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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
QUEENS EFFICIENT
FIRE DRILL KEPT
THE SHIP AFLOAT

Captain Thomas Wallace, the super
intendent of the operating department
of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany, was at his office very soon after
the announcement of the disaster to the
Queen. With the other. officials pres
ent, he expressed himself as pleased to
know that after her terrible experience
off Tillamook lighthouse, her COM
manding officer was able to cope with
the flames that threatened destruction
and to finally bring her into port. He
greatly deplored the loss of life that
had occurred and thought that her sal
walton was due the efficiency and
skill of the officers in fighting the
flames. The fire drills Of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company have always
been attended and carried out with
great care and precision. Every ship
is obliged to have a drill cnce week.
and these drills are all reported and
and these drills are all reported and
managers office at San Francisco. In
dependent of the general report made
by the officers of the different steam
ships of this company, a private report
is frequently filed by a secret inspector.
Captain Wallace said: I'VE not only
carry out the law to the letter regard
ing fire drills at sea, but we go further
and choose for our method what is
known as the regulation man-of-war
drill. In the case of the Queen, from
the records here we see that she had
a full and complete fire drill on Feb,
II, and also on the goth. She carries
in addition to 500 feet of hose, 25 pyro-
eide fire extinguishers. No vessel that
floats is better equipped for fire emer-
gency than the Queen. Captain Cous-
ins is one of our most valued officers
He has been in Cur employ for twenty
six years He has been in command of
the Queen since January, 1903. While
we have no particulars excepting the
meager report of the fire and the at
tempt of Captain Cousins to run the
steamer over the Columbia River bar
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29

possible vigor. / do not know just
how many people there were in the
various boats lowered, possibly sixty.
The boats were out in the open until
$3.50 O'Clock, when. believing we had
the fire under control / blew three
blasts on the whistle, signaling the
boats to gather around the ship. All
except those lost by the boats upset
ting alongside the ship were soon on
board again. The men in the glory
hold, when warned of the fire, rushed
to the deck, fighting their way through
the flames and smoke.
Three of these lost their way and
were found later burned and suffocated
to death.
AT the time the fire was discovered
the wind was blowing from the south
west, probably fifteen miles an hour.
There was a nasty, chOppy sea run
ming. 1 have no idea as TO the origin
or cause of the fire. Not enough to
watch and deck watchmen reported
everything o. K. at 4 o'clock. officer
Meyer went down into the saloon at
4:05 and saw neither fire nor smoke.
1t seemed to have burst into a full
fledged fire with great suddenness.
''It was a vicious fire, and but for the
heroic work of the crew and passengers
in fighting it. the ship and all on board
would have been lost. My crew
behaved admirably. They could not
have done better. And too much cannot
be said in praise of the splendid SER
vices of the passengers. 1 feel most
grateful to them for the assistance
they rendered. There was no disorder
and very little excitement. 1t was a
hard fight, and l am we'll nigh worn
out. | have had no sleep since the fire,
and I am pretty near due"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
BOATS CAPSIZE IN
HEAVY SEAS, ADDING
TO THE ROLL OF DEAD

