The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-09


done where she was soon strip
ped, placed in comfortable bed
and medical aid summoned. The first to
respond was Dr. Baker of Davenport. who
gave the first directions to insure the young
lady's comfort. Subsequently, attracted
by the crowd, DR.. John Reiter appeared and
stald at the bedside of the unfortunate until
she was pronounced out of danger.
When questioned respecting her identity
the young lady at first refused to reveal
her name, but finally said that it was
IDA MAY WALTERS,
and that her father, Wesley Walters, lived
on Lynde street. Moline. After giving
this information the reaction set in, and
the cries of the young girl were heart
rending, accompanied with the expression:
30, why didn't they let me die" The
ladies about her bedside, while rubbing
her extremities and laboring heroically to
restore the suspended circulation, did their
best, and their efforts were partly success
full, to soothe her. While recovering full
consciousness she had frequent severe
paroxysmal and sir king spells, and at in
tervals her exclamation, 80, it's so dark,
led to the belief that she was dy-
ing. Between and 8 o'clock her father
arrived, and as he
TENDERLY BENT OVER THE BED
and kissed her, every heart in the room
was surcharged with sympathy, full and
deep. For a while she seemed but partly
conscious of his presence, but before
O'Clock she fully revived and at times
laughed heartily at some lively remark of
one of her attendants. Toward the ARGUS
who was by her side almost
constantly from the first, she looked in
quiringly and then asked: How long was
| in the water?" The reply was that not
to exceed twenty minutes could have elaps-
ed between the time she fell into the water
and was brought ashore although measured
by the beating of numberless anxious
hearts it seemed more like an hour. AT
8 80 the writer
BABE MISS IDA GOOD NIGHT
and the response was one of the most
CHEEKY imaginable. At that time she
was doing splendidly but wanted TO go
home at once. The hotel people treasured
her with the remark that they would board
her "a few hours longer" when she laughed
and seemed quite contented During the
night she enjoyed what are called *cat
napsr and awoke this morning feeling quite
When the writer called at 8
o'clock she seemed quite happy, consider
ing her tragic experiences of yesterday and
extending her hand babe him a cordial good
Her friends were then preparing
her for the homeward drive and before
noon she was again surrounded with those |
who would sacrifice themselves for her, ii
necessary In fact Miss Ida, or Mamie as
many of her friends prefer to call her, has |
a host of new made friends in Rock Island |
who would put on armor at any time in |
her defense.
INTERESTING HISTORY
In order to effectually silence the wag-
ying tongue of senseless gossip through
put this section respecting the young, re
ined, educated and accomplished young |
adv flor she is all that is here represent
I'D, who figured so conspicuously and al
most tragically in local history, yesterday,
he ARGUS deems it best to state things as
hey are, suppresslng only certain matters
which are the sole personal property of
Miss Mamie herself, as simple justice to
Ter and many respected friends.
To begin with, she has no mother, and
his of itself puts us all upon the TIRES
lold of an active sympathy. With
southern ancestry. although a native of
he North herself, she possesses in a
marked degree all of the characteristics OF
he adventurous, talented, and perhaps,
mperious southern girl. Entirely unlike
heir northern sisters it is often difficult to
understand their true worth. But as mis-
une often the whole world kin so misfor
une makeskindly unlocks the door of the
ichest affections and the truest nobility of
ur poor humanity.
A few months ago Miss Mamie who is
nly u but who has had all of the advan
ages necessary to the improvement of
NATURALLY GIFTED NATURE,
raduated from a well known Ohio educa-
ional institution after which she
vent to Mobile, Alabama, to visit an
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