Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-17
WIN. FARRELL'S FATE.
Thrown From His Wagon Near cable
and His Neck Broken----Abrupt
Close of n Busy Energetic Life.

and HIS Neck Broken----Abrupt
Close OF n Busy, Energetic Life.
The ARGUS OF last evening published
the fact that the shocking intelligence had
come from Gable that during the after
noon VIM. Farrell, of this city, had been
thrown from his wagon and killed.
Later investigation confirmed the rumor.
| The circumstances of the sad and shock
ing affair are, that Mr.. Farrell left his
home south of the abattoir at o'clock
yesterday morning. expecting TO spend the
day in Gable and TO return home at u
O'Clock last night. He drove the team of
fractions Young horses which he had been
seen in town with and attached to high
spring seat wagon. After transacting his
business at Cable he started to return
home, and when two and half
miles this side of the town his horses
started to run. He attempted to con-
troll them and had just succeeded
| in doing SD when the front
wheel struck a rut in the road, and Mr.
Farrell was thrown violently from the
seat head first, alighting on his head in
such manner as to fracture his neck and
cause instant death The team did not
run, and was soon taken in charge by Il
farmer who had witnessed the casualty
while the remains were cared for until
the inquest could be held. They were
then taken to Cable and placed upon a
special train which Supt. of Telegraph
GreenouGh had ordered, and which at
once came to this city in charge of Cons
ductOr Palmer, arriving at $50 last
night. The body was taken off at the
lumber yard road crossing and conveyed
to Mr.. Farrell's house, from which he
had gone forth in the morning a well
man, and in his usual happy frame of
mind Friends and neighbOrs were in
waiting to receive the body and render
every Office possible to the afflicted fans
| lily who were inconsolable in their grief.
Mr. Farrell was essentially self made
man. He had no advantages in this
world save those that came from his in
dvidual exertion, yet he became one of
the most successful business men in Rock
Island. He was born in County Lang
ford, Ireland, March II, 1917. and came
to America poor boy at the age of sew
en- years, and Chicago became his home.
He worked his way up until he estah>
lishcd fertilizing house there and had
fairly gotten it on its feet when the fire
overlook it and swept away all that he
possessed. His father-in law, John Col
Inns, had in the meantime come to Rock
Island, and upon his suggestion Mr.. Far
rell came here in 1878 and the two estab-
lished the fertilizer works below the city
MIR. Collins afterward retired and MIR.
Farrell has since conducted the business.
having been remarkably successful and
is estimated to have accumulated S50, 900
to S75. 900
MIR. Farrell was united in marriage
with Katherine Collins in Chicago, July
3. 1869, and the widow is left with FIVE
children: John, Bessie. RAYMOND Mary
and Joseph. Mr.. Farrell was man of a
genial and warm-hearted disposition,
mucltAAttached and devoted to his family,
for whom he provided every convenience
and pleasure. He was liberal and up
right in all his transactions.
The funeral will he held from St. Jo-
seph's church at Q o'clock tomorrow
morning the cortege leaving the house at
s O'Clock.
A dispatch from Cable to the ARGUS
says the coroner's verdict was that Mr.
Farrell was killed by accidentally falling
from his wagon and breaking his neck.
Adam Schussler. living about a quarter
of mile away. saw the occurrence. which
was about o'clock. and about three and
nne-half miles northwest of Cable in
Richland Grove township. Mr.. Farrell
had been at Cable and was returning TO
Rock Island with load of bones, weigh
ing about 3 400 pound.