Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
INJURIES CAUSE
DEATH OF W.FREY
Well kaaun travelling Man Expires
shortly After HsiHE struck by
Train AZ Csnsseo-
WATCHING N WRONG DIRECTIoN
Haa Lived In Rsek Island for over ~
Year and Was One Of it, Early
Grscery Merchants

street. Rock lsiaud. the weii known
travelling saIeszaan. Who vas struck
bT th~ eas,-bourd Rocky Mountain
il,zts4 on thc Rnes Island lines a.
F Gsnsses yesterday Afternoon a. 3si5
died shortly aftrrwarl on the way 20
the esty hospital without recovcrins
e8aseiousnrss. His right arm was
broken and &c is thought that bis skull
vas fractured. az be- sustained a &C.
we're abrasion on the rtEEt temple.
Wr. Prey. in company with another
satesman. whose pane has not been
learned. started across the tracks to-
card che south o. go t1 the depot Both
ue=r looking for veat-bosud train
arI failed 90 notice che approach % tHe
east bound passenger. even though the
safes were dowu az the time. The
frain si1v~.i up for the depot and was
ONLY z1lrE ab1ut Dc miles az hour az
csc tine
IEf men d.d u1t receive a warning
whistle from che engineer until the
train vas close upon them. Tho other
man jumped and saved bis life MI
TrrF became confused. stepped for
var1 ard ther back again. being struck
tF che pilot 90 tEF rueirT. He vas
frF1Vr q distance 90 several feet and
vas picked up gucorEetuuE- The ann
Balance was called bat be- expired on .
rsr gay 90 the hospital
AZ 5rguest viii probably BE- conduct .
ga early fEts afternoon 90 Gr-eErn. .
There v~rr 1uiE fH1 Witnesses t1 tho .
accident aaI che friend whu was with .
tfr FrTr af the time cannot BE- found
to-day The BODY wii b. brought back .
s1 Hrrs leland 90 f.ts tonight.
Lived Here ~ Years.
william Prey bad resided in this clty
Cor over a Fsif a eenfury. He vas born
J4ir 9 1884 in 1frmptis. Tenn. To- lr-
fancy Hr was brought Co Davenport bv F.
tlE FarFrfE. ard uEer sf.I q child Che
family uoFFd t1 tHiF cts. BE received .
Gis early education i1 tlr public
schools % R1cE Island. Later ir part
gr-seip vitf Fis brother. Peter Frey.
Who 10 uGa assistant chief OF the Gre
department 1f tE's e.fv. DO entered tho
Fr7eerF business at uTrfy-Ervruth
street ard seventh avenue. ir fIr early
days EaoWu as GrreublsF He began
bic career as travelling salrrurr with
thr old D. S. Gilmore packing house 90
years ago Since that time be- had
been connected e.fh Henry k0hrF and
fse Amazon vinegar and Pickle works
% uaverporf.
SIX r1rfte ego tr accepted a posi-
's71 vtth tlF HuFilEEt1r Pickle works
and was employed on tE~ road FOR that
01arFFr CO fHF time Of tis death
H.s marriage f1 Ef.Es Celia r Turk
was snIrmrizFt June fs. fsF1. at CIar- 8
~rer y. y. Bee vas member OF tre
Ur'tri Commercial Travellers and
leaves % host of friends who vu
mourn liE uutimeiv death. Is
besides Eis wife De "a survived hv Z
rye efiifFea. william =. Distributing
eierS az The Rock Island p1stoHee.
eirf 2 r. Lyle % Fort smith. ARK. {
Dora Harry and Cecilia az home. one q
brother Peter Fsv. and one sister. Mrs @
John pinfirEsr. both % this clfy. and q
three sFariehiidren. "a
Funeral Thursday. g
FgarraI services viii prababiv b {
conducted at frr home Thursday after d
uoou AZ 9 o'clock Rev. - p Chatisy a
~ the Christian Memorial church :
'HeiatirE. wiih intcrmcnt az Chippl- !
4E1ocE cemetery.
johnson Potter.
Johnson Potter. % years OF aee.
died az $50 last evening 40 the home
OF his son. Edward = Potter. seven I
trcnth and Richmond streets. follow =
ias a senerai breakdown and iuarmi- I.
ties % aEe. Dir. Potter with his wife :.
cane from their home 90 Davis. Ill.
about SIX weeks aEp 90 make their =
L1tarc home with their son. Edward
shortly after their arrival here Air. a
Poster ~as taken 90 and failed rapid =
~ b
BE was born sept. Is. 1881. az Davis. u
III. g son % pioneer parents and he q
bad lived all % his life iu his native
city 80 the outbreak % the Civil war
be euiisted IN company /. 18th Illinois "a
Infantry. and served through the en- q
IRE eo1nict. being mustered out az Z
ne close April 70. 1851. he was unit .
Pc IN marriage 20 Miss MarEa--s
saith az Davis Mr.. Potter vas
teacher and had taught % the public Z
schools IN and about Davis for many 3
Fcars- TWcnty years ago he served q
- experimentation % Stephenson coga- q
y schools. /
Those ieff u mourn his passing ,
IRE bis wife and three sons. Etward C
2 Hersehsi r. ard Hsaiey \. all % e
his city. and seven grandchildren. a
itsFsehsi r = supeTinteudent % the y
division ~ the local postofHe.. =
short fursrai services we're con-
iuete4 this afteFnooa a. I 40 a. The n
1os-e % The soz. Edward = AZ $50 n
MS svsziaE thc remains viii b. sent Y
70 his former home in Davis. Funeral
services viii b. conducted there to- =
aftsracon AZ : o'clock. With =
szriai - the Davis cemetery ;,
Matthew Frederieksen-
Matthew Frederteksea. - years o. =
,Es. 1910 Seventh avenue. a resident \
}. this city Cor over q yeara. died AZ I