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two other brothers, H. c. and William
7. of Muncie.
Identification was not established
until after the relatives had made two
visits to the undertaking establish
ment of Elmer S. Albright and G. S.
Nuckols.
A laundry mark, 1913, on piece of
white corded shirt was mute evidence
of the unknown story of another vic
tim.
Through the many tragic stories of
the accident filtered tales Of escapes
of persons at first thought to have
been in the accident.
Charles Person, Anderson, left In
dianapolis on the eastbound car. AT
Fortville he got off to collect bill. A
few minutes later the ear in which
he had been riding was mass of
flames.
A visit to girl Friend may have
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HOURLY TEMPERATURE

wholly indistinguishable from their
original state made up the voiceless
testimony Of the tragedy.
Bit by bit they were removed as
Identification was established.
A piece Of blue serge told the story
of the death of Samuel Arthur Green.
walt, 48, Muncie, Ind.
I'm going to sleep all the way to
Indianapolis" Greenwalt said as he
left the home OF his son in Muncie
Saturday. "Ill tell the conductor just
to wake me up as we get there"
Frederick Greenwalt, the son, said
his father always rode in the smoking
compartment. The father was on his
way to visit his mother. Mrs. Mar.
garet Greenwalt, at the home of Mrs.
Harry Bishop, 230 Koehne ST., Indian.
apolis. Mrs. Greenwalt was taken to
the home of her son, James L. Green
walt in Selma after word of the trag-
edy was received. Greenwalt also left
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IDENTIFIED DEAD

DIR. f. BLAINE HASKINS, 80, of
1890 n. Illinois ST.. indianapolis. In
spectOr directing department of agri-
culture bureau of animal husbanry in
Indiana.
JOHN l. HUTCHINS, Lafayette,
Ind; guard at Indiana State RefOrma-
tory. PendletQn.
j. ii. CLARK, JeffersOnviTle, Ind.I
guard at State RefOrmatOry.
CHARLES e. WEISMAN, New Al.
bany. Ind; instructor at State Reform
atory.
LAWRENCE H. FLOOD, 33. of 1I3O
Union ST., Indianapolis; salesnlan
Capitol Supply Company.
JOHN MORIARTTY. 20. Marion,
Ind.
JAMES F. IT. SARGENT, 334O Cen
trail Ave, Indianapolis, president Saw
ings Realty Company.
j. A. BRYAN. 1881 Kenwood Ave.
Indianapolis; travelling salesman.
WILLIS III. KINNEAR, 1906 RucIxIe
St., Indianapolis; president The Kin
near Company, real estate.
SAMUEL A. GREENWALT, 4S,
Muncie, Ind.
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WILSON RITES WEDNESDAY
ACTION WRECK PROBE CENTERS ON TRAIN CREW ORDERS
Five indianapolis Men Among Nine Identified Dead
Fifteen Believed to Have Lost Lives
Near FortVIe,
Near FortviIIe,

Investigation the headon collision between Union Tac
ton nterurban trains miles Fore Saturday after
today appeared whether the astbound
misunderstood dsobyd repued orders to wait for the west
bound siding about miles of the wreck
E. Helbert Madison county; the traction
pany and the public service commission conducted separate
qures chiefly Anderson The holding inquest
there.
At least fifteen persons thought to have been killed the
wreck which the worain each composed of wooden
and trailer caught fire Immediately after the crash.
Some bodies burned up, it is thought
Approximately ffty-fve injured.
Thirteen bodies recovered from the wreck the
said today Ten of these positively identified and two others
thought have been identified Five of the known dead
lived Indianapolis Many of the injured from One
those believed dead is from indianapolis.
Thousands persons filed through the morgue Anderson
Sunday and today for of the charred bits that
human bodies curiosity lest they should
identify the clothing ieweIry of a loved
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Floral Piece Changed

