Show DETAILS OF ACCIDENT TO MRS P BENEDICT SECURED BY SISTER mrs J scegil liller return 11 fromnes From New yolk silo she secured accurate Ac curito details of the tragedy mrs serinda J has just returned from new york city where she went to assist the husband of her sister F E benedict and to be with the children it will be remembered that her sister pearl met sudden death by accident on oil october 16 she found that funeral services had to be arranged so hastily that relative 3 from utah could not reach there in fit time mr and mrs george george H benedict of chicago parents of the bereaved husband joined their son immediately after receiving word of oe the loss of her whom they loved as their own daughter elder harvey fletcher of the eastern states mission massion conducted the services ces which were re held at donnels funeral chapel on tuesday evening oct 18 at 8 A beautiful musical program was arranged by la var jensen of epli eph balm a cousin of the deceased who is a teacher of music in new york and lie he presided at the piano he was assisted by two ladles ladies and another missionary the casket reposed amid a bower of roses and chrysanthemums and the chapel was filled to overflowing with mourners mrs benedict had made many friends during her residence in new york and not only her personal friends but the whole neighborhood in which she lived is T mourning the tragedy resulting in the loss of one who aroused admiration and respect in all with whom she came in contact temporary interment was made the following morning in ill a vault in mount hope cemetery elder whitesides dedicated the temporary resting place until the final resting place is reached and this will probably be in utah with her parents mrs inars spent a week in new york to her and mr benedicts mother and sister fell the sad task of dismantling the home overseeing the packing and storing the furniture and disposing of mrs benedicts personal effects when this was completed they made the journey to chicago together where mr benedicts mother and his sister mrs clare B wiseman of new york vill keep the two little children until other arrangements can be made for the present mr benedict is with his brother in law harrison wiseman at the hotel sherman square new york and is employed at tile the Stocking ger photo engraving co on sunday october 30 just to weeks after the fatal day of her sisters death mrs with ir r benedict and claire ciaire his little daughter visited tile the cemetery and the caretaker on learning or of the long distance mrs had come and how she had missed the services 1 i ces volunteered the very unusual f favor avor of opening the casket and allowing her to gaze upon her sisters body gibat skill had been shown in preparing pa ring the body for burial so that there was no evidence of the injuries sustained an account of the accident appeared in ill this paper on october 19 in which wai was given a version of tile the sudden end of mrs benedict mrs learned of the proceedings of the coroners inquest in ill which an eyewitness eye witness to the tragedy a taxi driver told of the plunge over the coping that ended mrs benedicts life it appears that the roof is surrounded by a coping three feet high on three sides on oil the south this coping is but two feet high mrs benedict was in the southeast corner and stooped over while an ail airplane flying low passed above hor her she straightened up and threw her head back seeming to lose her balance and staggered against the low coping and disappeared over the side the evidence showed that mr benedict who had left the root roof a short time before the accident returned to the root roof and not finding his wife he made a hurried search and looking down he saw her lying in tho the courtyard below ho he hastened to her side and found lies hes unconscious she expired in his arms he was joined by tile the taxi driver who had bad been watching the low flying airplane and saw mrs benedict disappear from the root roof mrs made a thorough investigation and found much satisfaction is in learning the exact details i of the unfortunate accident the two bright children ot of her sister are being cared tor for by loving hands and the entire family feel better in haying having mrs Se eimiller secure the details |