Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-30
DAVENPORT

Fire Horse kiIied.-Pack, the hand
some new fire horse on the big hook
and ladder of the Central fire de-
pertinent, died yesterday because OF
Snjuries received when the three
horses became frightened and ran
laway. A broken back is the injury
(which is attributed for the death of
THE valued animal The animal was
valued at $3.50 and was purchased
by the department last June. The
accident was the result of a new
HORSE on the truck becoming fright
iened and starting on a mad dash
-ldown Scott street with the two out
side horses, enmeshed in the harness,
following closely with Pack on the
fright hand side. The ffremen had
Just removed the big truck from the
station onto Scott street for the pur-
pose OF washing the truck, after the
run to the Davenport Locomotive
works, from which place a false
alarm had been sent in, when the
center horse became frightened when
1.-THE tongue of the truck was let
down. The animals dashed down
Scott street for a short distance and
after humping into a brick house,
!veered towards the street and Pack
was hurled against an electric light
post and his back broken.
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i Clicked to Death. - After a careful
examination of the body of Henry F.
VALID at the Boles undertaking par
1ors Coroner F. E. Rudolf found 1t
necessary to make an incision to de-
termine the cause of his death. |
Henry Wald was a printer on the |
Rock Island Union and about 10 /
o'clock Wednesday morning COM /
planned of feeling i'll. He went di- !
rectly to his home at 22S West !
Twelfth street, Davenport, but his /
illness was not such that he was
forced to his bed. About 1880 he /
was seized with a vomiting spell, |
but was unable to disgorge the undi-
gested food and when it rose to his
throat he drew a breath and stopped |
the windpipe, dying almost immed-
lately. The cause of his death was
at first believed to be hemorrhage of
the brain, but at the autopsy the
clogging was found in the wind
pipe.
Plans for Auto Show-The second
annual auto show will open at the
Coliseum Wednesday night, Feb. s.
Plans for the show are now being
outlined in detail by the Davenport i
Auto club and at a meeting held
Wednesday initiative steps for the
project were taken. The exhibition
of automobiles will probably be twice
as large this year as last as twice as
much floor space has been secured
and scores of dealers who were not
exhibitors last year have written to
the officers of the club that they will
send cars in February. Many Of the
best exhibits that will be at the Chi
cago show will come direct to Dav- ,
export and be put on exhibition here.
The Chicago show closes a week be-
fore the Davenport exhibition opens
and plenty of time can be had for !
arranging the cars that are on ex-
hibition in Chicago. The show will
run three full days and a night clos
Ing Saturday evening. Plans for the
decorations of the Coliseum are now
being made by the committee in
charge and a large band will be Sc
cured instead of the orchestra used
last spring.
Farewell sanquet.-The Scott Coun-
" Bar association will tender a fare
we'll banquet to Judge James W. Boil
inger Saturday evening at the New
Kimball hotel Arrangements for I
the affair have been completed by {
he members of the association and
The affair will be attended by all ! !
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