To prevent destruction and wither-
ing of the floral piece on the door OF
the Wilson home. it is changed almost
hourly
1t is not a crepe but a bunch OF
bright flowers, jonquils and mignon-
ette tied with silk ribbons Yellow is
the prevailing color Mr.. Wilson loved
flowers, especially the vivid blooms Of
spring.
Shortly after making his announce
ment regarding the funeral, Admiral
Grayson left the Wilson home for a
conference with the President and
Secretary of War Weeks at the White
House
Following his conference. Grayson
said the President and Weeks had
offered every service at their COM
mand.
No Military Display
1t was decided. however, that there
will be no military display at the
| funeral except for details of eight
private soldiers, eight sailors and
eight marines to act as an escort and
pall-bearers. Grayson said.
President will act as honorary pail
bearers, Grayson said. They will in
clude Senators Swanson and Glass,
Virginia, Representatives Garrett and
Hull, Tennessee, and Iowa. Several
classmates of Mr.. Wilson from the
Princeton class of '79, including
Cleveland II. Dodge and Cyrus McCor-
mick; some Of the prominent men who
served in Washington during the war.
including Norman Davis. Bernard
Baruch and Vance Mccormick, and
DR.. F. x. Dercum. Philadelphia ply
sician, who attended Mr.. Wilson dur
ing his illness at the White House.
President and Mrs. Coolidge and
Chief Justice Taft will be at the serv-
ice at the Wilson home and will ride
in the procession to the cathedral.
Invitations Prepared
Otherwise. there will be no official
representatives Invitations to the
ceremony will be sent regardless Of
rank or position to Mr.. Wilson's
friends. The invitations are being
prepared now by John Randolph Boil
ing and the State Department.
<Ao SOOll DIS Illc WdS
made of Mr.. Wilson'S death Secret
Service men who served with him dur
ing his term as President asked to be
permitted to have one of their num-
Der act as guard over the body. The
request was granted.
Six Secret Service men will take
turns standing guard beside Mr.. VIII
sons coffin.
Mrs. Wilson this morning had re-
covered somewhat from the fatigue
of bedside vigil which lasted prac-
tically unbroken from Thursday night
on. She was tired last night almost
to the point of illness and Dr. Cary
T. Grayson ordered her to bed and
would not let her be disturbed by any
questions regarding the funeral ar
rangements.
John Randolph Boiling and Wilmer
Boiling, brothers of Mrs. Wilson, and
Joseph Wilson. brother Of the late
President, will make the funeral ar
rangements, subject to Mrs. Wilson 5
desires.
McAdoos Speeding East
William g. McAdoo and ners. Nc
Adoo, the latte. daughter bf Mr..
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BY RUBY WE'LL
Times Staff Correspondent

NDERSON, Ind, Feb. A
| Al table filed with jewelry and
~ trinkets, many of them burned
beyond recognition, and few bits of
clothing today held the secret of the
identity of victims OF the interurban
wreck near Fortville Saturday eve
ming.
A steady stream of relatives and
friends of persons believed to have
died in the wreck and merely curious
onlookers filed past the table in a
roen in the Office of the Union Trac-
ton Company Of Indiana Watches
with their hands melted into the faces,
cases melted and twisted by the ter
rifle heat. bracelets, pocket knives, eye
glasses and cases. frames of women s
pursest keys, rings, bits of trinkets
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Ceremony Will Be Private and
Simple According to Wishes
of Bereaved Widow
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON Feb. Mrs Woodrow Wilson decided that
the body of her husband who died Sunday shall
with private and simple ceremony.
Read Admiral Cary Grayson physician and friend of Mr.
Wilson, the the front step
Of the Wilson home S St.:
"a brief private service will be held Wilson
3 oclock p m Wednesday, Feb 6.
hs service will be followed by service 80 o'clock
Bethlehem of the Washington Cathedral
he services will be conducted the house and the
chapel by the Rev. Taylor pastor Central Presby
ran Church of Washington where Mr. Wilson attended
President the Rev Sylvester Beach, who was Mr. Wilson's pastor
when he president of Princeton University bishop
Washington the Rev. James E. Freeman
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Union Traction Has Sixty
Seven Wooden Cars

Sixty-seven wooden fnterurban
motor cars. ten steel cars, ordered
eight years ago. ard eighteen in
terurban trailers.
This was the equipment of the
Union Traction Company of Indi-
ana prior to the CHASTITY tragedy
near Fortville, where two wooden
interurban motor cars and two
trailers crashed head-on.
The information was obtained
today by The Times from H. A.
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L Am Ready

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-'I am
a broken piece of machinery.
When the machinery breaks
Il am ready"
These were virtually the last
words Woodrow Wilson spoke.
He said them to Dr. Grayson, his
friend and physician on Friday,
when Grayson told him there was
no hope of saving his life.
After that he whispered now
and then to Mrs. Wilson. but was
too weak to speak audibly.
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Nicholl, general manager Of the
company. at his headquarters in
Anderson.
I'VE purchased ten steel cars
eight years ago. Nichpll said.
''The last equipment was two trail
ers which we acquired last year.
we have bought two or three
cars at a time, but with no def
mite policy. Equipment is never
bought that way. only when it is
needed.
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No Provision Made

