Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-31

Pail Bearers The Double Fatality-pub.
lie sympathy.
Sadly in contrast with the occasion
OF a week ago today, when party of
about 20 of Rock Islands best known
young people started for Camp Vag-
abondia on the banks of Rock river
were the events of today. when two
of the brightest and most promi-
nent members of that party were
taken from the darkened homes into
which they were brought Saturday
afternoon, away to the silent city of
rest. Thus came the concluding
chapter brought about by the sor-
rowful affair of last Saturday morn
ing. No past occurrence in Rock
Islands history has awakened more
genuine grief than has been manifest
on all sides over the shocking death
of Clark H. Buford and Miss Fannie
Sudlow. and if sympathy pure and
deep-felt could soothe the ackinr
hearts of those from whom these
young people have been so suddenly
taken, an entire community seeks to
offer it.
And in addition to the expressions
| of coincidence that were offered from
! people in Rock Island and vicinity.
kilograms offering consolation came
in by the score from various parts of
the country. Among the first of
| these messages were those from eN-
Congressman Ben T. Gable at Rye
Beach, \. H.. who is related
| to both families. Saturday evening
| Mr. and Mrs. X. r. Gable and Ben
Cable, of Chicago, arrived in response
to news of the sad affair. tits a dou-
| bly, sorrowful bereavement to Mr..
| Cable. inasmuch as both Young peo-
| pie were related to him. Mr.. Buford
being his hrotherin-law. and Miss
Sudlow his neice Others from
abroad who came to attend the flu
neral of Mr.. Buford were: Mrs. Hal
Morgan, of Louisville. and Miss Vene
Herndon. Of Lexington, Ky. Dr.
Streeter. and Lewis Osborn. of Chica-
90. and c. Q. Tfeil. OF ArenzviIle. III.
Floral Tributes.
At both houses of sorrow there
was great profusion of floral
offerings. beautiful in design All
the florists in the three cities
found their supplies nearly exhaust
ed. while many tributes came in from
Chicago and elsewhere. The vonnr
people composing Camp Vagabondia
sent to each home a floral circle with
a star in the center. while the young
| gentlemen Of the party sent broken
| wheel for Mr.. Buford and a broken
| floral Tyre for Miss Sudlow. The
i architects Of the three cities sent
handsome design emblematic of the
| profession for Mr.. Buford. There
were other beautiful designs and
great mass of flowers at both homes
| which it is impossible to enumerate.
Clark Bufords Funeral
The funeral of Clark II. Buford was
held from the home of his parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Buford, lily
Second avenue. at 10 o'clock this
morning, there being an immense at
| tendance of friends. Rev. John II.
Kerr, pastor of the Central Presby-
| terian church. officiated. The ser
vice was brief, but impressive. the
choir, of the Central church, COM
posed of H. D. Folsom, Misses Belle
Folsom and Amy Huey and John Me
Kee, with Miss Agnes Bixby accom-
PIANIST, singing by request. Lead
Kindly Light and Jesus My AL"
the latter hymn being favorite with
| the deceased. The active pail bear
ers were: Thomas Lee, Ed Denk-
mann, George Price, Guy Bowman,
VIII Keator. Cyrus Dart, Jr., the
honorary pail bearers being: Alex
Stewart, Frantz Haverstick. Stewart
Amman. Warren Reck, K. NJ. Pearce
and c. o. Tieil; Maj. L. NJ Buford
being in general charge of the tuner
al arrangements.
There were many carriages in the
procession to Chippiannock GENE.
terry, where The remains of the prom
Using young man were consigned to
the earth.
Funeral Services for Miss Sudlow
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Sudlow, COS Twentieth street. at
o'clock this afternoon occurred the
last tribute Of affection. TO Miss Fam
ME Sudlow. The casket rested in
the south parlor almost buried in
flowers. There were a great many
lovely designs besides. The surviv-
ing young Indies and gentlemen of
the dreadful disaster alone occupied
the room with the remains. The
services were conducted by Rev. j.
b. Little, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church at Davenport, Rev. W.
S. Marquis, who is in Washington,
being unable to reach home in time
to officiate. A quartet composed
of DR.. A. H. McCandless, Misses
Maggie Dart and Blanche Cleland and
George NcCandless, rendered
sweetly, The Circle is Broken" and
s.He Leadeth Me-" The pail bearers