PORT TOWNSEND, Feb 2S.-The
steamer Queen after landing some of
her passengers and dead here contin-
led her journey to Seattle. The pas
sengers say that when Captain Cou-
sins, commender of the vessel discov-
cred the extent of the fire, which en-
braced practically all the rear portion
of the vessel, he at once ordered the
lifeboats launched.
Four filed with women and chill
dren and sufficient men to man them
were dropped over from the windward
of the vessel, each containing about
sixteen people. The first boat capsized
almost as soon as it touched the wa
ter by getting under the stern of the
ship. All the passengers in this boat
were rescued by the other small boats
with the exception of a Miss Steiner,
"A first-class passenger who was drawn
under the ship when the boat cap
sized. The second boat capsized while
being lowered. There were no passen-
gers in this at the time, but the crew of
four men who were aboard were
spilled out and lost.
A third uoat filed about half a mile
from the Queen, and all but four of it's
passengers and crew were rescued by
the other small craft in the vicinity
The lifeboats were f1oated safely and
two RATS that were thrown over 20 pick
up any who might be thrown in the
water remained in the vicinity of the
burning vessel and within view of it
while the fire was being fought by the
crew and those among the male passen-
gers that remained on board
The bodies of the men who died in
the cockpit were not found until after
the fire had been extinguished.
The list of dead is as follows
FIRST CABIN.
MISS MAUD STEINER, Cle-E -Elum,
Wash; drowned by capsizing of a
small boat.
MRS. ELIZA ADAMS, Seattle, so
years old; died from exposure three
hours after the discovery of the fire.
SECOND CLASS.
D. E. NEWBERRY, drowned.
H. BUCKLEY, drowned.
DECKHANDS.
A. NILSSON drowned.
J. NELSON, drowned.
b. FRUTAS, drowned.
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.
PETER NUHN and NJ. FLYNN,
drowned.
WATERS.
w. HEINEMAN and RAYMOND.
drowned.
NJ. SOMERS, H. DOUGLAS and A..
DONNELLY' burned and suffocated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
HAD FEAR
OF A TRIP
BY WATER
Miss Steiner Preferred to
Return to Her Home
by Railroad.
Young Woman Yielded
Reluctantly to Brothers
Persuasion.

Miss Maud Steiner had been resi-
dent Of san Francisco for about year
and kept house at III Van Ness avenue
for her brother, Joseph. Steiner, a stu
dent at q local business college. She
was - years OF age and her brother
Joseph is D. he has been studying
electrical engineering He formerly at
tended The Bishop Scott Military Acad-
emy. Portland.
Both brother and sister decided to
return 10 their parents home at Gle
Elum. Kittitass County. Washington,
and gave UP their home here last
Thursday. Theodore Steiner, the
father. is a well to do man owning
considerable property in Washington.
Miss Steiner was aVerse to taking the
sea voyage and strongly expressed her
preference for the journey home by
rail. Her brother. however. favored
the trip by boat and she finally con-
scented.
Mrs. William Johnson Of ia Golden
Gate avenue said yesterday:
All the friends of Miss Steiner viii be
deeply erieTed. She was an unusually bright
gir and was highly esteemed by her asso-
ciates She looked forward with great pleas
ure 10 meeting her family.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
NUMEROUS
ACCIDENTS
TO VESSEL
History of the Ill-Fated
Steamer Is Replete
With MiShapS.
Flames Badly Damage Her
on One of Her Early
Ocean Trips.

The career of the steamer Queen on
this coast has been fraught with num-
eTous mishaps, but none entailing loss
of life until yesterday. When she nrst
went on the run she was known as the
Queen of the Pacific, but having SUI
feTed much damage by fire. this name
was changed TO that of queen. Oh
her inaugural trip from this city 10 Port
Hartford a sailor neglected to close a
portfolio and as she proceeded on her
voyage she shipped considerable water
Just as the vessel was nearing Fort
Hartford she was discovered 10 be IN a
sinking condition and she was hurried
under all speed into the harbOr ana
reached her dock a few minutes before
she settled to the bottom. Fortunately
the water was not very deep and she
was easily pumped out and raised To
the surface On one Of her first trips
10 thk sound ports she carried among
her cabin passengers a d1SH2S ulsned
party, including Senator Perkins and
others, who were going to attend the
formal opening of the Northern Pacific
road. The Queen, on crossing the Co
lumbia River bar, was envelOped In
a dense fog and her captain, unable TO
get his bearings, suddenly realized that
his vessel had grounded on Sandy
Island. With view of tightening ner
a portion Of her cargo was thrown over
board and after hard struggle she
was finally saved, but it was not until
many years later that her owners We're
freed from litigation growing out ot
salvage claimed by the tOwbOats OF
the north. Ten years ago the Queen
came into this port on fOggy day and
crashed into the bOwsprit Of a French
bark lying in the stream and before the
two vessels could be separated the
Queen had lost the better part Of the
beautiful glass dome of her cabin and
had been bumped and scratched in
manner that necessitated her being laid
UP for repairs. Three months ago she
added another accident to her record
by running into a British steamer of
Port Townsend. but with her usual good
luck escaped with little damage.
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Continued from Page 4, Column 4.

