The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-30
lEkEQRAE6AOs
Inquest over the Body of
Ra1ston.
The Testimony of Little
Importance.
General Mourning at his
Death.
The Panic Believed to be
s34t ts Over. ~
The Bank cannot pay so
Cents on the Dollar.
Mrs. Linco1n's Case.
Mrs. Sartoris Sails for Eu-
rope.
The Bank cannot pay SO
Cents on the Dollar.
Mrs. Linco1n's Case.
Mrs. Sartoris Sails for Eu-
rope.
Accidents, Crime. Etc.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.-The inquest
has commenced on the body of Ralston.
The Bank of California is draped in mourn
ing, All quiet in California street; and
matters are assuming the usual aspect.
The business men do not apprehend fail
ures on Monday. collection day. Rumors
relative to the popular feeling and demon
strations against the Bulletin and Call
were idle utterances OF excited individuals,
and incendiary efforts on the part of some
parties personally and politically hostile
to those journals to create Jan enmity
against them. The attempts fell still
born.
Ralston' funeral has been postponed till
Mondoy at ii A. N.
At the inquest on Ralston the proprietor
of the Neptune bath house testified: Raj
ston came to take bath at half past three;
he usually came early in the morning ;smy
son-inlaw served him; did not see him
enter the. water; had no conversation with
him; two journey men VINO went 10 with
him shortly ran in and said something was
the matter with that man; they, with my
son in law, went out in boat and watched
for Ralston to appear, but saw nothing of
him; he was perspiri1g freely when he
came to the bath house; my ,son-in- law
checked him; he said he would dry himself
and take shower before going in.
Clarence Richards. son-in- law Of the last
witness, testified that Ralston was smiling
and cheerful when he came to the bath
house; waited on him; took charge of his
clothes; warned him against going in
while heated; he said he would dry himself
and take shower; about fifteen minutes
after he went in young man told ME
something was wrong with him; pushed
out in boat; met another boat with Raj
ston's body; he was in the habit of swim
ling some distance when he bathed; did
not see him in the water.
Ting works, testified: A watchma1 on the
wharf told him man was drowning; saw
him two or three hundred feet from the
wharf in the water, face down; his head
appeared to be under water; got Clark, en-
gineer of the steamer Bullion, lying near,
to recover the body; he brought him
ashore; did not seem to breath; us.d
means of restoration; saw signs of life;
sent for doctor; DR.. Newman came.
Michael j. Clark, engineer of the steam
er Bullion. testified: Saw the man in the
water squirming as if in fit; acted IRA
tionally; was two or three hundred feet
distant; went in boat and got him in;
thought he was alive when | reached him;
| feared he would die before reaching the
shore: laid him on his stomach and pulled
for shore as quick as possible; noticed nc
signs of life when I got him ashore; when
I first saw him in the water he was strug.
Cling and making for the shore.
DR.. Newmark, sworn: When he arrived
he found the body on the sand, apparently
lifeless; could detect no beating of tn;
pulse or heart; kept up artificial respira
tions for an hour; the appearance Of
the body. was that of
man who had died of the apoplexy-the
face liyid, eyes CLASSY, pupils dilated .
sudden plunge when overheated would
produce apoplexy. DR.. Macari corrobor
ness. One of the jurors here said it wal
useless to examine any more witnesses. L
we don't now what the man died of w
shall never know. The inquest was ther
adjourned till P. NJ. Tuesday.
The Pacific Street Exchange this after
noon adopted resolutions deploring tn,
death Of Ralston as d faithful friend, val
liable citizen, champion Of the city ant
state, and extending the sympathy of th'
board to the family, resolving to attend th'
funeral in a body.
| The Stock Exchange appointed com
mittee to wait on Mrs. Ralston and tende
the sympathy of the board. ~
The Bulletin this afternoon has the fol
lowing editorial on the death of w. C.Ral
ston.
}, THE community was more painful,
surprised by the announcement of tn,
death of W. c. gRalston yesterday after
noon than by the failure of the Bank O
California. The failure of that institution
! was the elimination of Mr. Ralston's fnan
) cial management. He had been allowet
full swing or so nearly so that he was re
sponsible for the bank management; pro
badly for long time past he alone kney
its actual condition. When, therefore, OF
yesterday after the late president ha'
made his statement to the directors of tn
bank and they promptly took the furthe
MANAGEMENT of its affairs out Of his hands
Mr.. Ralsten ceased to live almost simu
Itaneously with his ceasing to be president
Mr.. Ralstou engaged largely and lost heavi
. ly from time to time in outside speculi
tions. He was heavy operator in stock
and made a large sum in his operations
1 Belcher, and probably lost much large
! one in his more recent operations In Ophi
In this last operation the losses of the POT
Iarc said to have. been hardly lessithan So
100000 Mr.. .Ralston lacked thesdisciplir
of early training. If victory did not com
with bold dash, reverse was pretty ce
\ tain to follow. He could work out nothiu
Z by any patient or slow process Of reason
ing. He was forward with the FIRST In
pulse or intention. either to success or d
+ feat. With great institution at his bac
the glamour of such power made him eve
more audacious and reckless
III The excitement in the streets is subsi
ing. The banks anticipate no trouble du
ing the day. The death Of Ralston forr
% % the principle topic of conversation. Fla
e are at half-mast throughout the city,
+ respect and sympathy for the deceased.
=. Later information tends strongly to d
A prove the theory Of suicide, and the stai
lments of the attending physicians 60