Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-30


William Schmidt; vice president, p.
Brehmer; corresponding secretary,
William Schumacher; financial secre-
tary, Jack Ewald; treasurer, Ed Mar
tens; doorkeeper. ii. Cohrt; trustee
for IL months. William Koos; flag
bearers. H.Wolters and Henry Frahm:
sick committee, H.. VOTERS and Viii
ham Koos.
James Morden, of this city, car
penter residing at 1910 West Third
street. arrived home Saturday even
ing from London, Can, after passing
through the awful railroad accident
on the Grand Trunk railway, Friday
night. Mr.. Morden was one of the
few who came out of the wreck prac-
ticalIy uniniured, with only a slight
cut and bruise or two as temporary
reminders of the catastrophe, but
with a recollection of the narrowing
scenes that will remain with him to
his dying day. Il credit my escape
solely to the fortunate fact that /
was occupying the rear seat of the
coach behind the smoker" said Mr..
Morden. There were only six in our
fewer still in the coach ahead. The
train was running through IL blizzard,
which made il seem all the more com
Portable inside. People in the coach
| was in seemed to be enjoying Il par
ticularly good time. 1t was Il jolly
crowd, willing away the hours with
talk and laughter as the whirr of the
wheels told of the speed we were
making toward home or friends on
business. My last recollection of the
pleasant scene in the car was of Il
big. fine looking traveller. wearing a
silk hat. coming down the aisle and
stopping for chat with ladies Il short
distance in front of me. Just then
there came the most awful crash, and
through the front end of the coach
appeared the floor or platform of the
coach ahead of MS. In an instant it
had plowed almost the entire length
of our car. crushing and manning
everything and everyone in its road.
Ii stopped couple of feet in front of
me, and where | had appeared to
have been facing certain death, / was
saved by a miracle. In place of the
gay scene that the car had presented
only wreck and ruin, with the air
filled with the cries and groans of
injured and the dying. 1t is Il sight
can never forget" Mr.. Mordcn lost
his baggage in the wreck He * Il
man of pretty steady nerve, evidently.
and does not show the effects of his
experience as some would show it. but
he admits that it was rather trying
one nevertheless.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Ruick. whose
home is in the west part of the city.
near the Telegraph road, are the par
ents of boy who made his debut in
the world Sunday. Both mother and
child are doing well. The arrival of
the baby is of especial interest for the
reason that he is the 18th child born
to this couple. Mrs. Ruick is Il strong,
healthy woman. Mr.. Ruick is Il ma
chinist in one of the factories of the
neighbOrhood.
Ralph W. Cram. of the Democrat,
official reporter of the proceedings of
the city council. is receiving congrat-
ulations upon the occasion of his 10th
NttulH8 dHillNSTSdTN- III NtitDIdllbil
of this event Mr.. and Mrs. Cram en-
tertained at family reunion and ;
o'clock dinner Saturday afternoon at
their pleasant home in Rushholme
street. \ goodly number were pres
cnt to felicitate Mr.. and Mrs. Cram
upon the occasion. and the idea of
the Tin wedding anniversary" was
admirably carried out in the presents
which they brought.
Humboldt lodge, No. 80. of the
Bankers Union of the World held an
election of officers last evening and
selected the following: President,
Henry Nabstedt; past president, j. l..
Rohlf; vice president, Herman j.
Lemm; chaplain. Alfred Lage; bank
er, John w. Kinnemann: overseer.
Herman \. Schroeder; inner guard.
James Moravick; sentinel, Richard
Albrecht; physician. o. IL. Dahms;
trustees, i. p. Noss, Fred Freund and
Alfred Brandt
The death of Eley, the 1-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Schaaf, of 1906 Division street, North
west Davenport, occurred early Sun
day morning from commissions. The
funeral will be held at ? o'clock this
afternoon from the late residence,
with interment at Paramount GENE
terry.
The death of Mrs. Mary Houar oc-
CURED Sunday night at 10 o'clock at
the home of her daughter, Miss Lou
Use Houar, No. 4. Linden flats. She
was a native of Ireland and had been
a resident of this city for the past 21
Nears coming. here frnnl Bay CITY