Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-15
THE LAST TRIBUTE
Funeral Ceremonies for r. r.
Gable Conducted at the
Home Here.
SPECIAL FROM CHICAGO
Brings Head Officers of Big System
the Deceased Managed So
Long.

noon in the family plot in Chippian-
| mock cemetery. At the palatial home
Of the deceased at 918 Second avenue
the beautiful and simple burial service
of the Episcopal church was read over
the remains by Rev. Granville H. Sher-
wood, rector of Trinity church. The
home was filed with the relatives and
friends, many of the men who had
been associated with the departed rail-
road chief in his years with the Rock
Island road, coming from other cities
to join in the last tribute of respect
Despite the request of the family that
flowers be omitted, there was wealth
OF these fragrant tributes, and they
came from different and distant parts
Of the country. In the assemblage ut
the home were men gray and bent
who had worked beside Mr.. Cable n
the days of his earlier struggles for
start in the vocation in which he had
gained such marked success. Among
these were engineers. and conductors
who had been with the Rock Island
as engineers upwards Of 40 years, and
some of them in the harness still. The
interment service in Chippiannock was
for the members of the family. The
pallbearers were Hon. e. w. Hurst.
Hugh Curtis, P. Greenawalt and Frank
Mixter Of this city, H. P. Greenough
Of Des Moines and George H. Crosby
of Chicago.
Special From Chicago.
A special train Of seven cars brought
$50 officials and attaches Of the Rock
Island road, together with close per-
sonal friends Of the deceased in Chi
cago, here for the funeral services.
The special reached the city at 1850
and was switched to Tenth street in
order to get the members of the party
to the Cable home in time for the
service. At the conclusion of the
service the special returned to Chi
cago. Among the officials in the party
were representing the Rock Island
lines: B. H. Winchell, president; H.
U. Nudge, vice president; w. B. Bid
die, vice president; F. o. Melchoir,
general manager; George H. Crosby,
secretary and treasurer; Robert
Mather, former president; George p.
McCaughan, claims attorney; J. H.
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Pierce. commerce counsel; c. T.
Ames, assistant to the general mana
ger; A. Temple, assistant passenger
auditor; c. G. Weaver, auditor If
freight traffic; A. Searle. secretary to
passenger traffic manager; W. j.
Leahy, assistant general passenger
agent; Captain Miles, chief rate clerk;
George H. Asper, chief clerk of the
passenger department; George r. Lee,
general baggage agent; DIR. s. c. Plum
mer, chief surgeon; H. Cover, freight
traffic manager; T. H. Simmons. gen.
eral freight agent; NJ. l.. Bell, general
attorney. Others present from other
cities were: H. P. Greenough, super
intendent at Des Moines; C. H. Hub
bell. general superintendent of the
northern division, with headquarters
at Cedar Rapids; G. A. Merrill, divi-
sion superintendent at Cedar Rapids;
Frank Stewart, Davenport, superin-
tendent of dining car service; ]. B.
Smalley, Rock Island, superintendent
of the Illinois division.
Arrival of Remains.
The body of Mr.. Cable was brought
from Chicago, where he died, in his pri-
vate car. arriving here at o'clock
Saturday evening. The train was a
special and consisted of the private
car of the deceased and the car of his
son, H. s. Cable. general superintend-
ent Of the road. The train was brought
to the Twentieth street depot, where
the casket was removed, and conveyed
to the Gable home on Second avenue.
The Cable family returned to Chicago
after the funeral.
Funeral of Thomas Lees
The funeral of Thomas Lees, Sr.,
was held yesterday morning at 10
o'clock from the home at Coal Valley.
Rev. c. F. West. pastor Of the Coal
Valley Presbyterian church, delivered |
the sermon. The Coal Valley lodge |
of Masons, of which Mr.. Lees was a
member, participated in the cere-
monies, H. G. Wayne of Orion acting |
as worshipful master, Charles Hanna
of Orion rs chaplain, and j. G. Brit |
ton of Andalusia as marshal. The |
funeral was one OF the most generally |
attended of any ever held in the viii |
lage. A number of Rock Island and |
Moline Masons were present. The |
pallbearers were James Clegg and j.
w. Caldwell of this city and Henry |
Hitler, G. B. Knapp. DR.. ]. F. Myers
and Joseph Scott of Coal Valley. Ju-
terment was made in the Coal Valley |
cemetery.
Funeral of Captain Cameron.
The funeral of Captain ]. G. Cameron
was held yesterday morning at 10 |
o'clock from the residence, SIC Twen-
ty-third street Rev. w. S. Marquis, |
pastor of the Broadway Presbyterian
church, conducted the services at the /
house, and Lodge Is. I. o. o. F., con-
Quoted the services at the grave. Bur
ial took place at Chippiannock Gem
etery.
Autos Collide; No Injuries.
While Mrs. Foster, wife Of DR.. G. T.