Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-06

TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO LAD VICTIMS
PauI, CLAW and Matthias Potter and
William ]. Ransom Are Laid
To Rest
PROPULSION OF FLOWERS
Rev. ]. c. Granger and Rev. T. j.
Rolf 0fiiciatc at Impressive
Funerals.

Funeral services for Paul, Clay
and Matthias Potter and William
John Ransom, four OF the six vic
time Of last Tuesday nights river
disaster. were held at the First Bap-
list church and th- Evangelical
Church Of Peace, respectively, yes
terday afternoon
Crowds of relatives, friends, and
strangers morbidly curious, gather
ed 10 see the lifeless forms OF the
lads Never before has the death
OF so many children touched the
hearts OF so many in this commun-
ity-
Services were held for the Potter
bows at 100 at the home, 415
Eighth street, and at o'clock at
the First Baptist church. Rev. J. g.
Granger, pastor of the church, Of
fciated. Paul. oldest Of the three
bows. was a member Of the church
The two younger brothers were
4 members of the Sunday school
classes. There on Dec. , last Paul
| was baptized and just one month
ago Yesterday received the hand OF
fellowship into the church. Rev.
Granger used as his text. 4 shall
20 to Him. but they shall not re-
turn 10 US" taken from Samuel
1928 In brief he said:
we have come from our different
occupations TO surround the cas-
kets of those who have not spent
their three score years and ten, but
who are but a bud transplanted to
bloom in the paradise Of God. Life
is short compared with the endless
eternity. There is but a few short
years difference whether we go IN
h childhood or in old age. The one
has escaped the dangerous storms
on the sea of life while the other
must fight the battle through. We
know the children are safe, but we
are saddened 10 think of many
i older ones going to eternity without
Il the hope of that heavenly home, for
Il no sin can enter there"
Flowers In PrOfusiOn.
The altar and church were filed
with wreaths and flowers given by
organizations. fellow workers
friends and relatives of the de-
II ceased and of the parents. Wreaths
and floral offerings were given by
the Baptist Sunday school Of which
the children were members; the
Ladies' Aid society. to which Mrs
Potter belonged; Hawthorne schOo
Il and teachers, the school which the
H two smaller boys attended; inter
II mediate class Of Baptist church
First Baptist church; Senior Worth
While girls; Golden gate Neigh.
-
member. Moline Homestead No
II 2397, Brothers Hand American YeO
man, Rock Island. Rock Island Yeo
man. 1927; Frank Welvaert, one O.
the two boys who miracClously es
capped drowning. sent a basket o.
/ sweet peas to the boys, his neaTes
friends and closest chums. MaIl
II other sprays were given by neigh
Il bors and friends.
Sixteen playmates of the lads act
4 ed as PalIbearers. Six boys. Ru
Il dOIph GTamany. Christy Letter
Il Floyd jacobson. Fred Campbell
Il Ernes- Coyne. brother of Rober
i Coyne, vet buried somewhere in tn,
depths of the river, and Lewis Pet
i ersOn, were pallbeareT3 for Paul
/ Charlie Downing. the other Lar
4 who was rescued from the hand
of death, Paul Bertlesen, Irvinl
/ Bronson, Ryers Fisher, ROchart
4 Taber and Fay Black were bearer
for Clay Matthias, the younges
4 and baby boy of the bereaved par
ents, had four bearers They wer,
/ Lyle Sanders, Carol Downing. Tro,
Carter. witness of the tragedy, an
Eddie UIIemeyer.
Three gray hearses were used TO
the boys. COrtege was by automo
| bile. A long procession followed
the mOurners to Chippiannock Gem
\ etery, where burial was held
Ransom Services.
Services for William Ransom
/ aged 10 years, and only son of Nj
and Mrs. George Ransom. 420 Sew
i enth street. were held from tn
4 home at 4:30 and at the EvangeIi
cal Church of Peace at 4 o'cloc
yesterday afternoon. The choi
sang Sometime Well Under
stand" Rev. Fred J. Rolf, pastor G
d the church. used as his text, In m
n distress I cried unto the Lord an
III He heard me-" taken from Psalm
4 100 Rev. Rolf told how the mes
sage Of distress had touched tn