No Provision Made
Admiral Grayson said no provisions
had been made for the body Of the late
President to lie in state at the rotunda
of the Capitol, as Senator Robinson.
minority leader of the Senate, stated
earlier in the day, after a call at the
Wilson home, probably would be the
arrangement.
Mrs. Wilson desires the funeral of
her husband be private and simple,
Grayson said, and there will accord
ingly be nothing in the natMre OF
state funeral.
The fact the body is TO be placed in
the crypt at Washington Cathedral in
dicates, Grayson stated, no final de-
cision has yet been reached by Mrs.
Wilson as to where the former war
President will be permanently inferred.
Temporary Resting Place
Grayson believes the crypt will oe
only a temporary resting place for mis-
former distinguished patient. But, he
stated, he did not know where the
final burial will be
The storm doors of the Wilson resi-
dence had hardly been thrown open
early this morning, when the first of
steady stream of callers-high Gov
ernment officials; former associates of
OF the late President, family friends,
and others began TO arrive and leave
messages of coincidence and sympathy
for Mrs Wilson and Miss Margaret
Wilson
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ArmoIy Inspection Ordered

Federal armory inspection Of all In
diana National Guard troops will be
held Feb. Is to April 4. according to
plans announced today at the office
Of Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith in COM
pliance with an order received Jan. 81,
1924 from 50th Corps Area headquar-
ters
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| expected to require a greater part of
this week, according to Matthews.
Oscar Rats, vice chairman, urged
! trophe
Under the law we are given au
thority to make an investigation. and
I know the commission will make a
thorough probe Rats said today
Findings Secret Ninety Days
Findings of the commission cannot
be made public until ninety days
after the hearing.
The commission sent telegram ask.
ing the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to join in the probe.
The Federal inquiry in this case
would be on the basis. it was said,
that the Union Traction Company, al
| though engaging in intrastate bust
ness, was common carrier in trans
portatiou. -.......s
Earey Bogue, %, electrical engineer,
/ Marion, Ind, is believed dead be.
cause a watch with his initials and a
Northwestern University pin identified
as his, were among trinkets found
in the wreckage.
! Cuff buttons found in the wreck
were identified as belonging to oliver
L. Shaw, 1103 Reid Pl., Indianapolis,
placing his name among those be
| lieved dead.
! Harry e. Buschmann. 1914 Central
Ave, believed to be one OF the missing
/ in the traction wreck near Fortville,
walked into his home this morning
very much surprised that he was
! thought dead. Buschmann Is a travel
! ing salesman and had written to his
neice. Miss Florence Buschmann, that
he was coming to Indianapolis Satur-
day afternoon. Miss Buschmann said
that her uncle usually came from Ft.
Wayne on the traction and that when
he did not arrive. she felt he was in
the wreck. Buschmann changed his
plans and came by railroad.
Man With Ring Sought
Relatives and friends have sought
in vain for the man who was given a
Masonic ring by James r. T. Sar-
gent, 8340 Central Ave, who was
burned TO Qedln.
It is believed impossible for the man
to have obtained Mr.. Sargent's address
before he died.
Mr.. Sargent spent his last mo-
ments making sure that his family
received word OF his death.
Calling to Charles Thompson. a mail
carrier Of Ingalls,, Ind, Mr.. Sargent
calmly repeated his name several
times. Then. calling for a Mason
from the crowd, Mr.. Sargent drew
| from his hand Masonic ring. handed
1t to a man and asked that it be taken
| to his wife. The two shook hands
just before Mr.. Sargent collapsed. Mr..
