Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-12
MOTHER SWOONS
. over HER0'S BODY
Mrs. Joseph D. NAPLES COL
Iapses as She Places Floral
Tribute on Soldiers Casket
Is OTHER LADS ARE HOME

The bodies Of sixteen war heroes ar
,,rod ot the Reading Terminal at 8 40
o'clock this morning and were received
4. relatives, War Mothers. Veterans of
Eoreign Wars and representatives of
tbo American Legion. The bodies
soocbod Hoboken on August | aboard
tbc transport Cantigny.
Az the train entered the shed mothers
and wives. their faces pale and expect
ant filed through the gates to claim the
hodies. The first to be taken from the
,roin was that Of Private Frederick
Rrenner. Company |. 31Tth Infantry,
nbo was killed III action. November I.
! ,ots The Brenncr home is at 2147
North Mutter street.
The War Mothers placed wreaths on
zach casket and stood at salute when
Tho caskpts were drawn past them. EX-
nensive garden flowers supplied by per
sons who refused to reveal their
identity. were also placed on the
Scofins. ,,., -,
Corinthian avenue. whose son, Corr
moral Joseph Douglas Waplcs, Com
pany d. 1O3d Supply Train, was killed
on September 30. 1918, collapsed when
she attempted to place a floral tribute
npon her SON. 8 cnsket. She was led
swsy BY a, member Of the War Mothers.
The caskets we're wheeled to the street,
where they were claimed by under
takers. while several hundred redes
trians crowdng about the freight exit
raised their hats in tribute as the
caskets were placed in the hearscs.
The body of Lieutenant George f..
Braker, Jr.. 704 South SHtieth street,
was claimed by his, mother. Lieu
tenant Brakcr was killed in the second
battle of the Marne. on July "a, 1913.
while fighting with Company X. Fourth
Infantry. Lieutenant Braker. stu
dent at State College. won his commits
sion at Fort Niagara. He was the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George T.. Braker.
The other bodies which arrived this
morning are those of:
Henry +. Eberle. private. Company
r, 3O7th Ammunition Train. killed in
action October 8, 1918; 40 West Nor
ris street.
Louis s. Goldfus. private, Company
A. Tooth Infantry. died October 9.
1918. from wounds received in action
1110 North Forty second street.
George Edmond Kennedy private.
Company f, Goth Engineers. died pc-
tober H. 1918. from wounds received
In action; 236 Mcclellan street.
William J. Swoboda. private. Com
pany G.. 316th Infantry. killed in ac-
tion September 2S, 1918; 1922 North
EdgewOod street.
Oscar ID. Boyer. private. Company
G. 10th Infantry. killed in action
September 81, 1918; 2643 North Darien
street.
Elwood X. Buchanan. private,
Company VI. 10th Infantry. killed in
action September 20. 1918; 1888 Tasker
street.
Samuel A. Lanard. private. Company
A. 3l3th Infantry. killed in action Sep
tember %, 1918; 3Gl1 Frankford ave-
James Arthur McGuckin. private.
Forty. ninth Company. Fifth Marines,
killed in action October 4. 1918; 1O47
Haddon avenue. Camden. y. j.
John Welsh. private. Company 6.
Sl6th Infantry. died October 3. 1918.
from wound received in action; 1850
South Woodstock street
William II. Eplor, mechanic, Com
pany +. lO9th Infantry. killed in ac-
ton September "A, 1918; 53O7 Mar
ket street.
Harry friel. corporal. Company G..
8l5th Infantry, died November II,
l9lS, from wounds received in action
1882 East Bcrks street.
Joseph o: iehle, private. Company
D. 3l5th Infantry, killed in action
September %, 1918; 2SOG SusQuehanna
avenue.
=, Oscar &. Bryant, Negro. corporal
company ID, 36Sth Infantry. died of
wounds received in action October 3,
1918; 3S43 Olive street.