Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-24
OF MANY MISF0aTUNES.
Queer Case Of the Death of RObt
B R0seBquist.
His Hrm q. lxRbsc Final IIiaeAs Ills
supposed ID avn aud Rariai 0.ce
Before.

The ARGUS of yesterday spoke o. the
death st his home near the Moline line,
Of Robert B. Rosenquist, and in the same
connection mentioned peculiar exoe-
rienee that befell him number of years
ago, near Annawaa. in which after an as
sault by highway robbers. he was given
mp as dead and was buried. being re csed
the next day. Mr. Roseneuist was only q
Rock Islander in the matter OF resid ence
He was only known here in his immediate
neighborhood, having lived for the most
part in Moline. and his associations we're
with that city. The Republican of las,
evening gives this account of the Life of
the deceased:
He had been ailing for about five weeks.
but took to his bed about ten DAYS ago
DIR. Sloan. who attended him, saws that
his case was one of the most remarkable
that he had ever undertaken, There
seemed to be complication of diseases.
and it was difficult to determine the i'm
mediate cause of death When be left
HIM yesterday he had no idea of an early
fatal termination, and had arranged for
consu tation with other physicians this
forenoon, and he was greatly surprised
when notified that death had ensued
The doctor thinks his disease was a com
plicsted case Of malarial poisoning.
Mr.. Rosenquist was native of Sweden.
but came to this country when quite
young, and has resided in this neigaoor
hood ever since. He was Al wears and
months old. He leaves widow and
three small children. His home was g
pleasant one, and his children are unusu-
ally bright and active. For number of
years he was in the saloon business, a.
one time IN room opposite the post
once block on Sixteenth street. He
quit the business some time ago, and has
since be q 81 work for Williams, White
6 Co. He had been a member of Manu-
featuring lodge, No. 1856, A o. U W,
but lapsed out about five years ago He
was an Odd Fellow. snd leaves 60. 400
insurance in the Covenant Mutual of
Galesburg.
Mr.. Rosenquis, WAS regularly unfor,
soho'S AZ thC b1AtCl vi tkDOuL
fifteen years ago be worked for farmer
near Annawan. One night when going
home from town, he was assaulted in a
lonely place by three men. One of them
had . big bone in bis hands. and beat
ROsenquist about the head. until j. was d
mass of terrible bruises TIE men sup
posed they had killed him, hauled the
body into raviDe at one side of tue
road. and covered it with leaves and
sticks. An OLD mil er in the neighbor
hood passed by the next forenoon, saw
the evidences of struggle, dismounted
and investigated. He traced the bloody
trail to where the body lay and uncov-
cred it. He was terribly alarmed. out
took what he supposed was a corpse and
Hung it over his horses back and made
all haste to the farm where Rosenunist
had worked Everybody pronounced the
man dead. Water was turned on the
body from a hose TO free it from the
blood and dirt, when il was no.
ticed that the muscles switched
and physician was summoned Signs
OF life. very faint indeed, at first. were
detected, the victim was brought TO cons
seriousness, and finally recovered. Very
few men have had as close call for the
grave and escaped it. No trace Of his
assailants was found, and he e ways
thought that he was mistaken for some
other person, as he had no enemies
Abou. year ago MIR. Rosenquist fell
from the top of box car, struck on the
bumpers, and broke three ribs A. an
other time he lay near deaths door for
longtime with typhoid pneumonia. Many
other accidents are also accredited to the
mans fateful experience.
The funeral will occur SUNDAY at 3 D.
M, and will be in charge of the local
Odd Fellows lodge, of which he was a
member. The remains will be inferred
at Riverside cemetery. Those who knew
Mr.. RoseDquist best say that he was
kind-hesrted. honest, affable man. To
his family he was ever a cherishine bus
band and father. He appears TO have
had more than his sh re of bad luck. but
ALWAYS met the ups and downs OF life with
hight heart.