| Sargent was a member of Mystic Tie
Lodge No. 39s, F. and A. NJ, of In
dianapolis.
1t is said the man who received the
ring was among the injured.
Relatives Identify Kinnear
Positive Identification of Willis II.
Kinnear, 1906 Ruckle St, Indian
apolis. was made this morning by two
and teeth made the Identification pos
slble, according to President Arthur
W. Brady of the traction company.
| E. F. Kinnear and H. z. Kinnear,
Marion, were the brothers. The widow
and two sons, Willis and Kenneth also
survive. According to the brothers,
Kinnear was with Sargent, returning
from negotiating a real estate deal in
| TT. Wayne.
II is now thought nrohah that q
mother and two children were com
pletely cremated in the wreck. Sur
Continued on Page 1W
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O'Brien Alive
Relatives Of B. T. O'Brien, apart
ment No. 81, 335 E. North St, re
ported dead, were happy today as
O'Brien smilingly denied to reporter
that he is dead. An injured foot, not
the wreck in a taxicab.
Wounded in the Deaconess hospital
and their own homes here were re-
ported as improving.
Roland Flynn. motorman; and Sid
ney Sawyer, conductor, OF the east
bound train No. %, which roared by
two switches. one at the edge Of Fort
vile and another a mile east, to tel
escope the westbound double-header,
No. 21, are charged with involuntary
manslaughter. They are held under
bail Of $4,000 each.
Both live in Muncie. The trains
were going to and from Ft. Wayne.
The dispatcher's records show the
eastbound train was ordered to stop
at Muir, Just at the edge of Fortville,
and wait. The crew say they received
an order to meet No. 21 nine miles
further on but the record was burned
Commission In Probe
Chairman John W. McCardle. of the
Public Service Commission, announced
today the commission would hold a
hearing on the wreck at the city hall
at Anderson, Ind. at 10 g. m. Thurs
day.
The commission, meanwhile, pushed
a thorough investigation into the ca
tastrophe. Evidence was being sifted
pointing to responsibility of the east
bound crew.
The motorman was questioned con-
cerning the orders he had received
from the dispatcher at Anderson.
In the investigation, these facts are
now outstanding:
/. The automatic block signals were
said to be out of operation between
Muir and ingalls,, the death distance
iii which the tragedy occurred.
2. Flynn, eastbound motorman, had
,een transferred to the Anderson-In-
,:ianapolis division only one week, &C
cording to Frank Kap, fellow motor
man.
Orders Misunderstood?
3. Orders were given for F1ynn's s
car. according to Kap. who said he
had heard them, to proceed to a stop
near Fortville, called Muir. where he
was to wait on a siding for No. 81.
4. As No. %, the interurban follow
ing No. 2 out Of Anderson, was
about eighteen minutes late, Flynn
was ordered TO stop next at a siding
west OF Anderson. at Gou1, where the
dispatcher believed both cars would
easily pass each other.
5. Flynn did not wait at Muir.
6. The west bound car, No. 2, was
speeding toward Muir when the two
cars crashed together on a curve.
Members Of the westbound crew
were Jesse Anthony. motorman, and
Edward Mitchell, conductor, both of
Indianapolis.
These men with Flynn and Sawyer
we're called before Coroner Helbert
Sunday for questioning.
Conference Is Held
The public service commission in
vestigation was ordered by McCarlle,
AHAlCAdIS Ol liiS luSpSClIOn department
we're on the scene Of the accident Sun
day.
A special conference Of the five
members of the commission was held
this morning.
A preliminary report will be filed
by David E. Matthews. chief inspec-
tor. with the commission today The
contents Of the report fill not be
made public until the formal hear.
ing, the date for which has not been
yet set.
The commissions investigation was
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Safe Open; s245 Stolen