to be seen licking their way UP
from below. Approaching the
gravity of the situation, | lost no
time in dressing and offering my
assistance to Captain Cousins. l
first hurried to his room and
found it empty. | then ran to
the deck, where, in the thick OF
the crew already working heroic
ally to lay the pipe lines to the
fire, was the captain in command.
He was attired only in his paJa-
mas, and, though | shivered with
the cold, the gallant master of the
Queen gave no heed to the biting
wind and the cold spray which 1t
threw on the deck. He was care
fully and coolly directing not only
the work of the fire fighters, but
also of that portion of his crew
which was lowering the after
boats. These boats, but for the
prompt attention of the captain,
would have been soon consumed,
thus reducing Our chances of es-
cape should it become necessary
to abandon the ship. In a mo-
nent several of the boats were iii
the water and under Captain
Cousins direction they proceeded
around to the lee of the steamer.
lying some distance off to render
aid should any one either fall or
be compelled to jump overheard.
'My proffer of assistance was
gratefully accepted and l felt flat
tered when Captain Cousins del
egated to me the task of superin-
tending the debarking of the wo-
men and children, it being deemed
best for their safety that thev
leave the ship prior to the final
abandonment. should such a
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Captain Describes Brave Battle.
Continued From Page 1. Columns and 5.

"At 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning. -
said he, when we were thirty miles to
the westward of TillamoOk light, on
the coast of Oregon, on our way to
this port. Second officer Reece report
ed to me that the ship was on fire.
Reece was on the bridge. 1 hastened
from my stateroom, not taking time to
dress, and rung the fire alarm. Getting
all hands on deck we started to fight
the fire, which was located in the after
saloon of the saloon deck. When
came on deck less than half a minute
after being notified, attired in my pa
Jamas, the flames were shooting thirty
feet high out Of the saloon skylight.
No time was lost by the crew in getting
water upon the flames, which seemed
to gather headway until the entire after
part of the ship was a seething mass.
When it seemed it would be impossible
to keep the fire under control 1 gave
orders to clear away the boats, to
swing them out and lower them to the
rails.
THE boats upon the weather or port
side | had lowered into the water.
There were three men in each and
ordered them to take the boats around
to the lee side and await orders. Then
/ began to fill up the boats upon the
starboard side with women and chill
dren. At this time it looked impossible
to save the ship. The YES sci was in
flames and the fire gaining headway in
spite of our efforts.
Finally the starboard boats were
lowered into the water. The last one
over got under the guard and was
smashed in, upSetting later. This boat
was in charge of Second Steward Saw
age. The moment the boat capsized
the boats on the lee side went to the
rescue.
This work was kept up with all
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
NEWS OF DISASTER
SPREADS RAPIDLY
THROUGHOUT CITY

The first news OF the terrible disas-
ter received in this city came in the
following message from Port Towns
end and spreading rapidly caused the
greatest anxiety among those who had
friends or relatives on the steamer:
To ". E. Pearce. General Manager Pacific
Coast Steamship COmpany-Steamer Queen.
ca ught fire In aftersal0on yesterday Saturday
at a. m. thirty miles of TillamOok. The
entire aftercabin and saloon burned and hr3
was under control at a.
All women and children were loaded IN boats
and kept standing by, being taken back as
the FIRE was under control Strong
breeze from southwest and heavy sea.
Lost. one lady passenger by drowning. one
from exposure: also lost three sailors and two
hremen by drowning. Three walters were
burned to death and two drowned. Ran into
lightship or the Columbia River, but bar was
too rough to cross, 50 ran to Port Townsend
and arrived there 1870 a. m.
H T.. TIBBAI4S JR. Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
Yucatan MiIIionaire Dies.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 2S.-Eulogio
Darte, one Of the wealthiest of Yucca
tans multimillionaires, is dead. He
left fortune of $4,000, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
Sir edward walker nies-

