The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-05-20
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DAVENPORT. May 18th, Isl:

DAVENPORT, May 18th. 1919.
Davenport mour1s for her fallen
Nothing In the history Of the city has
ever occurred to steep the hearts oil tns
people In such bitter sorrow a. the loss
OF seventeen Of her citizens on the steam
| ship Schiller, which was wrecked OIL the
coast Of England on the eth inst. on
the ed Of April company OF eighteen
persons, men, women and children, leit
the Perry street depot 10 visit Fadsriand.
Some were going TO visit reistions whom
they had not seen for a decade, some
were going for health. and others for rec
reatien, and all anticipated . pleasant
journey and safe return. Scores OF PEG.
pie gathered 10 witness their departure,
and many q fervent wish for safe pas
cage and quick return wen, with them.
They embarked on the 2Sth, on the i'll.
ls,ed vessel, and when the crash came
al but one Of tha: company wen, to the
bottom Ii Was . dark day TO our peo-
pie when the news Of the disaster came.
Relatives Of the lost, and many others
thronged the telegraph Offices for news,
hoping that the destruction was not Is
great as was first reported, but ali hope
died out when the second dispatch sta
ted only one saved Among the number
was Otto Kircher, partner in the finest
iewelry house in the city, an educated
gentleman and esteemed by every one
who knew HIM. He was Young man.
married. and leaves an interesting fam
iIy He had his life insured to the
amour, of 81. 900. Charles and William
Frahm, twin brothers and young men Of
promise, were going to Germany TO com
plete their education. One was lost and
the other, the only one, saved When
the news went to their parents, Mrs.
Frahm sEooned awav and lay insensible
4 long time Mr. Paulsen, prominent
jeTeler, leaves family Of five daughters
who are now alone in the world, father
leas and motherless His life was insnr
cd fer $4,000. His body, and that Of
William Frahm, are the only ones thus
far which have been recovered. Charles
Hasse, member Of . wholesale liquor
firm, on Harrison street, had his wife
and two children with him; they all
went down together William Hansen
lost his wife and child. The grief in
these families, and others not named, IS
too deep to be written. A gloom per-
vades the city which cannot be lifted
Many day will pass before the commu
nifty Will recover from the plow
Burglaries are of frequent occurrence.
On Thursday morning the residence of
H. A. spang, gentleman well known to
some OF your readers, was entered. Mr..
5. intended TO leave tor the West on the
morning train to transact some business,
and the night previous had drawn from
the bank one thousand dollars which he
had sealed in large envelops and placed
in bureau drawer in his bedroom The
drawers were rifed, but the money was
overlooked, also fine gold watch which
was living near the bed The burglars
left without getting anything for their
pains.
The suicide mania seems TO be on the
increase here. During the past year
more than dozen persons have put an
end TO their lives, the last case being Pc
ter Paulsen, who hung himself Tuesday
evening He was about thirty five years
Of age, and a German by birth. No
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The new Trinity Church built last veal
by the widow Of t. E. Cook was conse
Grated Wednesday. Bishop Talbot, o
| Indiana, offlcIated This is memorla
structure, and 10 built of stone 1t il
situated on Brady, the street of church
es, and the ground on which it stand
/ cost Mrs. Cook $4,000.
There has been no preparation ye
made to decorate the soldiers graves o
the Island. Everything will be left ii
the last day, then the affair will be pusf
ed through without sufficient srrang'
TO make the ceremonies what they ougt
10 be
The fremens annual parade. whic
takes place here 10 q short time, will
attended by hundreds of firemen fro
other places. An interesting time IS e
= pectei
A fire in northwest Davenport destro
ed H4nnemaa's agricultural works. fe
: niyhts since. Fss