Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
TAE LAST SAD RITES,
Funeral Services Over the Re-
mains of Capt. T. J..
Robinson.
LARGE AssEMBLAGE AT THE HOME.

| Rev. G. %. McCulloch, Assisted by Rev. r..
q. Pearce, Omciates-simpIe and Impress
piannock-Death of Mrs. LIIIiman and
Mrs. EIhI.
The last sad rites were conducted
over the remains of Capt. L. j. Rob-
| inson, at the family residence on
Twentieth street, at 1870 this morn
ing. 1t was a simple and impressive
funeral service, the lower floor rooms
and halls of the palatial home being
| filled with friends, business and pro-
fessional men and their families. The
circuit court was adjourned and all
the banks were closed out of respect
to the memory of the deceased. As a
further mark of respect flags were
displayed at half mast from the Harper
house and over Masonic temple. The
bier, on which clusters of flowers lay.
rested in the northwest parlor, where
the remains were viewed by the large
assem- blage.
The services were held in the main
hallway, a choir stationed before the
large pipe organ rendering the hymns
during life. Rev. c. D. McCulloch,
pastor of the First Methodist church, of
which Capt. Robinson was a member
and staunch friend, OBLIGATED, assisted
by Rev. X. G.. Pearcc. The latter
offered PRAYER, and Rev. McCulloch
delivered an eloquent and touching
eulogy on the earthly career of the
deceased.
A double quartet, composed of Mes
DANES II. Won Koeckritz, J. w. Crandall
and Mary Kough-Jordan, Miss Mary
Lidders, Sewall Dodge, b. +. Boydston,
s. j. and Keith Collins, sang "Oh, God,
Our Help in Ages Past and How
Firm a Foundation" At the conciu-
sion of the service Miss Katherine
Gest. who presided at the organ,
played Il medley of gospel hymns.
1nterment was made at Chippian-
mock cemetery. The Land of Beu-
lah' was sung at the grave. The
pallbear. were ii. ID. Mack, G. l..
Walker, Capt. H. G. Clcaveland, Will
liam McConochie. ID. j. Sears and l..
&. Daugherty.
Other Obituary.
Walter William, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kimball. $50 Tenth ave-
nue., died at 1875 this morning of
pneumonia, aged l year and Z months.
Funeral services for Mary Battari
were held at St. Joseph's church ut
9 O'Clock this morning, Rev. Thomas
Mackin officiating. Interment was
made at Calvary.
Mrs. Mary Lilliman. aged 73 years,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Adolph Hagman, SIS Eleventh
avenue, at II O'Clock last night of
asthma and old age. Mrs. Lilliman
was born in Sweden and had lived in
this county for Il years. She is
survived by seven children: Carl, |
August and Alfred, of Gable; Mrs. X.
T. Leonard and Mrs. Andrew Gold |
berg, of Moline; Mrs. l.. F. johnson.
of Amesbury, Mass, and Mrs. Adolph |
Hagman, of this city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eihl, widow of the |
late Laurent Eihl, died at 10 O'Clock |
this morning at her home, 2207 Fifth |
avenue, after an illness of six months |
from a cancerous tumor. Mrs. Eihl |
was one of the pioneer German resi-
dents of Rock Island, settling here in |
1860, and making the city her home |
since. She was born at Antweiler, |
Germany, Aug. %, 1910. She is sur
vived by five children: l.. X. and |
Albert Eihl, Mrs. Maria Knox aud |
Misses Julia and Bertha tihl. The |
funeral arrangements have not been
completed.