Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-05
FREE FROM PAIN.
T. G. Wakefield Dies at st
Anthony's Hospital.
sUOOUNBS TO HIs LATE INJURIES.

Results Of . Terrible ExpeRisaos as East
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Last.
Thsodore c. Wakefield died at St.
Anthony's hospital ut 2 O'Clock this
morning of conclusion OF the brain.
with which he lad been afii .cted
since the terrible ordeal which befell
him at East St. Louis the night of
Dec. 5, as heretofore detailed at
length in THE ARGUS. Briefly, Mr..
Wakefield in leaving the yards Of the
lumber company there which he had
visited In the discharge of duty. was
set upon BY footpads and beaten
into insensibility and robbsd.
He was carried into So
10 IN and consciousness restored,
and his brother at St. Louis notified.
For several days he was in almost
uneontrollable delirium. Ten days
later, Dec. Is. Mr.. Wakefield
was sent to his home in this city.
and be has been in q precarious con-
dition since. He was removed to St.
Anthopy's hospital few days ago
and an operation performed in hopes
OF relieving him. bus surgical science
was powerlsss to save him.
Mr.. Wakefield was born at
Brighton. Pa. Aug. 20, 1856. and
came to Rock Island in 1873. enter.
ing at once in the employ of the
Rock Island Lumber & MSnniactur-
ling company, commencing in the
sash factory and working up 10 be
shipping clerk and then travelling
salesman, which latter position be
had held for five years previous to
the time of his d,ath. He was
joined in marriage in Rock Island
June 81, 1892, with Miss Eta Nc
Donald, principal of school build
ing 5. He leaves with his
wife and ore daughter. his moth.
er. Mrs. Ellen Wakefield, and his
sister, Miss odessa Wakefield, of this
city, and his brothers, John A.. OF
Omaha. and George B., OF St. Louis.
and a married sister in the east.
Mr.. Wakefield was popular with
all who knew him. was industrious
ard upright. and his shocking and
untimely fate has caused much snr-
row among his many friends in the
city.
The funeral will be held from his
late home, 742 Twenty-third street,
at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Stelek.
Peter Stelck. one of Rock Islands
old and well known citizens, died At
his home, 1928 -a-half
street, at o'clock last evening of
malaria, with which he had been
suffering for several weeke. M.
Stelck retired from active life about
fourteen years ago, having for
long time previous been identified
with the city's mercantile interests.
He was man OF an unassuming and
uupretentious nature, and led life
which endeased him to all who made
his acquaintance. Mr.. Stelck WAS borh
A. Wisch, Holsteiu. Sept. 16, 1888.
In 1857 he came to America, locating
in Rock Island, which had since
been his home, in 1867. Mrs. Stelck
died in 1888. Five children, Emma
Elizabeth Bertha. Henry and vii.
liam. and two brothers, Henry and
Claus, survive. Mr.. S:eick was q
member of Rock Island lodge 10,
l. 0. D. F. The funeral services will
be held at the residence at 2 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. Rev. w. H.
Marshall, of the United Presby terrain
church, will ofiiciate.
Kelly.
George H. Kelly, s21 Twenty-first
street. succombed to an attack OF
congestion of the lungs at Z O'Clock
this morning. He had been i'll but q
week. Mr.. Kelly was in his Seth
year. He was native OF Kildare,
ireland. having been . resident OF
thia city since 1852. He served
through the civil war on the rebel
side. He was taken a prisoner to
Rock Island arsenal at the close Of
the con flict between the north and
south, and had remained as an EN-.
ploye there until his illness of Q week
ago. in later years being an attache
of the carpenter department. Mr..
Kelly is survived by his wife and
one daughter. Miss Jennie Kelly;
three sisters, Mrs. Kate Hanlon and
Miss Harriet Kelly. Of California.
and Mrs. Ann U'Rourke, Of Irel and,
and enc brother, Thomas Kelly, Of
Australia.
The funeral will occur from St
Jo.eph's church at o'clock Thurs
day morning.