same, sad and silent
| congregation Of men, women and
children who crowded the church
last Saturday. were again on their
knees, when the first mass began. at
1880 O'Clock In the morning. Scores
and scores Of Hungarian, Austrian
and Polish mothers came with
youngsters in arms. Six officers
from Scotten-ave. police station kept
order among the throngs In front
OF. the church.
The casket bearing the mangled
remains OF Mrs. Zoucha was the
last to be brought in the church.
From the home at No. "a Port
land-ave., to which Mrs. Zoucha
came as bride. seven months ago.
a sad procession wended its way to
the church. Headed by two altar
boys. FIR. Utas, Roman Ordzejewski.
organist OF st. John Cantius church.
a sobbing procession of more than
100 friends and relatives paraded
through the streets.
Three married sisters of Mrs.
Zoucha, and Mrs: Zoncha's widower.
Steven, were at the head OF the
slowly moving line.
80 told her to stay home, told
her" walled Zoucha. "She said she
would work, because we had nc
children, and | told her not to, be
cause I had found work. Then she
said II would be better fore her to
go to the tobacco factory to work
because we would have such a bet
ter home. when the little ones did
come. And now"
Mrs. Zoucha was killed while re.
turning from her work at the Scot.
ten-Dfllon tobacco factory.
Four hearses and more than 40
carriages OF mourners moved slowly
from Pulaski-st. and Harbaugh-ave.
up West Jefferson-ave., over the
crossing where the collision oc-
Cured, thence north to Dix-rd., and
out to Holy Cross cemetery.