The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-31
TELEGRAPH1C.
Very Sad Death of a r. r.
Superintendent near
Cedar Rapids.
Another Radical Office
Holding Thief.
Continued Failures in the
East.
The Spragues Going Under.
Laborers Out of Work.
The Spragues Going Under.
Laborers Out of Work.
Crop Reports.
Murder and Arrest among
the Prize Fighters.
Other Items of News.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Oct. 30.-The fearful
accident by which j, B. Watkins Super
intendent of the Iowa Division of the c. 4
n. W Railway, lost his life this morning.
occurred about three miles west of this
city, before daylight. The Superintend-
emit car was in the rear of the Pacific ex-
press from the west due here at five clock /
In it were Albert Keep, President, james /
Howe, General Manager, Marvin Hughitt, |
General Superintendent, Chief Engineer /
johnson, w Ferry, Director, and Hon /
Horace Williams, on tour of inspection of
the road. At the point of the accident, !
the engine broke down. and a brakeman
was sent back on the track toward the
freight train. only ten minutes behind the
express. The engineer Of the freight saw
the signal on rounding curve quarter Of
mile from where the express stood. and
reversed the engine. but, as II was down
grade, the train could not be stopped, and
slid down the track, striking blaze OF
light all the way. just before the coiil-
sion the engineer jumped and escaped,
The fireman staid on the engine, and mar
rowly escaped death When the engine
struck the express train it wrecked itself,
and drove the coaches two hundred feet
from the track The platforms were
crushed, and Watkins was caught between
| Pulman's and the Directors cars. the IRON
railing striking him just above the hip, and
cutting his lett leg nearly Oft below the
trunk and forcing out the bowels He
| lived twenty minutes, and was conscious
almost to the last, in the greatest agony.
He asked aid and to be gotten out of the
horrible situation, but could not be ex-
tracted. 4 pillow was placed under his
head in the midst OF the splinters, and bran
| dy and water were given him, and thus
he died. When the body was released
il was found to be horribly mangled and
nearly cut in two The re'uains were Fput
in casket and sent to his homein Clinton,
Iowa He leaves wife and five children.
New YORK. Oct. 30.-An accident this
forenoon occurred on the Erie Railway,
caused by misplaced switch. Two freight
trains colhded near Port Jervis and smash
ed eleven ears, which, with the contents,
were burned.
New York, Oct 30.-A dispatch from
/ Wilmington. Del, says Capt. Dougherty,
chief clerk in the postofice has been held
/, on bail to explain deficiencies in his ac-
count.
The failure of firm of German shipping
merchants is announced, but excites little
discussion.
LATER. The failure of Hoyt, Sprague
4 Co. is announced. They make no state
ment Their creditors are holding coun-
Gil, and it is expected that an extension, if
necessary, will be given.
The temporary suspension of Millman,
Schmidt 4 Co, export dealers,i is announced.
The suspension of Hoyt, Sprague 4 CO.,
: caused heavy decline in stocks. and a
depression outside is again reported. The
suspension is only temporary.
LLOYD Hamilton, of this city, has sus.
, pended They were largely interested in
Pennsylvania.
The capital of the Union Trust Company
remains unimpalred, with considerable
, surplus. The trustees, to-day, resolved tC
4 increase the capital stock $1,000, 900, and
BUSINESS will be resumed December list
, The present officers and Commissioners
tender their resignation with view TO re-
organization.
t New YORK Oct 30.-The Express says
, the suspension of Hoyt Sprague Il Co. i,
+ one of the worst records of the panic
Their acceptances amount to several mil
lions, and two millions are held in this city
+ The belief is expressed that the antagn
G nism of rival concerns in Rhode Islanc
+ had much to do with the suspension aue
the publication of the embarrassments O
= Sprague, and that it would have got through
II if not for such publications.
d One of the effects of the panic was tn
; throwing out Of employment of 10000 girl
o from the different factories at Newark
= PROVIDENCE, Oct 30.-It is understoo
1t that A 4 w Sprague of this city hav
not suspended, Notwithstanding the failur
,e of the New York house, of Hoyt, Sprague
is Co.
d FALL RIVER Mass, Oct. 30.-Thirty
re seven mills here, after Tuesday, will ru
h but four days week and eight hours
D. day The mills employ 1900 opera
tIves.
g PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 3O.-The dry good
k house of Altimus 4 CO. has suspended
ID Liabilities S6o0,000 They will be able t
pay seventy five to eighty cents on do
lar,
t, The suspension of VIM. NJ. Love. bar
ker, of Allentown, is announced. Failur
- not heavy.
al WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-The telegram
L published in Tuesdays papers announcin
the discharge of the mechanics and iabo
We ers from the Washington navy yard is a
nd error. A part of the dispatch was omi
IN ted in transmission The discharge alb
d. ded to the contractors of the Board of Pul
lie Works and private establishments
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Oct, 30.-The r
). ports, dated October 18TH, received at Il
office of the National Crop Reporter ind
cate the following condition of crops cor
49, pared with last year. Corn in States pr
@ ducing half of the entire crop in the Unit,
States, shows loss oftwenty six per cen
- wheat IN the States producing forty p
a cent OF the entire crop, shows a gain of s
u anu haif per cent; oats in the States pr
q ducing forty per cent. of the entire crop,
loss OF nine per cent; hay in the Stat
producing over one third of the entire Gro
loss OF per cent: and on swine in i
States producing one third of the emit
crop, loss OF four and one fifth ner ee,
The indications are that largely
creased average of winter wheat has he
sown this fall and winter. With faw
q captions the condition of the growing or
" is above the average
The reports of the condition of the CO
/ crop lead to the conclusion that the es
'7h- mated losses will be further increased