Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-12
In NEW QUARTERS.
Mai. Mackenzie's Forces Nicely
DOmiciled.
A sketch of the Comfortable suite of
Rooms in Mitchell 4 Lynde's
Bu,lding-An Addition TO
the Clerical Corps.

Maj. Alex Mackenzie, in charge of the
upper Mississippi river improveme nts.
and his force of assistants are now en-
tirely through with the task of NOV ug,
and are comfortably domiciled in their
new suite of rooms on the fourth Eoor Of
Mitchell s. Lynde's new building Tue
major occupies seven rooms, as nicely
and conveniently situated as could be de-
sired. The rooms are entered through
the apartment occupied By Capt. C. W.
Durham and F. B. Martin. property and
record clerk, which is in the tower corr er
Immediately off from this room. are the
| typewriter's quarters where R. S.
Blakemore is found, and on the west
side is Maj. Mackeuz'e's room
| adjoining which is a neat library. Back
of this, and facing on West Seventeenth
is room for the accounting clerk. C. P.
Comegys. who has heretofore been looa-
ted at Keokuk, but whom Major Mack
enzie has now ordered to Rock Island
Over on the east side of the hall are the
rooms of Capts. ]. D. Dashane, W. A
Thompson and j. c. McElherne all Of
Major Mackenzie's corps of engineers,
while further back are the quarters of II
Bosse and A. J. Stibolt the expe I
draCghtsmen. Altogether the rooms are
exceedingly pleasant, and it is not like y
that the government corps will make any
more changes until the government build
ing Is ready for occupancy, couple of
years hence.
The Xeokuk Constitution Democrat
speaking of Mr.. Comegys' departure from
that city, says:
1t is with sincere feelings of regret that
the many friends of Mr.. G. P. Cenegys
and family will learn of their departure
tomorrow morning for Rock Island, which
city will be their future home. Mr.. Com,
eggs is clerk of the upper Missis.
sippi river improvements under Major A
/, Mackenzie, of Rock Island. and The re
moval is necessitsted by the duties of the
Office at Rock Island, which up to the
present, it has been possible to attend to
here. Mr. Comegys is veteran
in the service of the government.
having first entered the service at
Cincinnati in the simmer of 1862
during the famous Kjrby-Smith raid
Two years later he Joined the service of
the United States engineer department
and was engaged as an assistant in the
construction of the Notifications Of Louis
vile, Covington and Newport. Kentucky,
Camp Nelson, Kentucky, the defensss OF
Nashville, Tenn. an important govern
ment work, the bridges on the Louisville
and Nashville and Kentucky central rail.
ways, and the supply of pontoon bridge:
and engineering materials for the armies
of the Cumberland and Tennessee
} From 1865 to 1870 he was engaged
in the river and harbor i'm
provement service on the low
er Mississippi, Missouri and Ar
kansas rivers. From 1871 to 1881 be
, was empl yed on the construc:io of the
canal at this place and since 1892 has
been with Major Mackenzie on the river
and harbor improvements between this
city and st. Paul. The departure of Mr..
Comegys and family will leave vacancy
in Keokuk social circles, where they were
so popular, that will be hard indeed tc
fill. and they leave the city with the best
wishes of their hosts of friends folio wing
them. Mr.. and Mrs. ComegSs will b,
accompanied on their trip, as Far as Bur
lington. by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bridg.
man and Mr. and Mrs ] W. Hobbs.