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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
HORSE ON WILD RUN
Driver Thrown in a Pile Of Car Rails,
and Maddened Animal is Caught
While Passing Police Station.
WOMAN AND CHILD IN BUGGY
MIR. Roman. Owner of the Outfit, is
Cut in Head and Injured in
Shoulder.

Seeing n horse attached TO a buggy
containing a woman and n small child
iashing wildly down Sixteenth street.
Sergeant John Shmid last evening
about : O'Clock ran from the police
station into the street and stopped
the animal and probably prevented
serious injury TO the persons. The
occupants OF the buggy were Mrs Ro
man and her 2-year-old child, living
al l22 Railroad avenue, Moline.
The husband was thrown a few min
utes previous into a pile of street
car rails al Twentieth street and Third
avenue and received cuts on one side
of his head in addition to an injury
10 his shoulder.
Mr. Roman with his wife and baby
were out driving and while on Tween
ticth street, between Second and Third
avenues. he drove the horse M to the
watering trough and upon getting out
of the rig to release the check rein
the horse became frightened and start
ed madly toward Third avenue Be
fore Mr.. Roman could get into the
buggy the horse was under way. At
''il4btlilS " ~ az the lines tudi were
wrapped around the whip socket. Mr.
Roman was thrown against the shaft
loses Grip Turning Corner.
Clinging desperately to the shaft he
was dragged rapidly along the street.
roWerless TO help himself or the occu-
pants of the buggy. At Third ave
nue. the horse made a quick turn west.
when Mr.. Roman was thrown against
pile of street car rails that were
near the curb
With the child in her lap the woman
sat in the buggy. being carried along
at a terrific rate in a mad dash down
the street. fearful lest she and her
child would be killed any moment.
The lines were still wrapped around
the socket, buth the woman was so
badly frightened that she did not even
think of attempting to stop the horse
At Sixteenth street the officer saw
the runaway and succeeded in stop
ping the horse. Mr. Roman was taken
taken to the Office of DR. s b. Hall,
where his injuries were attended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
TRIED TO STEAL TROUSERS
Walter Hunt, Negro, Leads Exciting
Chase Before Caught.

Running at top speed, and followed
~ Policeman Brinn and crowd of
200 people, Il negro giving his name
as Walter Hunter and his residence
as Lafayette. Ind, who tried 10 steal
'hrCC pairs of pants today about
o'clock from SOmmcrS Il LaNClle's
clothing store, 1904 Second avenue
was finally exhausted and captured in
the residence of DccriiCld's 4 colored
family, living on Third avenue be
tween TWenty-second and Twenty
third streets and taken to the police
station where he is now locked up.
His trial viii probably come up in the
morning and = charge uf larceny pre-
fcrred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
is HELD UP BY A CRIPPLE
William Francis. With One Leg, Robs
Lunch Counter Gle. K of $25.

The Rock Island police have been
notified to be on the watch for Viii
liam Francis. q cripple. who last night
held up the clerk in a lunch room at
Savanna ana robbed him of $25. Fran
els is - years old. He has but one
leg. and walks with the aid of Il gas
pipe stump. For a cripple, Francis
must be 4 wonder when it comes to
leaving territory behind him, the To-
cal police say, il he was able To get
away from twolegged clerk before
the latter had time to wakcn the ma
tiycs. unless the cripple tied the pie
toSscT To one of the dnughnUtS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
William Patterson Dead.

After a confinement Of p years il
the hospital for the insane at kanka
kee. William Patterson. VINO was sen.
10 that institution from this county
on June Q, 1851, is dead. lie passed
away July II. and the remains weT,
buried in the hospital cemetery. Pat
terson was 4 coal miner and had lived
in this state 20 years before his con
EncmeHt. He was a native of Scot
land and wps Is years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
Auto is Stuck in Mud.

OyerlGEen by a heavy rain while
riding near Rio IN his automobile from
Galesburs to his home in Moline yes
Jerday morning. John W. Good of the
Deere q Mausur company. was com
PEELED 10 abandon his overland trip
the machine becoming stalled in the
mud. \ special train on The Burning
ton road was chartered and the dead
machine loaded onto it and brought TO
Moline for repairs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
cady Still in the RUNNING.

