Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-26

.ei2l effort. to stop slowed alp Tor.
the curve When he arrived witnin
few feet of the object, however, the
man raised up. Collins at once threw
on the reverse power and attempted
to stop the car. The man did not
move as the front trucks passed and
the motorman hreathed a sigh of re-
lief which was turned into a groan
when on getting off the car he saw
THAI the rear trucks had passed over
the man Wulff was not conscious
but was in a subconscious state. He
was swearing and groaning. Just at
that moment the Milan car pulled
into Sears and the crew was notiIed
at once to return to Milan for a doc
tor. While waiting for the arrival
of tho doctor Collins tried to stop the
flow OF blood as best he could and also
ITO allow the injured man to rest cas-
lily by making bed of hay for him.
Testimony Is Conflicting.
The street car men and the doctors
all agreed in their testimony this
morning that Wulff was Intoxicated
because they noticed the. odor of
liquor Had it not been for this fact
the doctors expressed belief that
he would have undergone the opera
ton successfully.
The relatives of Wulff object to this
statement, however. and claim that he
was not intoxicated at the time of the
accident Wulffs son said that when
he saw his father going up the track
he had his lantern lighted and was
walking perfectly straight. When the
car struck him, however, the lantern
was not burning but was lying in the
track some distance away. AS soon
as the accident occurred one of
Wulff's friends who was on the scene
hurried to Luchmann's saloon and Sc
cured pint of brandy which he
| poured down Wulff's throat to revive
him. The friends of Wulff claim that
| this may have caused him to appear
! intoxicated but that they are sure he
4. was not 50 when the accident oc
CURED.
Verdict of Jury.
The coroner's jury heard the evi
dence in the case and rendered a yer
diet TO the effect that Wulff came to
| his death as the result of the shock
and injuries received in being run
down by Watch Tower carr No. 211 in
charge of Motorman George Collins
and Conductor l.. R. Bland. The jury
| foreman; Simon Goldberg, j. A. Car
! penter, H. S. Powers. James Bowling
| and o. South.
Mr. Wulff was born in SaXony, Ger
many. March Is, 1916. He came to
the United States So years ago. and
after spending three years in st. Louis
he came to Rock Island, residing here
since. He was married in st. Louis
Oct 5. 1877. his wife having been Mis-;
Anna Brunn. Mrs. Wulff died in DC
ltobec. 1886 OF the 10 children of the
family, five survive Mr.. Wulff, Mrs
Anna Struss OF Peoria. Mrs. Mary
Kurth OF this city. Mrs. Catherine
Jingles of South Rock Island and vii
liam and Miss Dora Wulff at home
He is also survived by three grand
children. He was a member of the
Roc'l Island Sick Relief society, tn
Rock Island and Davenport Maenner
Choir, and Camp 500, NJ w. A.
The funeral will be held at 81 to
morrow afternoon from the home o
his daughter, Mrs. Kurth, 73O Tent
| street. Carl Kuehl will conduct tn
funeral services. Burial will talk
place at Chippiannock. cemetery. TIL,
Rock Island Maennerchor will sing a
The home and at the services at tn,
cemetery.
Pleasant Valley Man Killed.
August Schurr, we'll known Pleas
ant Valley resident, was Instant
killed by being run over by an I. &
car at Third and Perry streets, Daver
port, at 8 o'clock last evening. H
had just come to the city on an l. &
car, which was drawing a trailer. an
in attempting to alight when a sto
was made at the crossing, he stumble
+ and fell under the trailer as the ca
; started again. The wheels passed owe
t the lower part of his body and he wa
: partially disemboweled, being dea