Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
I'm A SAFE PORT
Capt. Davy Upton VIII be Buried In
Rock Island To-
morrow.
SERVICES AT THE CLUB
End Came While His Hands Were on
Wheel Guiding the
Mackenzie.

Funeral services over the body OF
Capt David Mcbride Upton will be
conducted by Rev. r. G. Pearce at the
Rock Island Club tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. The remains will arrive
in the city tomorrow morning at 4
O'Clock over the Burlington road from
Red Wing, Mimi. accompanied by Col.
c. W. Durham and other government
engineer corps attaches.
c. p Comegys, chief clerk at the
river engineers office. a close friend
for many years of Capt. DavY. as the
deceased was affectionately called by
his intimateS. is directing the funeral
arrangements. The pallbearers have
been chosen from the local Office with
which the captain was connected.
They are to be: Col. J. L. Lusk, Col.
c. w. Durham, c. p. COmegys. J. c.
McElherne, \. J. SGbolt, NJ. S. Heagy,
George AckIey, r. 5. Blakemore. !. c.
Dunn, J. b. Corken. The honorary
pallbearerS are to be Phil Mitchell. \.
c. Dart, Ira Karr. J. NJ. Buford T. ].
Medil, George Lamont. Charles +.
Case, Henry Carse, w. O. Negus. r. r
Harper and Lothar Harms. In the lat
ter list are found the friends with
whom the captain mingled AT the
shoots of the Marlin Rifle club that he
never missed attending once a week
during the fall and winter season when
he was in the city.
Death Occasions General Sorrow.
There has not been a death in
months that has occasioned so many
expressions of unaffected sorrow as
that of Capt. Upton, for those who
knew him loved him. The following
telegram was received this morning:
Washington. ID. &C. p. Comeeys.
Rock Island. Ill: Grieved beyond eX-
preston at Capt. Davy's death Please
procure for me liberal supply of flow
erS a. MACKENZIE
Col Mackenzie has been associated
with Capt. Davy for probably forty
years. Capt Upton died at his wheel
A stroke of heart failure produced
death. He was seated on a stool in
the pilot house with his hands on the
wheel when he was seized with the
fatal stroke. He fell back unconscious
and was dead in a few minutes.
Capt. Upton was 20 years of age.
He was born on the Mukingum river,
in Ohio. From hoyhOOd he followed
the river. His first employment was
as mate on steamers on the Musking-
um and Ohio rivers. Afterwards he
turned to the Mississippi. and before
entering the service of the government
was pilot on the Northern line of
,.tn in, hot
and St Paul. During the civil war
he was pilot of the governments fleet
on the lower river. In 1873 he was
pilot of the snag boat Montana, con
tinuing on her until she was succeed
ed by the Gen. Barnard. When the
Barnard was succeeded by the Mac
kenzie he took the wheel of the lat
ter. He has been master of the Mac
kenzie five years.
Death of W. T.. Smith.
w. T. Smith. formerly a resident Of
Port Byron. is dead at his home in
Blanket. Texas. Mr.. Smith was born
near Salisbury, Indiana county, Penn
sylVania. April 49,. 1915. When y
years of age he moved with his parents
to Port Byron. and located on a farm
Feb. II, 1864. he enlisted in Company
| G, 12Gth Illinois infantry. He was
given a discharge Aug. l. 1865, at
| Springfield. Ill. having won a most
creditable military record. He was
united in marriage to Miss Amelia
Jack March %, 1866. and the following
! October moved to Calhoun county
| Iowa. Aug. -. 1890, his wife died. and
he was again married Sept. 90. 1891,
to Mrs. Eliza J. Garnet, Of Port Byron,
who survives him. also six children by
his first wife. They are: Eugene H..
Merle y, Wilmont r. Roy l., Clarence
J. and Aleck a. Deceased had been
afflicted with lung trouble for 10 years
Funeral of Miss Frieda Anderson
Funeral services over the remains
of Miss FTieda Anderson Were CON
Quoted by Rev. J. F. Nyvall, pastor Of
the Swedish Lutheran church. assisted
by Rev. c. T. Hoffsten. pastor of the
Grace Lutheran church. yesterday af
ternOOn from the residence Of the de
ceased's mother. Mrs. Mary Anderson
GlS Tenth street, and at the Swedish
Lutheran church. Burial was made at
Chippiannock cemetery. The pallbear-
crs We're Alfred Peterson. Fred Peter
son. Carl Sundquist. Lawrence Ander-
son. Herman Carlson and Charles
Johnson.
Death of m Infant.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
D. r. McFarlane S37 Twenty-third
street, died this morning at 10 O'Clock
Mrs. Philip Henernan.
Mrs. Philip Henernan. 27I7 Ninth
avenue. died of asthma at her home
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