Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-18
Rock Island.

those from Rock Island and vicinity
including:
Rock Island.
DISC Plnmmer. Henry Carse,
" B Petit, A Murrin,
John ser. kot HER,
Arthur Burial, David Don,
j " Potter. NJ 4 sweeney.
I'D -arsl WE Salz nam.
Frank G Yong. Charles McHuga,
Gustav SIengei, Fr,d WolmanD.
} Leas. ID scare,
watcr johnson, Fred Haas,
Joseph Comet j " Stewart,
ID onaldsOa, L L ParmeBter,
Capt T Robinson, Maj G Connolly.
ACD,rt, John Volk.
" Har;z, :,ayor r j Medill.
Har-z FC Hemenway,
II Hckeever. z John-t n.
JIG Hun'oon. Hon W Il Gest,
L Gryer. I. Al'ars,
Jud e L Adams, Dean Mackin,
Sewail Dodge. X Bemis,
John Beng-ion, Eev X sweet.
" Schroeder, Chef NJ II sexton,
BIZ knoz. Schneider.
J Gutzweiier, ia Beselin,
q Blythe. Fipp.equist.
John Ohiveiler, WA Thompson,
charles BEford. b S;oddaTd,
j Weyerhau-cr, l. Haas,
Arthur Whtne,, Otto Huber.
J Gilmore. A - McCsRd'ess,
J 7 kenwcrihy, i.inn'o.
He Ivill, II p aul,
George Price. sr TB navi-.
commer-. ID Du-hane-
William NcEniry. william Reek,
ElInore II stafford, Z G azer.
Moline
Gustav Swensso7, rs Fristoe.
AFv inton, HW coo. er,
I'M Gould. Fw G, uid.
WRMoore, Al McEniry.
W r Eastman, W Fen.man.
Conrad Grant,, W Bsniett.
IL stanley. IA johnson.
Milan.
william Terees. ~ T B Robertson,
kev Afford, II l. Framing.
JIG johnson, Alex Owens,
Wi liam Goldsmith, Robert Little.
+ Stesmare, Howard McCuiloch
Richard south.
Hon George v Prioce. John Babc,ck,
Galesbur., Watertoan
Ceremonies on the Boat.
Otto's Military band was on board,
and as the Young backed out from
the shore and headed toward the
west q delightful air was played.
Then to the trumpet sound all as
sembled in the cabin where Rev. G.
III. Weaver. OF Davenport, invoked
the divine blessing on the trip and
on the enterprise. after which Mayor
Henry Vollmer. of Davenport. pre-.
scented Capt. Blair with a 16-foot
standard bunting flag, on behalf OF
the party, and to which the gallant
master made fitting response.
Reaching the mouth of the canal
at the confluence of the rivers Mis-.
sississippi and Rock, the Young,
whose dimensions would not admit
of passage through the locks. was
tied to the shore, and all on board
were transferred to the barge Com.
fort. which was taken into the guard
lock by means OF a tow line. the
lower gates swinging omen to receive
the first formal consignment through
the great waterway. Safely through
the lock with variety Of novel and
amusing experiences, the gates were
shut and the sluices of the upper
ones were opened. and the water wa:
admitted from above. People from
all the surrounding country had
gathered along the shore to witness
the spectacle of the first boat enter
ing the canal, a numb Der also landing
from the boat. among those on thu
shore being Capt. W. L. Marshal
and Engineer L. L. Wheeler. Boil
were asked to make remarks, bu
neither was there for that purpose
They would prefer that the cana
speak for itself of what had been &C
complished so far by the govern
ment's engineer corps.
The Dedicatory Ceremony.
The actual dedicatory ceremon,
then began with the divine blessin:
pronounced by Rev. Z. +. Sweet, o
Rock Island, from the hurricane decl
OF the barge. Master of Ceremonie
E. w. Baker thereupon introduce,
Ex-Mayor c. A. Ficke, of Davenport
who. standing on the shore. made
brief address devoted to the histor,
of the canal project. the work tina
had been done in its behalf from it
incipiency and the elimination q
last of that for which the commun