In the first round for the amateur
championship in the trans-Mississippi
gold tournament ar Minneapolis yes
terday I. d. Cady Of Moline, defeated
c. II. Hood Of Minneapolis. p. The
startling feature Of the days play
was the dropping out Of J. r Maxwell.
of Keokuk, Iowa, last years champion.
He was defeated by II. G. Legg. of
MINNEAPOLIS. %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
OBITUARY RECORD.

John McDcrmott, 2S19 Fifth-and-a-
lalf avenue. died at 11:l5 this morning
At his home OF = complication of ty-
phOid and lung fever, aged - years.
Nr. McDermott was for number of
years employed as passenger brake
man on the Rock Island road. He is
survived by his wife and two children.
The remains of Anna Irene Shea.
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shea
formerly of this city, who was killed
by street car in Chicago. were inter
red this morning in Calvary cemetery.
Thc funeral services were conducted
~ Sacred Heart church by Rev. !. f.
IOckney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
Men Entertain at Social.

The men of the congregation of Sac
red Heart church last evening enter.
tanned at their annual lawn social az
the church grounds. Twenty-eighth
street and Fifth avenue. The affair
was largely patronized by the mem
bers of the congregation and friends
The men acted as walters and took
full direction of the function. There
vas orchestra music furnished during
the evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
MORE PATIENTS COME HERE
Watertown Receives 1876 From Jack
sonVille Last Evening.

one hundred and thirty-liye patients,
transferred from Jacksonville. arrived
at Waterrown last evening. and We're
assigned 10 the newly completed ward.
The patients were brought in-spcciaI
cars from Jacksonville over the Bur
lngton road. The windows of the
cars We're all boarded to- prevent ac-
cidents. attendants guarding the door
ways. There were 20 attendants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
RUMP CONVENTION is HELD
Former Democrats Have d Meeting in
the Name of tine Party.

The rump convention called in the
name of democracy was held this al
ternOon at Turner hall. \ county tick
ct was nominated. Here il is:
For states attorney. p. Looney
Rock Island.
For circuit clerk-Joseph Farrar.
South Rock Island.
Coroner-C. J. Holland, South Mo
line.
1t was agreed not to select nomi
nee for the office OF surveyor
There were IS men in the hall
Ten were from Moline, six from the
country. and the remainder were IN
derstOOd to be from the city of Rock
Island. Among the prominent ones
sitting as delegates We're Ike Bysinger
J. w. Linn. William O'NciU Jones.
James O'Connor. Of the Fifth ward
Dan DrOsr. J. +. LoOney and Jimmie
Shannon. The majority Of them prob
ably never attended a democratic con
VentiOn III their lives. Many did no:
know what they were there for. A II
Merit. of Peoples Union Mission fame
who has been filling Up his monthly
pamphlet with articles inspired by the
~
bic for a gathering, was cunspicu-
Gus figure. The whole proceeding was
a fiascO. an insult TO the name OF
democracy.
Patrick Mullane, of Moline, called
the meeting to order On motion OF
J. w. Linn. John p. Warren. of Mo
line. was elected temporary chairman.
Joe Free. of Rock Island. was chosen
secretary. The resolution adopted by
the democratic county committee. set
ting Aug. , as the date Of the county
convention. and afterward rescinded
by that same body. was read. Linn
moved the appointment of a commit
tee on credentials The chair nance
Mullane. Linn and Charles Smith, the
latter of the First ward, Rock Island
William O'Ncill Jones. Jim Lannen
and another man whose name the
chairman did not know were appoint
ed committee on resolutions. The
committee ON credentials reported a
full representation from the county
The report WAS adopted. bat the names
were not read. The permanent or
ganiZatiOn was made permanent.
Nominations for county officers were
called for, Lucncy WAS nominated by
Linn. and he was chosen by acclama-
ton, rs were the candidates Tor circuit
clerk and coroner. LOoncy made a
speech. in which he again told the
story OF his life, politically, and ap-
pealcd to the democrats" to rally
around the principles for which he
was con'end.nA.
Patrick Mullane was elected chair
'll"Il Oh 'It county committee. On mo
tons by Looney it was voted to pass.
the election OF Il county committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
TWO WOMEN TRY TO
KILL THEMSELVES
Both Deserted by Race Track Men at
Davenport-One Jumps in River.
The Other Takes Bromide.

