Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-30
A WOMAN'S FATE.
Mrs. A. e. Harrison Run Down
Near the Waterworks.
HER BODY PEACEFULLY NAHeLEr

HER BODY PEACEFULLY NANaLEr. !
Her Read Alocss severed. Causing In
sssss Deash-The Casee:ussse = Hook
ssa Paper Csavss.er Froa llr. No,ne.,
Who sssd ss-ro.e Q.ne Well Known In
the City -An Elevator Accident.
Mrs. a. +. Harrison. n lady can
vasser from Dcs Moincs was run over
hy a switch engine and killed near
the Rock Island waterworss this
morning at abcu, 1880. just how
the accident happened will probably
never he known. hut the general inn
preston i tina; she went to cross
| the tracks between two cars and was
knocked down upon the rail. and thus
met her awful fate. Switch engine
number "a. Engineer Eagal. and in
charge Of switch Foreman j. \. PEN
der. was doing work in the vicinity
of the waterworks, and had a long
string Of ears in tow. which the
crew was throwing in on track
/ HeNt tht WI ~. H. U. "a L
box car number 6?il was standing
about five feet away from a string of
cars already on the track. Mrs.
Harrison was on the north side of
the track when the cars. in tow OF
the switch engine backing down.
were only two car-lcngths away.
That was the last seen of her alive
Foreman Fender gave the signal t.
stop rs soon as she was discovered
on the track. and the engine was re-
verscd. but not before She had been
dragged about 80 feet.
fright fully Nangied-
Examinations were ut once made.
and /; was found that she was dead.
and that she was frightfully man.
-lcd. Her head was almost severed
from the body and her right side torn
- iha, the iniestines hung ont. The
ilcsh on the RICH; leg from the knee
down va. torn from the bone.
Deputy Coroner Eckhari was al
once summoned. and cmpanncled =
jury. composed of. !. W. Day. :. W.
Scarle. Fred Hinck. +. Il. Rcidy. Ira
Peck and q. Il. Whreian. After ex'
amining the remains the jury wa
} excused until l:;o this afternoon
Undertaken whcelan took charge o
the remains. and after they were re-
moved from the track they were tax
en- to hi. rooms on Twentieth street
, The Unfortunate Woman.
Mrs. Harrison was APPARENT,
abou; - ur 30 wears of age. and cam,
to Rock Island about four weeks ago
| She n; tina; time was canvassing for
book. entitled The Life of Lin
colin hut Tor the last two weeks IN,
ha. been working in the Interest o'
the American Blade. also. She was n
active woi kcr and one not soon Ia To
forgotten bv those who had inter
views with her. ~ she was persistent
~ marked degree. She dressed il
black. wearing also 4 black veil. She
wa. of dark complexion and spoke
with an English accent. During hc'
~tay in Rock Island -hr was seen IL
nearly every par; of :hc business
portion Of the city. 4: least. She
walked with puics step. and was
~ in:imatcd before. very much il
rarnc-; in her work. The Life a.
4 LII
sell. treated ol the martyrci prc>i
dents death from the standpoint q
the \. \. a. and IL wa. in the inter
r>i- vi this organization that >hc wa
canva.-irg for the American Blade
How -hc came Ia hc among tn
tracks j. NOT known. unless ,hc wa
going over {" the watcrworhs and dis
not know !, could L. reached 10y wa.
of the yiaduct. There ha- been on
theory advanced that The wcma
sought death in this horrible man
ncr. hut this ha- me-; Vet been sub
-iau;iaird.
What disposition will lee made q
the remains j. not vet known.
The inquest i being held ihi> nj
tc-ucrr.
- Yell Through Nn i.irys'or shalt
j. -. Means. the carpet and wal
4 paper cleaner. entered McNrrin I
t:ansrri'- store nj / "a this aficrnoo
+. on n mission taking him on 10 tn
second floor. lie walked back To III
. stairway which i in n part OF tn
\ store which j. -omevh hat dark. an
e stepped of into the elevator SHAH
saliin. To- the bascmcr; distance g
eight feet. He was unable To rist
and pr. bradford was summoned
y attend him. His head was found I
he severely confused ON The RICH
+, side. and hi, lci, ,high fractured.