About $245 was stolen from an open
safe at the Weber Milk Company,
Croft and Shelby Sts., officials told
police today
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POLLY TERRIFlES BANDIT
Hold-Up F1Ses as Parrot Begins
Screaming at Intruder.

Screaming at Intruder.
By United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. A.
Polly had more crackers than she
knew what to do with today.
Screaming from her perch. the par
rot made a bandit take to his heels
before he had got more than $11 from
Josephine Frew, 20. who was in
charge of the soft drink parlor while
her mother attended a funeral. The
girl tainted.
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HUNDREDS SHOW
GRIEF FOR MRS.
SHANK AT RITES
Services in Home Are Simple
Minister Praises Her
Life.

Hundreds Of citizens from all walks
OF life paid final tribute to Mrs. Sarah
Shank, wife of Mayor Samuel Lewis
Shank in simple funeral services at
the residence on L. Washington ST.,
this afternoon.
Scores were unable to gain admit
tance to the home. The entire home
was banked with floral offerings.
BY wish Of Mayor Shank, the
services were brief and simple.
Ceremonies started at o'clock and
occupied less than an hour. The
Naomi chapter Of the Eastern Star. of
which Mrs. Shank was a member,
furnished two musical numbers. The
Fairview Presbyterian Church quartet
sang.
Taking his text from the second
verse of the fourteenth chapter OF
St. John. the Rev. John F Rainier.
expastor of the Hall Place NJ e.
Church, and now a city employe,
praised the life Of Mrs. Shank.
Her life speaks for ITSELF said the
Rev. Rainier speaking to the silent
throng in the Shank home. Through
quiet deeds she had come to be re-
garded as a godmother to thousands
Multitudes have arisen on every hand
to call her name blessed.
Thousands OF children were made
glad at Christmas time by her bene-
factions. One OF her favorite pastimes
was to take her car filled with baskets
of food and deliver them to the poor,
est of the poor. She was the queenly
Wiife OF the RaassorsxG indianapolis.
Words Are Inadequate''
Words are inadequate to pay
tribute to the memory of Sarah Rob
bins Shank. However comprehensive,
something will be omitted"
The Rev. Or1en W. Fifer, pastor Of
the Central Ave. NJ. T. Church gave
a prayer, and the brief ceremonies
we're over.
At the grave. the Eastern Star again
took charge, with the Rev. Rainier Civ.
ing the final benedictIon as the casket
was lowered in the grave.
Before the funeral procession left
the home for Crown Hill cemetery
chimes Of the little church on the Cir.
Gle played Mrs. Shank's favorite
hymn, Nearer. My God, to Thee
Downtown traffic was stopped for
one minute at 2 p. m. out OF re-
spect to Mrs. Shank.
Sisters" as PalIbearers
Members of Naomi chapter of the
Eastern Star, OF which Mrs. Shank
was member. were active pail.
bearers. City officials were honorary
pallbearers.
Churches of the city observed
prayer service Sunday.
At the city hall Sunday afternoon
scores of Mrs. Shank's closest per
sonal friends gathered to mourn her
death. Charles A. Bookwalter. pres
ident of the park board, presided.
Music was furnished by the Fairview
Presbyterian Church choir.
City Hall Closed
The city hall was closed all dav
today out of respect to Mrs. Shank.
Headquarters Of political candidates
in local hotels were closed.
Superior courts were closed from 2
to p. M, Juvenile Court was closed
all day; Circuit. Criminal and Probate
Courts recessed at 2 D. M.
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DEBS AGAIN REAL ILL
Socialist Leader Confined TO Bed at
Home In Terre Haute.

TERRB HAUTT. Ind. Feb. A.
Eugene V. Debs. nationally known
labor and Socialist leader. who has
been slowly recovering from nervous
breakdown as a result of a speaking
tour last December, was confined to
his bed again today.
According to Mrs. Debs, the labor
leader is real ILL.," suffering from
heart trouble.
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Sisters" as PalIbearers
City Hall Closed

The city hall was closed all day
today out of respect to Mrs. Shank.
Headquarters Of political candidates
In local hotels were closed.
Superior courts were closed from 2
to p. M, Juvenile Court was closed
all day; Circuit. Criminal and Probate
Courts recessed at 2 D. M.
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Home Edition

TULL service of the United
Press, the NEA Service, the
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Al
lance and the Scripps-Paine
Service.
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Forecast

DAN turning to snow and
In colder tonight with tenn
perature 25 or lower by Tuesday
morning. Tuesday snow furries
and much colder.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-15

ha desplegado I'd. y puede seguir
desplegando aquellos mismos servi-
clos que la comunidad con tanto
ahinco reclama.
Ignoramos cual es su actitud en- las
presentes circunstancias pero quere-
mos llcvar ante I'd. este mensaje de
simpatias en- la esperanza de que
constituira un nuevo factor que ha-
bra I'd. de cpnsiderar antes de Sc
guir una orientaci6n determinada. Y
81 resolviese I'd. dejarnos nos que
dara al menos la grata satisfaction
del deber cumplido en- nuestro es-
fuerzo, necesariamente egoista, de
retenerle entire nosotros, testimonian-
dole asi de manera debil Y humilde
nuestra gratitud, nuestra admiration
Y nuestros mejores deseos para su
bienestar personal.
Respectuosamente
Francisco Maestro, America Galar-
"a, Victor NJ. Quir6s, Jose A. Dfaz,
JESUS Salgado, Diego Martin Sojo,
Fabriano Negr6n, Gregorio Cutie
rrez, Alberto Smith, Juan Dimas,
Pedro Kortg/ght, Frank Porrata, Vie
tor Melendez, Euladio Pagan. Ra-
fael Bellber, Jose D. Rivera Cabrera,
Luis Garcia Neander, Jose A. Ore
llama, Anselmo R. Amigo, J. Trujillo
GULL, r. V. Cintr6n, Francisco Cir
Guns, Eduardo Valero Lopez, Caye-
tano Martinez, Felipe Martinez, Sa-
turnino Ardfn, Augusta Colon, Cruz
M Fuentes, Alberto Cruz Disdier,
Saturnino Cruz Disdier, Guillerno
Atiies, Ernesto Cordero Rios, Ra-
mon Figueroa, Saturnino Sierra, Pc
dro Rosa, Juan A. Gains, Arthur
Pinto, Alvaro Robles Lanes, Eduar-
do Font Pacheco, Ramon Rivera Rosa,
Emilio r. Ayala, Jose Flores, Luis
Flores, Bernardo Lebr6n, Rafael San
tana, Jesds Ma. Sierra, Juan S. Ri
vera.