Two women. deserted by horsemen
attending the Davenport races. at
tempted suicide yesterday. One took
POO grains of bromide, and the other
jumped in the river The former is al
a hospital and the other has wired
home for money. Both will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
To Confer RatrIsrchaI Decree.

Rock Island cncampment No. u. I
O. o. F. this evening viii confer the
The patriarchal degree on a class of
six. the ceremonies 10 take place AZ
the lodge hall Of the order over the
London store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05
es-Houohtoo.

Miss Sadie 7. Houghton. Of Pitts
burg. Pa. was married 10 Lloyd JEFF
fries. Of Lexington, KY, yesterday al
the cour, house by Judge Parmenter
in his Office.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
CITY NEWS

The will of the late Mrs Sarah Nee han was approved in probate to-day.
 The HibeFnian Rifles will meet to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock in their rooms to decide as to whether they will attend the funeral of Edward J. Dono- van, who was killed in Naugatuck yes terday.
 The debating club of the Crosby High school held it's first meeting last evening at the high school building. The question was Resolved that the government should own the railroadsH Those who took sides for the negative however, put up very strong argu- n1ent for their side and were given the decision. Those who took part for the affirmative were Joseph Peck, Ed ward Fitzgerald, Miss Lillian Mona han and Edward McDonaId On the negative, the winning side, were Charles Monzani. Joseph Guilfotle, Miss Cecilia McCormick and Patrick Healey. During the meeting recita- ions were delivered by Josenl Walsh, John Ryan and the Misses Brown and Ryan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
WILLIAM DALTON
 KILLED ON THE TRACK
tried to Save His Dog and Lost His Own IfeWent Out on Hunting Trip this Morning -lhe Young Man was Member Of the Higher School-Dog Injured so That it Had to be Shot

William Dalton, son of Daniel DaI. ton. 46 Beacon street, gave his life for ms dog this afternoon. Dalton and a friend were breaking a bird dog to which he was reported to have a great Tancy Near Wheaton the young men were walking the railroad track. anc about 40 o'clock they saw train an proaohing from the east. As the train was about twenty feet from them the dog walked on the track and Dalton stopped down to take ir of. As he did so he was struck on the left side of the head and instantly killed. Beyon0 the death wound in the face there is 10 other mark of the violent manner in which death seized him except that the rubber boot on his right foot was torn of. The train was ;rameIiately stopped and the body of the young man placed on board and hastened to Wa terbury.
 Upon arriving at the Highland divis- ion depot DaltOn's friend took the doa to pr Bland's, but it was found it's back was broken and nothing there- fore could be done for 1t.
 Dalton was large boy for his age which Is supposed to be about IS. He was pupil in the High school and was regarded as a clever young man, His death was an awful blow to his father. The train that killed him waA in charge of Conductor Michael NevinA and Engineer Warren Vogt.
 Besides his parents he leaves three sisters, Nellie, Catherine and Helen. The funeral will take place Monday. morning to St Thomas church, burial will be in St Jeseph's cemetery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17

New York, Dec. 17- Nine persons including two. passengers lost their lives early today in the burning of the steamer Glen Island bound from New York to New Haven. The steam CT dFifted aground on Captains Island in Long Island sound, and was burned to the waters9 edge.
 The vessel left her pier in North river at 9 o'clock last night. with ten or twelve passengers and a heavy car go.
 The fire was discovered before mid night. off Execution Point, in the Sound. How it started is not know, but suddenly the whole boat seemed to becon.H filled with smoke, anG the electric lights were extinguished.
 Boats were hurriedly lowered and all but two passengers and seven mem lbers of the crew escaped,
 One of the lost passengers was 8 man and the other a woman, residents Of New York.
 Astug which sighted the Glen Island afre dashed to the scene and picken up the passengers and crew from the small boats. They were placed aboard the steamer Erastus Corning anu brought back to New York. he Glen Island belonged to the Starin Trans portation line. Her cargo was a valn, able one, but the exact loss is not yet known.
 A list of the dead follows:
 Unknown Hebrew woman, believed to be Rosa Schalfski, who lived at 206 Hamilton street, New Haven.
 Unknown male passenger, from New York
 Robert HanIey. deck hand.
 o. Bird deck hand.
 Frank Bush. fireman. William Burke, fireman
 William Hendrickson, assistant en- gineer.
 Among those saved were:
 SIrs and Mrs Frederick B. Street of New Haven.
 Two daughters of the Streets.
 Max Levin of New York.
 Nathan Dublin of 252 Cedar street, New Haven.
 The Street girlsAare students at Vas, sar and were on their way to New Haven for the holiday vacation at home
 The Glen Island was running Up the Sound at her usual speed when the fire was discovered. How and where iC originated is something of mystery, but it is believed to have started in a dynamo located below and near the center Of tue vessel, The passengers were nearly all iIl4 ti1eIx bert hs when the vessel sudd deniy became filled with stifiing smoke and the lights we2t ont
 Captain McAllister sent men through the cabin, and the passengers were quickly aroused Owing to the fact that considerable ice was banked along shore it was not possible to reach safe ty in that direction and the vessel
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
GLEN ISLAND BOAT BURNED.
Nine Lives Lost Last Others Taken from the Steamer in Small Boats Was Making Trip from New York to
 New Haven Burned to Waters E dge.

