Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-13
DEATH FOLLOWS
ACCIDENT
ON The BRIDGE
Miss Mabel Peterson Fatally Iu-
iured When She Undertook
10 Cross the Roadway.
RETURNING HOME FROM WORK
Struck Down BY a Machine Driven
BY Mrs. Fritz Galitz OF Long
Grove, Iowa

Miss Mabel Peterson. aged "a,
74S ThirJy-fourth street. died al
O'Clock this morning of injuries
sustained when she was struck by
a touring car driven by Mrs. Fritz
Galirz OF Long Grove, Iowa. The
accident occurred at ) o'clock yes
terday afternoon midway between
the island and the Rock Island
shore on the Twenty street
vladuct-
Death came at St. Anthony's
hospital after a night spent in SUI
feriuE. The victim rega5aed con-
sCiOusncss only once.
Miss Peterson. q former Angus
taua student. together with Miss
Florence Gimble, were returning
from their work at the Gordon
Van Tire company's offices in
Davenport. where both are employ
ed According TO Miss Glmble
the girls we're walking on the west
side of the yiaduct toward Rock
Island Miss Peterson stepped in
TO the roadway, intending TO cross
10 the east walk. As she did so.
she stepped directly in the path OF
the auto. the fender Of which
struck neT. carrying her Tor
short distance and then dashing
her 10 the pavement. The car was
stopped before II ran over her
body. Il was moving slowly In
juries about her head, shoulders
and body were inflicted. She was
removed TO St. Anthony's hospital,
where DIS 4. y. Mueller and NJ.
J. O'Hern attended her.
Miss Peterson for one and one
half years attended the commercial
department Of AugusJana college.
graduating in 1917, and taking d
half year of postgraduate work
last year she was a popular stu
dent and leaves a wide circle OF
friends.
During her stay in this vicinity,
Miss Peterson, whose home is il
Oakland. Neb.. rOOmed at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs J. A Hedburg, 74y
Thirty-fourth street.
Mabel Emma Carolyn Peterson
was born May 10, 1894, on a farm
near Lyons, Neb. She attended the
country schools OF that vicinity.
With her parents, she moved to
2 Oakland. in 1906. where she at
tended high school for two years.
She also spent one year in the
academy of Luther college at Wa
hoo. Neb. She entered the com
mercial department OF Augustana
in the fall OF 1916
Surviving are her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. /. A. Peterson. and three
brothers. william, Charles and
Walter, all OF Oakland The bod
viii be sent TO her home for bur
ial
Coroner John G. Miller was
scheduled TO conduct an inquest
over the remains of Miss Peterson
at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the
DanieIson and Furgie undertaking
parlors in Moline.
Narrowly Escapes Death.
F. \. Kendall, 2403 Twelfth
street, narrowly escaped death al
about the same hour last night
near the place where Miss Peter
son was fatally injured. While
riding d bickCle towards Rock Is
land, he was struck and thrown
from the wheel by a delivery car,
said TO be owned by the Palace Dye
works of this city. The bicycle
was thrown beneath a car heade /
for Davenport and was completely
demolished Mr. Kendall was
thrown to the pavement directly
under another automobile headed
toward Iowa and only by rare
presence of mind succeeded in
saving himself by grasping the
side Of the car as he was hurled
under it, holding on there until the
machine was stopped. He was
painfully injured about the hips
and shoulders. however. but was
able 10 walk following the acct
dent. The driver of the delivery
car did not stop, it is charged, I'M
til a driver Of one of the cars
bound for Davennort hailed him