Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-08
NET AN AWFUL FATE.
Gus Gallagher Killed on the
Track.
Four Heavily Loaded Cars Pass Over
COr0ner's Inquest ana Verdict.

| A river man named Gus Gallagher, wat
run over and killed at the transfer TRACK
of the R.. I. & P. and c.. B. & @. tracks
on First avenue about 9:45 Saturday
night. Switch engine No. 6. of the r. L
& P in charge of Engineer VIM. O'Nei
and Fireman Eugene McAuliff, and under
direction of Night Yardmaster Henry
Limburg. of the same road, had been
down to he lower saw mill and brought
up seventeen cars of lumber Eleven OF
these had been delivered to the c., r.
s. p, and six were switched over to the
c., B. & Q. at the transfer between Fif-
teenth and Sixteenth streets, and the en-
CINE pulled back onto the Peoria tracks,
and after it had proceeded to the r. l. &
P. depot, VIM. G. Raisch, car repsirer
for the e.. B. & O. went up to the string
of cars to inspect them. He
examined the south side first going east
and had reached the fifth car coming back
when he found the body of man lying
under the east side tracks. Mr.. Raisch
notified w. Fl. Bowker. baggageman on
the c.. B. & @. who was passing through
the yards and he after viewing the body
which was terribly mutilated as four cars
had evidently passed over it, mott
fled the coroner and also the police head.
quarters. Coroner Halves soon arrived, as
did Deputy Marshal Long and Officer Het-
ter. The man heavily built. medium
height and appeared to be about thirty
seven years of age. and a stranger. A
letter found in his coat pocket disclosed
his identity as Gus Gallagher, OF Keokuk,
Iowa. The coroner ordered the remains
taken to Undertaken Knoxs rooms, and
summoning as jury C. W. Halves fore
MANI. Jonas Bear, Robt. G. Summers,
Geo. Long. Geo. Hetter and R. H Robb
and adjourned the inquest until yester-
day morning.
Samuel Cornell, river man, boarding
at the franklin house, was the frat wit
ness examined. He had seen the remains
and identified them as of a man with
whom he had been associated Saturday
Heard him called Gallagher. Last saw
him at o'clock that night, when he was
intoxicated.
Marcus Boyer. river man, had know
the deceased as fireman on the J. K.
Graves all last season. Thought he hailed
from Keokuk. Was with him all day Sat
urday and left him at the Franklin house
that night. when he was intoxicated.
Martin Funnel had known the de-
ceased for year and a half. Saw him at
Frank Vogel's boarding house in the low
er end of town Thursday night, when he
said he had $3.50 and he displayed large
roll of money. Knew he had a father
living at Keokuk.
The trainmen spoken of above were
examined, and Henry Limburg. night
yardmsster of the r. 1. & p, testified
that the yards were well lighted, and that
he looked up the transfer track before
giving the signal to the engine to back
up. and everything was clear. The en-,
CINE bell was ringing constantly.
The jury. after considering these facts,
returned a verdict that the deceased
came to his death by being run over
on the c., B. & O. railroad
company's track at about GAS
O'Clock p. m. Saturday. September 6. A.
D., 1890. in the city of Rock Island.
ILL.,, by the switch engine of the Rock
Island & Peoria Railway company No. 6.
while transferring cars of lumber to said
transfer track of the c., B. & Q. Railway
company, and we further find that no
blame attaches to any one in the employ
of said Peoria Railway company"
A report gained currency this morning
that Gallagher had been murdered for his
money and placed upon the track. Cor,
oner Halves went to Vogel's boarding
house this morning and examined the
dead mans satchel. The coroner found
thirty. five cents. all it contained. and all
that could be found on the man was a five
cent nickel. The theory of murder Il
regarded by the police as idle one. the
supposition being that he was drunk and
attempted to cross the track ahead of thu
| cars. when he was knocked down.
Coroner Halves has telegraphed to Keo.
kuk the facts of the fatality aud is await
ing an answer.
Death OF Chas. Dam