The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-30
THE COMPLEMENTARY ExcUR-
SION OF BUSINESSMEN 70
ST. LOUIS,
THE TRAIN STARTS WITH 15s ON
BOARD
An Unlucky Incident in Starting,

No more delightful morning could be de-
sired than this for the St. Louis excursion,
and promptly at the party invited by
Mr.Osterberg to complimentary excursion
ever the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis
Railroad, left this city The train con
sisted of 8 passenger coaches, commits
sary car (presided over by Johnny Nc
Ginnis, proprietor of the Merchants
Lunch, Davenport and l baggage car.
The officers in charge of the train, were T.
L. Holmes, conductor; John w. Gray, en-
gineer; John Burns and Robert Brown at
the brakes. and Charles Heaton. fireman
The splendid locomotive, No. THE
"Ori,n," which pulled the train, was as
bright as the sun, and profusely decorated
with flags.
They pulled out from the Rockford
depot at o'clock, with los Rock Island
ers on board. The train ran up the leyee
at rapid speed and when at Madison
street it was discovered that one coach was
on fire in the roof. Conductor Holmes
''yanked" the bell cord but the train could
not be brought to stand until it had early
reached Arsenal street Mr., Uste.L.rg,
Capt. Robinson and +. D. Sweeney ran to
IEmmet House and procured buckets and
water and soon formed lively ucket
brigade. Geo. Lamont did the throwing
and the fire was soon out, though net
until quite large hole had been nurncd
in the roof Of the car The fire took from
the stove pipe in the roof, caused by toe
hot fire. Mr.. Lamont's clothes were badly
wet in the contest-but he don't dnGgt
any danger or exposure 10 time like that
MeGinnis sent for him right away i h,
coach was continued on the train until i
could be replaced with one in good N Il
ton.
At the upper depot of the q. X. |. Il p
Z. r.. the Davenporters were mct an'
taken aboard, to the number of 80. VIII
had come over IN u special car placed Il
their disposal by Supt kimbali, OF the {
R. [. x 7. r. r. And at SIS. with Is
of the representative men of Rock Islam
and Davenport on board, the train left TO
St, Louis. The number was increased a
Moline, and probably will be double
before they reach st. Louis, The regula
; passenger and mail train followed
Ample arrangements have been mad
for dinner at Beardstown, where they wi
Z be met by the ST. Louis committee, 1t
expected that the company will be il
= creased SO that two more coaches will hav
. to be added at Beardstown.
The party expects to reach St. LOU
about this evening, and stop at tn
Southern Hotel. Tomorrow will be sper
as the St. Louisans may suggest, AMI
the evening there will be a grand banqu,
at the Southern Hotel.
! Mr. j. S. Drake represents THE ARGU
on the excursion.
: Thursday morning at o clock they wi
leave St. Louis for Rock Island, dining
IS Beardstown and arriving here at about
: 10 the evening
GETTING ON WELL.
$ Special telegram to The Argus:
! BUSHNELL, Ills, IL 40 A. NJ, Nov 50,
}; The excursion given Dy Mr., Ostcrberg to til
} business men of Rock Island, Dayenpor
> Moline and towns on the Rockford roat
Is started promptly at O'Clock this mornin.
. with party of lis gentlemen on baart
> which was added to as the train progress
e ed. Among the prominent persons on tn
j train were Ex-senator Trumbull, HOl
> W. W. Warner, Judge Murphy, and Hol
D. Geo. II. Parker, of Davenport, and man
lie others. Representatives of THE ARGU
T. and the Union and the Neue Tolk
Zeitung, and also the Davenport paper
rs accompanied the excursion, which W;
of made up of the very best men our locali
lie afforded. The train arrived at Beard
town shortly after l o'clock, where dinn
t. was partaken Of j. S. DRAKE
TELLGRAMs FROM STATIONS,
s. We are indebted to Mr.. Robert Stoc
house the thoughtful station agent of tt
II R. R. I. & STIR. r., iu!this city, for Il
'e following table of kilograms received at h
e. office, showing the stations stopped at an
Y the time OF arriving at each 1t seen
IF that the train Is making SPLENDID tin
and everything is going on WELL
If TRAIN LEFT.