Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-23
TWO MEN KILLED
Peter Clarity and Herman John.
son Meet Violent
Deaths.
LATTER MANGLED BY THE CARS
Former Thrown From Rig in Run.
away and Skull Frac-
tured.

Two fatal accidents occurred with
IN a few minutes time of each other
last evening. Peter Clarity, a we'll
known farmer residing three miles
southeast of Milan, was fatally in
Jured in runaway accident on
Twelfth street. and Herman johnson,
switchman in the Rock Islands en-
ploy, was instantly killed by being
run down by a string of ears near the
Fifth avenue depot.
Mr.. Clarity came 10 the city YES
terday afternoon to transact bust
ness. 4, He drove a spirited team of
blacks hitched to light wagon. He
left Market square on his way home
shortly after o'clock, starting alone.
Driving down Fourth avenue, some
where east of Twelfth street the
team started to run, probably no one
Will ever know why. At Twelfth
street the horses turned south and
dashed along at furious pace.
Whether the driver had lost control
of them or not cannot be ascertained.
According to the story of an eye
witness. the team was running AT full
speed at Sixth avenue. Just north of
Seventh avenue ii. Gellerman. a ped
der, was coming north with Il load
drawn by n single horse. He was
near the middle of the street. or rath-
er to the west side, and it was neces-
sary for Mr.. Clarity to turn to the
east side to pass.
Head Hits Curbing
Evidently he did not see Geller-
mans outfit in time To get entirely
~ ,,f hn Il
struck the shaft of the latters rig
and the two rigs were thrown broad
side against each other. Garrity's
wagon was turned entirely over and
the driver. was thrown against the
! curbing. striking on his head. The
team freed itself and dashed south.
dragging the overturned wagon till
it struck telegraph pole south of
Seventh avenue and was caught. Gel
herman was thrown out of his rig.
but was unhurt. although his wagon
was wreck. None OF the horses was
injured.
Two or three bystanders saw the
accident and they came to the rescue.
Clarity was found lying in an mcon-
scious condition and was carried into
Naab's butcher shop. His head was
The ambulance was called and Drs.
c. c. Carter and j. p. Conegys were
summoned.
At st. Anthony'S hospital. where
the injured man was taken. an exam
nation was made. 1t was found that
the skull was fractured over and back
of the eye on the left side, Il portion
of the bone being driven in against
the brain. There was also fracture
running entirely around the skull to
the base of the brain. 1t was seen
that recovery was out of the CUES
ton. but everything was done that il
was possible to do. The injured man
never regained consciousness. but
died at ) o'clock this morning.
Reared I'm County.
The remains were taken to KnoN's
undertaking rooms, where this morn
ing they were viewed by coroner's
jury. This afternoon they were taken
to the bereaved home. from which
place the funeral will be held at noon
Sunday.
Deceased was 40 years of age. lie
was born and reared in the lower end
of the county, but had resided south
east of Milan several years. He leaves
Il wife, formerly Miss Fannie Killing.
and family of six small children. the
eldest being but Q years of age. There
are also surviving one brother, James
Hayes. of Drury. and four sisters.
Mrs. Mary BryOn, of Sweetland. Iowa:
Mrs Sarah Reynolds. of GrinneH.
Iowa: Mrs. Carl Witt, of Drury, and
Mrs. James G.. Britton, of Andalusia.