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Sir Edward
Walker, founder and commanding
officer of the corps of commissionaires,
is dead, aged 81 years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
MEN IN ENGINE ROOM REMAIN
AT POSTS IN TERRIFIC HEAT
TO KEEP THEIR PUMPS GOING
Continued From Page 1, Columns nd 8.

stepped
saloon deck
That was
A and women
The fire alarm was
ed andt the o a
the fast filling with smoke stood by n
crept through
the the dining hall was
a mass of ha
the crew en-
awled the
crawled to the
bodies
the
hadt triedv
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29

HANOVER, N. H, Feb. 2S.-Henry
]. Hooper. '97, Dartmouth's famous
football center, died to-day, aged 20
years, following an attack of appendi-
citis, for which an operation was per-
formed Thursday last
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Barbara
MacGahan. widow of JaniriUs AlOysius
MacGahan, the well-knOwn war cor
respondent, died to-day. Since her
husbands death in 1878 Mrs. Mac
Gahan had been a war correspondent
and fiction writer
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
CRAZY NEGRO OPENS
IN A MAIL CAR
Kills One Clerk and Wounds Another
and BIoodllounds Are on
His Trail.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. 29.-One
postal clerk was shot to death and an
other fatally wounded by a crazy negro
who boarded the Alabama Great
Southern train No. a short distan e
out of Meridian. Miss, early this
morning. A posse with bloodhounCs IS
on the trail of the negro
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
Deatb of old CaJifornian.

OAKLAND, Feb. 2s.-Carlos Hi
guerra. so years old. a native Califor-
nian, died yesterday at Pleasanton, his
body being found in bed. Higuera
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
FngIish onicer Passes Away

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Sir Arthur
Palmer, formerly commander in chief
OF the army in India. died to-day. aged
g. years
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
MAKE BRAVE BATTLE AGAINST GREAT ODDS.

the
sIgh bflowed up Of thirty
the southwest this ship headed ...u ,,...
the officers and crew went distributing life preservers giving
the flames while the men in the engine room stood at their posts % %
seemed
Captain captai
They lee
and chill
foam cleaned red from drelght struck
en later the passengers who had occupied the boat struggling
the angry waters 1t is significant incident
and
aboard The others who went
The other three boats up upon the umpy
passengers plainly by
remained aboard In these small boats the women and
none more than & haead @ and many with 3 nothing on @ @
p m night c9thlng shIVered the ns ] wna am ana & h t
battle vagd against fire Those with the
hose lines lay fiat their faces in the alleys Of the saloon bon dss
of flames which seemed to evaporate it before it left the no1es
s''s Rsn s Rasn 9s they mus o@
board to the @ % % Of th amas or Se hungry ocean It WAS four
before tight 1oodenw9rk
the streams tire Ste @ Tey began T ho sn subaidng
DISCOVER BODIES sEAMEN COCKPIT
& % 3 9 & csRs @ b o eur ed and Y ho e sb a we're % the tss 9 on
5 MRS ship Ad @ I @ we're all s @ one them
% n6 Wa IuS S SIX 5 h steam % and @ head @ h @ @ her % h @ bort queen puns @
% 5 yGys @ sRe @ ys % 9s what 3 had s the s @ a sn AMID
tRg and the bodies
hours the off Cape Flattery there
strike the
rushed thinking
lad
lad
wasb brought TO
in
to
no t
seemed break from either
the
H of
who 70 from
Steiner when the vase sized.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
Hooper of Dartmouth Is Dead

was a laborer. Coroner Mehrmann
will hold an inquest Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets All
druggists refund the money if II fails to cure
L. W. Groves signature is on each box 25c
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29

to Astoria, we feel greatly relieved to
learn that the loss of life was not
greater than that reported.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
EMENDOUS SEAS CAPSIZE THE BOAT AND NINE DROWN
LIST OF OFFICERS
AND PASSENGERS ON
I'LL FATED VESSEL
PASSENGERS.

