Bert Lee dies from injuries from DeSoto gas explosion

THE FUNERAL

OF BERT LEE

Impressive Services Conduct­ed

Over Remains of Sec­ond

Explosion Victim.

Impressive funeral services were held at the home of M. J. McGuff, 218 North Plum street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon over the remains of Bert Lee, second victim of the terrible gas explosion at DeSoto, Monday. Lee was a popular man and a large number of friends and relatives gathered to pay their re­spects. Rev. J. F. Burnett delivered the funeral discourse, paying high tribute to the life und character of the deceased. Pall bearers were chosen from the secret orders of which the deceased was a member. He belonged to Uni­form Rank, No. 61, K. of P.; Muncie lodge, No. 74. I. O. O. F.; Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit association; Modern Woodmen, Ben Hur and the Dramatic Order Knights of Pythias and its beneficiary. Many lodge members attended the funeral. The relatives from other cities who were present were; Mrs. J. B. Lee, mother, and Ora Lee, brother, of the deceased, of South Bend, Ind.; Will Lee, also a brother, of Indianapo­lis; Peter McGuff, brother of Mrs. Lee, of Springfield, Ill. The remains will be taken to South Bend for burial tomorrow morning over the L. E. & W. railroad. As soon as South Bend is reached services will be held at the cemetery, burial following immediate­ly. The Odd Fellows ritual will be performed at the grave.

The body of Lee was brought to Muncie last evening and taken immediately to the McGuff home. McGuff was a brother-in-law of the deceased.

Lee died from his horrible burns and from the terrible shock of the explo­sion. He was conscious until an hour before death, was cheerful and asked to be allowed to get up from his bed. He suffered no pain, the nerves having been deadened by the burns and shock. He displayed wonderful courage,

Lee became engineer at the pumping station last December just after mov­ing to DeSoto. Prior to that he was en­gineer and electrician at the Whiteley malleable castings works for four years. He had worked as electrician in the Studebaker wagon works at South Bend and in Chicago. He was born in South Bend December 24, 1865. He was married to Miss Margaret McGuff, No­vember 10, 1889.