Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-23
B0BCRASHES
With AUTO
Al CROSSING
Qrville London, Age IA,
Killed Instantly-Oth-
ers Serious.
Archie Goldberg died shortly
after 8 O'Clock at 81. Anthony's
hospital.

Orville London, aged Is. ia
Twenty-ninth street and six 9TH
er young boys. were injured when
the sled upon which they we're
c0asting was struck by an automo-
bile at the intersection Of Twenty
eighth street and Seventh avenue,
1880 o'clock this morning. The
victims were q follows:
ORVILLE LONDON, killed in
|, stantly; fractured skull.
! ARCHIE GOLDBERG, II, son Of
Charles ]. Goldberg, 2716 Fifth ave-
nue., sustained body bruises, condi-
ton critical.
FRANK, ENTLER, Is, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Entler, 2518 Sixth
avenue, injuries not serious, taken
to hospital.
JOSEPH MADDEN. II, address
given at hospital), 1415 Fourteenth
and-a-half street, sustained body
bruises, not serious, taken to st..
Anthony's hospital.
ROBERT CAVANAUGH, taken to
his home, 2120 Fifth avenue; son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin D. Cava-
naugh; minor injuries.
TOM DAVIS, Is, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles e. Davis, 1872 Thirtieth
street, taken home; was shaken up,
not seriously.
BILLY GIBSON, 13, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gibson, 1892 Six
teenth street, stunned and suffering
from nervous shock, taken home.
Crash at Crossing.
The car was going west on Sew
enth avenue and the sled was NOV
ing north. down the Twenty-eighth
street hill. The driver and owner
Of the automobile is Roy Ferguson,
q citizen Of Orion, Ill. He is said
to have disregarded the warning
signals with which three boys at
intervals along the Twenty-ninth
to Twenty-eighth street block on
Seventh avenue tagged him and
struck the crossing just as the load.
ed sled did. 1t was a head-on COL
lision. the sled sliding partially un-
der the car, and London, who was
MAiding the coaster, took the brunt.
The other lads were flung about in
the street, several of them under
tho car.
Orville was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Harrison, TIA
Tventy-ninth street. He was born
in Rock Island Aug. 20. 1904, and
had lived here all his life. His
schooling had been received in the
st. Joseph's school. The survivors
are the parents and two sisters,
Mrs. Josephine Jurgemeyer Of Rock
Island and Mrs. Ruth Overbay of
South Bend, Ind.
The victim, together with others
OF the injured boys, were members
OF the choir conducted by Rev. C.
p. O'Nefll, the choristers who sang
so beautifully around the commu-
nifty tree in Spencer square last
night.
Places Ban on Sport.
Mayor Harry M. Schriver issued
a statement today Immediately aft
. er hearing of tie accident, an
<nouncing a ban on all coastinge in
Rock Island.
The mayor said that the accident
hrs impressed him with the idea
that If more tragedies are to be
averted all coasting must be
stopped on city streets.
He said that orders have been
given to the police to stop all boys
and girls from coasting, even IL It
should lead to arrests.
Il am very sorry to have to take
this STEP the mayor said, but
don't see any other way that we
can prevent such happenings as
21at Of this morning. which came
10 soon after the warning to auto
mobile drivers to be careful of
coasters. which I issued yesterday.
Yesterday two committees Of
high school boys petitioned me to
permit coasting on certain streets.
wanted to allow their request, but
- we have not enough police to
furnish coasters protection from
vehicles l could not give my per-
mission. However, / told them that
II they did coast and placed guards
at street intersections, l would not
stop them. However, the accident
today casts q new light on the sit
uation and I must order all coast
ing stopped.
II have ordered the police to 10.