T. C. McRae Mrs. ]. c. Perclval
W. J: Hyfeld and two children
A. H. Ferguson and H. B. Mckay
wife Mrs. Boies and
|. c. Hold '@as"'et AZ 6. Taylor and
Mrs Langfelt wife
Mrs. Langfelt and " X. James and
| daughter wife
A. B. sapiro "t Mrs. NJ. E. McMullen
Miss Freckam Miss NJ Cooper
w. ]. Montgomery Miss L. Rothwell
and wife Mrs II. williams
L. Charles Miss Peckenpaugh
l. Ryan Mrs. L. NJ Crosby
j. Gardhouse and = Alexander
W. Thurston FsesaaTs' b Shaw
\. N. Johnson Miss s. NJ Emery
$. M. Shields Mrs e S Jones
II. G. Bygate p IT Hosey
c. Hall c. o. Blaine
j. {. CaIbreath Thomas Burns
Miss A. NJ Steiner ] H Smith
Mrs Eliza Adams c. S. de Succa and
T Walker Mrs. Toerschler
/ a Suachan Charles Jensen and
ID l. Adams wife
w. c. Allen Miss Gordon
| w. Mcleod Mrs Sumner
L. M. Hlbbard A. Brown and wife
SECOND CLASS.
Bowman James corbett
T. w Condroy a Heri
/ G. ". Walters s Kavaskevich
II. c. Sorenson c. Gavelovich
! {. +. Thompson NJ Melovich
NJ. McQuaig A. II. Palmer
".
C. r. Neusbaum e A. Wilmington
T. NJ Whelpton r Hendrickson
G Weaver Victor Hi
j. Chapiin n Stimmel
r. p. Duling ] L. Walthan
J. Stoop T. F. Polk
j. A. Britton g Holt
S. c. Hagedorn T Rvrne
! " Mandseum J. A. Teniro
c. o. Carlson p Reilly
V. Olson l. Morgan
G. M. Thompson G. T. Morgan
J. Lawson D. e Newberrv
A Holson v Carlson
A. Reesman G Stamson
/. Theodor w Humphrey
Paroos T Bulich
NJ Lozar p Popovich
L. Adams j. A McRae
S. E. Edstrom j Jones
A w Edstrom P Ciano
j; Johnson J. Rabee
w. j. Stewart b Johnson
H. Buckley NJ Erhart
d. ]. Mcguire W. J. Gibson
K. 4,sfr sabn l. W. Smith
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
transferred Passengers)
X. J. Ward T. a Long
II Barten b s Warren wife
j K. Newcomb and three children
W. B. Terry
OFFICERS OF THE QUEEN:
CAPTAIN n. L. COUSINS-Commande
GEoRGE H ZEH-First officer.
] MARK REES-SecOnd mate.
WILLIAM JACKSON-Third mate.
f. H. BLUHM-Fourth mate
Captain Cousins has been in the en-
ploy of the'company since 1878 and has
had command of the Queen since jan
uary 5. 1903
George H. Zeh, first officer Of the
steamer, has been in the employ Of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company for
many years and has on several oc-
casions displayed great courage in
rescuing passengers. N
! About year ago, when Zeh was
third officer of the Corona he jumped
overheard at sea to save the life of
| a passenger named McCreath, who had
fallen overheard. Owing to the heavy
seas and winds Zeh was unable 20
save McCreath. Zeh was unconscious
when he was picked up by the lifeboat.
Peter Nuhn, the unfortunate fire.
man. was 81 years Of age and veteran
! in the service of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. He resided on
Harrison street, between First and
Second and a wife and FIVE adult chill
dren survive him. To his shipmates
he had frequently said that he was not
destined to die at sea, his belief evil
IDENTIFY being based upon the fact that
he had miraculously escaped injury
when one of the boilers of the Queen
exploded at Portland, about a dozen
years ago. He was a native of Ger
many.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