' drifted toward Captains Island. Eff forts to check the spread of the flames were without avail and the Iifeboats were prepared. With life belts about | them the passengers were quickly \ transferred to small boats. Eight per- sons got into one boat and fifteen into
 another. So heavily laden was the sec
 ond boat that it threatened every mo- 1 rnetit to capsize
 s The lifeboats hung about the burn ing steamer in the hope of picking up tsonae of the missing, and in a few min utes the tug Bully. towing some barges, appeared. The tow line was instantly severed and the Bully ran up to the
 scene. The tug ran in as close as pos
 sible, but nothing could be seen of the nine missing persons and all hope for saving them was given up. Those in the lifeboats were taken aboard an0 after the burning wreckage drifted ashore on the island, the tug headed for New York. On the way she mer the steamer Erastus Corning also oi l the Starin line, and the rescued were transferred to that vessel They treached this city shortly before o'clock this morning. a
 Beyond their having suffered severe. 1y from the cold and nervous shock uOHe was k1uJuT6O.
 The Glen Island. which was com
 nanded by Captain McAllister. who was the last person to leave the wreck
 was constructed from the ruins of the City of Richmond. The latter, curious. l ly enough. also " q burned. After having been rebuilt che steamer was lchristened William c. Egerton, and
 later renamed Glen Island.
 Captains Island, where the Glen
 Island drifted ashore. lies off Green. Wich, Conn, not far from the north
 shore of Long Island sound. Survivors of the burned steamboat arrived in this citg about daylight on the steamboat
 Eras astus Corning of the same line, 1 which docked at the company's pier
 at the foot of Certlandt street, North river. They were scantily clothed, and
 have lost almost every thing they pos sessed in their rush to the boats when the flames enveloped the steamboat.
 Captain Charles MeAIIister of Al. .banY, who commanded the Glen Island ] escaped with only his underclothes,
 trousers and an oyercoat. As soon as he reached this city he went to haher-
 dasher's to refit.
 The Glen Island was making 2 regu. ! lar trip to New Haven rom this city
 being in place of the John r. Starin sQfS the same company, which is now having her shaft repaired.
 According to First Nfare Larsen ana Pilot Tony McMuIlin and Quarternaas- ter Mcbride. who were also among the sur yivors, the fire broke out in the for ward part of the $ eamboat when she 1 was off Captains Island. Larsen says he can't compreh how the fire start. ed, but declares that it seemed at once
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
IT IS FREEl

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17

[ to have gained a headway which it was hopeless to attempt to fight, ana in few minutes the entire vessel was ablaZe. The passengers were aroused and had so little time to escape that they left almost everything they car ried with them in theiT cabins , Captain McAllister ordered the boats lowered and they were dropped ip the water quickly and proved in kgooe working order. The four firenen, two deck hands and Engineer Hendrickson, who perished, the survivors say, were in the hold and could not escape be- fore the flames swept over them. The two passengers reported dead were missing when the survivors reached the boats and it is supposed that they were caught in their cabins and burned to death.
 The survivors were in open boats only a short time and were on board the Erastus Corning, bound for this city, about an hour after leaving the Glen Island.
 Mate Larsen says that there was no sea running when the steamer caught fire and that the boats were lowei ed and filed with passengers without dif. ficulty.
 Captain McAlIister lost nearly every. thing he owned He was to go on a two weeks vacation to-day and had money, jewelry and clothing packed in his cabin. He lost all these vatua- ] bles.
 New Haven, Dec IT. The five mem bers of the crew of the Glen Island who lost their lives in the burning oi the steamer probably belonged in New York, as there is no record of their being shipped here Several of the ae.ew who wefe saved. however, have homes in this city
 AIr and Mrs Frederick B. Street have been in New York, aceompanied by their daughter. Miss Grace Street. to meet their older daughter, Miss Eme- line. who is student in the senior class Of Vassar. Word was received rom them early to-day that they mad suffered no injury apparently from their rough experience. The family live in East Haven. Mr Street Is ila- terested in cereal food business on Grown street. this city. He was for l.rierly connected with the firm of J. D. Dewell & Cox. wholesale grocers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
IN SESSION TO-DAY.
Trying to Straighten Ou: Lahsr snar
 at Fall River.


