Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-22

came afflicted with it. Hundreds of AMI
mails died Coal became very scarce;
prices advanced to fifty cents a bushel.
The price before was sixteen cents. Mr..
Cable managed to obtain from one to
three car loads day during the famine
A few teams were hauling coal from But
falo and the Rock river mines. Mr.. Ca
BILE was at his yard early, superlnteud-
r ing the sale of coal The poor people
were served first at sixteen cent per
bushel, while on the levee coal was in
demand at 80 to 80 cents bushel. lie
would not sell to well-to-do people-they
could afford to bnY coal of teamsters.
This is pOorman's day here" he would
say He would restrict the quantity some
day no more than ten bushels to any one
person, other days more, according to
his supply. And many little lot of coal
did he send to pOvertV>stricken homes
that winter without money and without
price. His memory is blessed In the
hearts of many families in Davenport.
because Of his conduct in that winter of
distress.
| Anxious to have his parents near him
iu their declining years, few years ago
Mr. George W. Gable built handsome
cottage for them adjoining his own house
on Brady street, Davenport, and here the
aged couple have resided since. The
companion of tifty-six years survives
with her children: Geo. W Gable. press
ident of the Cable Lumber company, Dav-
export; Ransom Il. Gable, president of
the Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific rail
road, Mrs. c. 5. Wylle, of Davenport,
and Mrs. II. b. Sudlow, of Rock Island.
| Deceased was next TO the oldest of
family of eight children: Daniel Read
Gable, Hiram Gable. Maria Gable, Laura
Cable. Ransom Gable, Philander l.. Ca
bic, Lucy Cable and Alpha Gable Two
sisters mourn his loss Mrs Lott L.
Smith, of Columbus, Ohio, aud Mrs Lucy
Barnett. of Chicago. His brother Daniel
died IN kenton, Ohio, eight years ago;
his brother Ransom r., in Athens. Ohio,
four years ago; his brother Philander L.,
of this city, who died i'll San Antonio,
Tex, May u, last
The death of Mr. Cable removes from
the scene Of earthly activity man who
| like his hon0red brother of this CITY,
| gave IA large part of his life to the good
OF others. His life was pure aud noble
| and in his every dealing he was found to
| be man. Firm ia what he believed to
| be right, he was at all times willing and
ready TO aid with purse and personal
effort the needy. sick or distressed. He
was for years a member of the Pre- iby.
terrain church, after of the Congregational,
having contributed largely to the con,
struetion of the new Congregational
church Of Davenport. Later, however
he has worshipped in the Presbyterian
church
THE FUNERAL
was held from the residence of Geo W.
Cable, in Davenport, at o'clock this
afternoon. There was an immense at
tendance nearly all the business men in
Davenport being present. The Rev. J.
B. Little 0fficiated. assisted by the Rev
W. 5. Marquis. OF this city, and Dr. Nc
Cord, of Davenport The pail bearers
were Judge c. Lynde, of this city, D. C.
Gates, of Big Rock, Iowa; A ktmball.
of Chicago, and W. A. Bemls. of
Davenport, together with the following
old employees of Mr.. Cable in his coal bus
mess: Jas. Tague. John Powers, John
Daley, and Alex Cattell The intermeut
was at Oakdale, to which there was
large funeral cOrtege.
SAMUEL BARNS.
Samuel Barns. an old and respected
citizen of Bowling township died sud
denly Yesterday morning al the residence
of his son-in>law, Mr. Joseph Gotobed
| He was up TO breakfast as usual. and
afterwards went into the yard, Upon res
turning he fell on the floor and expired in
a few moments Deceased was born in
CambridGeshire, England, and was ST
years, 3 months and 81 days old He
came To America in 1853 and for tn e
past IS years has been a resident of this
county He was the father of seven
| children, six of whom are livi ng-two in
the Old country, three in Nebraska, and
Mrs. GotObed, of Bowling He was an
upright and honorable man, and had the re-
spect of everyone who knew HIM He was
near friend of Mr. Joseph Starkey. hav-
ing been acquainted with his great grand
father in England, and as Mr. Starkey's
grandson lives in Bowling the deceased
knew five generations of the Starkey's
MORGAN.
AT 1:10 this afternoon, at her home in
Moline, occurred the death of the wife of
Rev. G. l.. Morgan, of the Congregations
al church, in that city She had been a
sufferer for a year with internal abcess,
which developed into blood poisoning
and caused her death She was thirty
seven years of age, and leaves with her
sorrowiHg husband, little girl The
funeral will be held from the Congrega-
tional church, Moline, at o'clock tomnr-
row afternoon. with inlerment at BelOIt,
Wis, the following day
| The EN Presidents Funeral.
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