"1'm not much o. joker, not me-but when Bill an
me- Davy Jones an tn parrot shore leave Bonn
bay alongside o. them snake chamers an wot
does Bill suggest buy that outfit from tn Hin
doo-stand meyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

g. "There had been a breeze BLOWN off shore for
time an tn wind had carried tn th ship u
Captn Soakem in advance at Bill an 'us couple snake
charmers Tn captn 'us enteranin friend o. his we
arrived an invited down into tn CABIN Bill had just
t warbin'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

Z. We'll, sir Bill an spent week alearnn' how T.
pipe that snake quarters an arte had him fit
afore tn mast started for tn ship 18th calamity
howlers Davy Jones an tn parrot brngin in tn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

"Youd thought tn ship us snln' see tn way we
skooted tn companion way tn captn stayn satisfy his
self they us genuine but in minute by
tn whole menag-ere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

a. "an had struck parc-erly high note when. das me-
all tn corks didn't begin pop o. tn bottles Capin
Soakem had stored in tn cabin an afoe
filed wiz. reptiles wot Di an us chasn' o.
bottles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

s. "The upshot o. tn thing at Captin Soakem
an us had shore. tn capin secured that sesams
charmer had bought tn snake of board h ship
an cork tn whole collection O. reptiles. Bill
charged with bein practical okers an corked up u tn
ships hold for four months"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. that on Tues
day, the fifth day of April, y. ID. 1904,
in the city of Rock Island. Illinois, an
election will be held for the following
officers, tO-wit:
CITY OFFICERS.
One alderman in the First ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Second ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Third ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Fourth ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Fifth ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Sixth ward for
| two years.
One alderman in the Seventh ward
for two years.
TOWN OFFICERS.
One assessor for one year.
One collector for one year.
One supervisor for two years.
Three assistant supervisors for two
years.
Which election viii be open at z
O'Clock in the morning and continue
open until o'clock in the afternoon
of that day. Places of registration
and voting will be as follows:
First ward-First precinct, No. 4O3
Fourth avenue.
First ward-Second precinct, No. SOC
Fourth avenue.
Second ward-First precinct, No.
1914 Third avenue.
Second ward-SecOnd precinct, barn,
No. 919 Sixth avenue.
Third ward-First precinct, county
jail, Third avenue and Fourteenth
street
Third ward-Second precinct, No.
1922 Seventh avenue.
Third ward-Third precinct, No. 1115
Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward-First precinct, Tricks
livery, 1914 Third avenue
Fourth ward-Second precinct, NJ.
Levy's carriage house. Nineteenth
street, between Sixth and Seventh ave-
nues.
Fifth ward-First precinct. hose
house on Twenty-secOnd street.
Fifth ward - Second precinct,
Schmid's grocery, No. S23 Twentieth
street.
Sixth ward-First precinct, hose
house, Twenty-sixth street. near Sey-
enth avenue.
Sixth ward-Second precinct, A. !.
Riess' barn. No. 7O9 Twenty-seventh
street.
Seventh ward-First precinct, No.
3110 Fifth avenue
Seventh ward-Second precinct, Pc
terson's carpenter shop, No. $40 For
ty-fifth street.
Seventh ward-Third precinct. Al
bert Olsen's arn,fForty-fourth street.
between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
III. c. SCHAFFER,
City and Town Clerk
Rock Island, H.. March -, 1904.