 Fall River, Mass, Dec. 17 The executive committee Of the manu turers association and representa- ve of textile council and united textile workers went into conference at 10 o'clock to-day. Neither side would say upon what special line the. dis cussion of the textile strike was to De made, although it was intimated
 concessions looking to the removal of special grievances of the weavera were likely to be offered The con ference was arranged in New York at q conference between represenf tives of the local manufacturers ciation and oficials of the civic fe ation. President Gompers of a American Federation of Labor and John Mitchell were influential in bringing about conference
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
TRIED TO KILL HIn-
 SELF AFTER ARREST,

New Haven, Dec 17.--Erank Faulk- ner, 8S years of age. was arrested to. day on the conlpla1nt Of his Iandlitdy for breach of the peace. When llA reached the station he attempted L6 commit suicide by swallowing muri, Atic acid The otncer WHO arrested him. choked him, and compelled him to throw some of the acid out of his mouth This may have saved his hte, although he was taken to the hospital i11 a serious condition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
]. MUST ANSWER. N
Five Large Packing Houses Asked to Come Into
 Court.

< Helena, Mont, Dec. 17--Five of the largest packing houses in the country must appear in the supreme court next week in answer to an order made at the instance of Attorney General Don ovan, who alleges that the companies have formed a trust and having thus violated the laws of the state of Mon- tana, they should be enioined from doing business in the state The de fendants in the suits are Swift & com- pany, Armour 6 company, Cudal1y & company and the Hammond Pack ing company of Chicago, and the Hammond Packing company of i. Pueblo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
BACK TO JAIL.
Hrs. Chadwick Taken to Court Where She Plead-
 ed Not Guilty.

Cleveland, Dec 17.-Mrs Chadwick was taken from the county jail this afternoon and in the federal huiIdlng pleaded not guilty to all the ind1ct, meats found against her by the spe- cial federal grand jury. She would not give bail and was taken back to jail again. The decision to arraigu Mrs Chadwick was reached after Dr Wall, the governments physician, mad examined into her condition and pro nounced her physically able to be ta- ken to court
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
FIRE IN ASYLUM.

New York, Dec IT,. Fifteen hun dred of all ages were aroused from sleep by an alarm of fire in the He brew Orphan asylum in Amsterdam avenue before daylight to-day and marched in safety from the building. They performed Aleir fire drill precise 1y as they had been trained. Then the teachers and elder boys composing the fire brigade attacked the blaze and quickly extinguished 1t. It was confined to laundry and the dam age was slight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
THREE ARE DEAD
Oil Stove Explo les and Set Fire to a Three Story
 Block.

New York, Dec. 1T Three persons were killed, and several injured, two fatally in d fire in q three story brick residence at 1s4 South Main street, Williamsburg, early to-day.
 The dead are: Alice Swinsop, a lodger.
 Arden Reynolds, aged so. M
 Charles Lincoln Paynter, aged ? years. ; The fire vas caused by the explo- sion of an oil stove. < Those who lost their lives were caught in the upner stories of the building from which there were no fire escapes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
BLACKSMITH UNDER
 ARREST FOR ARSON,

New Haven, Dec Edwin 0. Bradley of West Haven was placed under arrest on the charge of arson this afternoon, the outcome of a fire which early in the week burned his blacksmith shop and barn, Blbert w. Cartwright was also arrested on a similar charge. Both furnished $1,OOO bail each for appearance next. Monday Bradley is well kn Wn in West Haven and at the last election was candi- date for. warden. He was at one time a burgess in the place.