Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-25
INJURY IS FATAL
Thomas OowIine Fails to Re.
cover From Shock of San
Francisco Earthquake.
WAS IN THE GEARY HOTEL
Recovered Temporarily But Soon Be-
came Worse-Wife Still Compel
ed to Use Clutches.


morning at GAO at the home, 100 FRS
avenue, his death resulting directl,
| from the injuries he received in the
| collapse of the Geary hotel at SaT
Francisco in the earthquake of Apri
Is, and the general breakdown of his
health caused by the shock of his ex
periences in that disaster. Mr. Cow
ling was suffering from pneumonia
when he left early in the spring fol
California, and while greatly improved
was not entirely well at the time OF
the earthquake. He suffered severe in
juries, internal as well as external He
recovered and after returning was able
for time to be about the city. About
six weeks ago his condition became
such that he was compelled TO retire to
his bed, and for weeks he suffered ter
ribly.
Here IL Years.
Mr. Gowling had been a resident OF
Rock Island for Is years. during all of
that time being employed as superin-
tendent of the Tri-City Railway com
panys power house in this city. He
was 81 years of age. having been born
Aug. 2S, 1S4S. at Northumberland, Eng
land. He came to the United States
when a young man, and for some years
resided at Port Huron. Mich. He was
married there in May, 1884. Besides
his wife, who was also injured in the
earthquake accident. and is still unable
to walk without the aid of crutches, he
leaves two children, Lawrence E. Cow
ling, and Miss Lillian Gowling. both
at home. His sister, Miss Mary Cow
ling of Corruna, Canada, has been in
the city for several months attending
Mr.. and Mrs Gowling. Mr.. GOwling
leaves a brother, Edward, at Port HUI
ron.
He was a member of Trio lodge, No.
81, A F. and A. NJ. and that order will
conduct the funeral services, which
will be held at o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon, from the home. Members of
the lodge will attend in a body. and
form the escort to the cemetery. Burial
takes place at Chippiannock cemetery.
Baker.
c. H. Baker, aged SIS, died suddenly
Saturday evening at $50 of heart fail
ure, after but a days illness, at the
home in the rear of SIC Sixth street.
Mr. Baker was taken Ill in the morning
but as his condition was not regarded
at all serious, no physician was call
ed. In the evening he became sudden
ly worse, and death followed in a few
minutes. DR.. w. H. Snively was call
ed, but not until too late TO reach the
home before Mr.. Baker was dead.
Coroner L. V. Eckhart was notified.
and yesterday morning an inquest was
held at the home. the jury returning a
verdict of death from heart failure, af
ter hearing the evidence of the family
and physicians.
Mr. Baker was born in Bavaria, Ger
many, Nov. IA, 1S4S. AT the age of IA
he came to the United States, and
since that time made his home in
Rock Island He was married 81 years
ago at Cambridge. and besides his wife
leaves one daughter Mrs. Marie Chris
tine Ehlers A brother, John Baker,
also survives.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at o'clock from the home.
conducted by Rev. R. B. Williams, pas
tor of the First Methodist church. Blu
rial took place at Chippiannock ceme-
terry.
Mcguire Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains of
Bernard F. Mcguire were begun this
afternoon at O'Clock at the home, 749
Thirtieth street, conducted by Rev. G..
H. Sherwood, rector of Trinity Episco-
pal church. Burial takes place at Chip
piannock cemetery. A. H. Lambert, O.
Lift, o. Priester, R. S. Dart, Pierce
Mcguire, and T. j. Mcguire are pail
bearers Mr. Maguire's brothers fam
lily from Chicago were in the city to
attend the funeral services.
The remains arrived last evening
from Goldfield, New, where Mr. Ma
CURES death occurred from pneumo-
MIA, He is survived by his wife, Annie
II. Mcguire. a daughter, Eve Calvin,
and a grandson, Emmett Calvin.
Patterson.
Mrs. Maria J. Patterson, one of the
pioneers of the lower end of the coun-
ty, died at the home of her son, j. HI.
Patterson, one-half mile south of Edg-
ington postoffice, at 2 O'Clock yester-
day morning after an illness OF four
months with ailments incidental to old
age. She passed the 18th milestone
Feb. last. A native of Allegheny
New York, she came to this
with her parents at the age of