Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
ARSENAL Chief
DIES A VICTIM
OF BRONCHITIS
Colonel Leroy 7. HilIman. COM
mandant at Rock Isiani Az
senal. Succumbs.
RECOVERY INFECTED FRIDAY
Attending Physicians Then EX-
pressed Selves as Hopeful
Fails Saturday.

Colonel Leroy T. T1i1Imaa, com
uandart at Rock Island arsena;
since March Of this year, died at
his home on he island 1T II. 80
Yesterday mcrning. Bronchitis
complicated with pneumonia was
me cause of death.
On Dec. IS Colonel HillDlau re
turned from Washington where ne
Lad been in conference win other
government SaiciaIs regarding a..
fairs at the arsenal He spen- the
following day at his desk. The
next day he was forced to remain
at his home and was confined 10
lis bed, wEi,Ai he did not again
leave.
Thursday and Friday it was
thought By the attending physi-
clans. DIT. C. L. Eyster OF this city
and Lieutenant J c. Bower Of the
arsenal medical staff that the crisis
vas al hand and a slight chance
Tor Improvement in his condition
was entertained. Saturday morn
ing he appeared greatly Improved
but towards evening he began to
fail and death ended his s1fIering5
yesterday.
Al the bedside when Colonel
Hillman died. were Mrs. Hillman,
major John Taylor. a DrCther-in-
law. and the attending medical
men Colonel ". z. Ellis, brother
If Mrs. HiIlman, arrived several
hours later. Mrs. Hillmau today
IS Frustrated over her husbands
death
Rock Island arsenal has felt the
influence of Colonel HiIlu-an's abil-
ity during the time that he had
been in command, and has attained
the rank Of the leading govern
ment manufacturing plant.
Pressed BY Work.
Colonel HjlIman won fer himSelf'
many friends among the people of
the tri-cities during the short time
that he was stationed here. Occu-
pied with war duties and many
other activities daily, he had but
little time other than for military
work. officers over whom he had
command held Hillman in highest
respect. Firm in his manner, Col
onel Hillmans accomplished what
ever he set about to do.
Colonel Hillman was born in
" dl rem bLIbs = VI II ots 4ot III
entered West Point military acad-
envy as a cadet in 1896. having
been appointed from Indiana. E
Lieutenant in 1900.
He was commissioned a second
lieutenant OF the Seventh artillery
June 30, 1900; first lieutenant in
the artillery corps, July l, 1901;
first lieutenant in the ordnance de
partment, July !. 1904; captain of
The ordnance department, July y,
1906 captain in the artillery corps,
July !, 1909; captain in the ord
nance department, July !, 1909,
a major. April 20. 1911, and a lieu
tenant colonel and colonel since
that time. He was stationed at
Rock Island arsenal from 1908 IN
Ill 1911 as d captain
He was united in marriage 10
Miss Merriam Ellis on Sept. H.,
1900. She survives with a brother,
Joseph Hillman OF Indiana polls,
Ind
Funeral Tomorrow.
A semi-miliJary funeral will be
held at > o'clock tomorrow after
noon at the residence will Dean
q 4LcLluhC t4dl VI IlIltE e.
thedral of Davenport officiating.
Eight ranking officers VII act as
Dallbearers. Interment is to be
temporarily made in the rausoIeum
at Riverside cemetery, Moline.
Permanent burial is to be made
either in the Arlington National
cemetery at Washington or at IVES
Point
Arsenal shops are to close Que
half hour tomorrow before the
funeral services begin. Workmcr
viii form lines on East avenue
from Main avenue to the residence
and on Main avenue TOW ards Mo
line. The funeral procession vii.
pass between these lines.
Early today hundreds of mes
sages OF sympathy from friends OF
Colonel and Mrs. Hillman arrived.
many coming from officers who had
been associated with the colonel
during his military career.