The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

inc emUalnlng n snlpp1ng VI MIS-
Feck's body.
~ recall the details OF the funeral
arrangements Of Mrs. I'eck." Mr.. Crane
said last night. because the extreme
haste and other circumstance out OF
The ordinary impressed both Mr.. Nc
Gowan and myself AZ the time. Mrs.
Peck had died early on the morning OF
Sund@y. January 80. and was embalmed
by one Of the Campbell men. Twelve
hours after her death. or at I 80 o'clock
that afternoon, MCGOWAN and l were
sent nyins up to the Riverside Drive
apartments In a motor hearse at top
speed with a chestnut coffin.
before this the Campbell firm had
sent to the 125th street station ~ the
New York Central a shipping case. We
had been rushed ~ much that there
was no time to fasten the silver handles
or silver name plate to the coffin. but
the handles and plate had been sent on
to the l25th street station In the ship
ping case.
AS W. had been told that VIZ must
get the body aboard the Wolverine ex-
press at 125th street ~ ! o'clock that
afternoon we had TO break speed limit
to get W to the apartment. When We
entered DR.. Waite's apartments We were
somewhat surprised that there were no
, members OF the family there. only a
nuIre was III liz apartment.
Body unsssaIiy limp.
AIRS. Peck's body lay In u bedroom
clothed only IN "A n~ightgown When Me-
Gowan and I lifted the body to place it
In the coffin We were surprised to find
that the body was 80 limp We had trouble
In arranging IL no that IT would remain
stretched out in the coffin. A. rigor
s,,nFfiA 90 s,rnAnpt As. nttr nN.s as,n-
banning and Mrs. Peck's body had been
ernbalmei more than five hours earlier
we concluded then that there was some
thing present sufficiently strong To
counteract the usual effects OF the power
full embalming fluid.
Then we made a record dash Ia
the l25th street station and In. body
was placed aboard IN. first section of
the Wolverine On time. -Four minutes
later IN" second section Of the cxpr.ss
came along. Dr waite VAS OH the oh
servation platform OF the second section.
Mr.. Mcc;owan and I went to him and
gave him the permit and the ticket for
the body.
The body is on the frs, section We
! told the doctor.
Tim glad ~ that he SAID. 81 remark
which impressed III as odd At tn" time,
I'm glad It isn't OH this section he
added as We turned to leave
District Attorney swami had heard OF
the wora tndertakers Gran" aud Me
,iowan had done IN sending Mrs. Feck's
body west and last night after the bis
trio; Attorney had a talk with the two
uiRiertakcfs he said he believed that
their testimony will he uf much value.
Dr. Walt. was born H. Grand Rapids
tw,n,y-nine years ago and his parents
still i.v: IN that ,i'y. He attended
school there and VAS graduated from
the higi school. ~. was regarded aS
= particularly bright lad who WAS sure
To- gel on In the world. Alter leaving
high school he took "A course NJ dem
! tis;ry In the University Of Michigan.
but got into trouble ~ the summer
OF 1903 on account OF an accusation that
he had emDezZl.d a sum of money from
a ~s,orckeeper on Mackinac Island. where.
with DR. DoNtatcr. h. was spending his
vacation.
The friendly Interest ~ Dean Hon of
the dental college enabied him to finish
h!r course and 10 complete "A brilliant
record. winning a scholarship in the
Royal College OF surgeons at E.lin-
bufgii. He won a $500 purse In the coll
lcg- and then went TO South Africa.
where he remained four years. He re-
turned To the United States in 1874
and Went back to Grand Rapids, wh.r.
he renewed acquaintanceship WIN III.
family Of John +. Peck and cour,e,i
Mr.. Peck's only daughter, clara Louise.
They had known each other slightly
while both were going 10 high school.
but the Pcrks moved in social circles
' son'owha' removed from DR.. Wai,e's
, position and II was not until he returned.
4 handsome. athletic. polished Young
traveller. hat Miss Peck took interest
N him.