The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
.CON0CHIE
MAYOR FOUR
TERMS, DIES
Veteran City Official, at
Age Of 73, Succumbs
After Six Weeks.

orhie. veteran citizen, former
mayor OF Rock Island during
four terms Tor total period
Of 12 years. and mOlder OF
municipal history, at his home,
ssls Seventh avenue, at 10:30
o'clock last night.
Former Mayor McConochie had
been a sufferer from heart disease
for the last seven weeks, and the
Development of congestion of the
lungs, which later became bronch-
Rl-pneumonia, combined with the
weakness of his advanced age to
bring about his demise
Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2:30.
They will be held at the
residence, 2513 Seventh avenue,
with Rev, Samuel Van Pelt. pastor
Of the First Methodist church, as
sisted by DR.. X. G.. Pearce, officiat-
ing, and with members of the
Knights Templar, of which the de-
ceased was a member, taking part
in the last rites. Services at the
grave at Chippiannock cemetery,
will be military and will be in
charge of members of the G.. A. r.
Death was not unexpected to the
immediate family and intimate
friends of Mr.. McConochie, al
though hope for his complete re-
eovery had not been abandoned
even to the hour of his death. His
Illness followed a strain which
brought about leakage of the heart.
His condition had become peculiar
y critical during the past week.
and following the development of
pneumonia, he had rapidly declined.
Although Mr.. MCConochie had
been a great sufferer during his
last illness, he had made a noble
effort to rally, and had not given
up hope that he might recover until
three days before his death, re-
spending always to the urging of
his family and friends that his fight
for life be made in the soldierly
spirit in which he had carried on
all his activities.
End Is Serene.
His death came with unexpected
serenity, following sep. No
,sne but the nurse was present,
Mrs McConochie and the sons,
William and Rober- McConochie
having just left the room. He died
as he had frequently expressed the
wish to die, in the manner express
ed in his favorite lines of Tenny-
sons Crossing the Bar verses
Nheh he often quoted as express
sve OF the ideal manner of death.
his death will be ID source of sor-
TOW TO the entire community. for
"nose betterment he had been a
worker during his career both in
PUBIC and private life in this city.
ne was influential in bringing
aoout many Of Rock Islands mu-
nieipal reforms. and leader in
u'recting its progress. He was a
Heuner OF various fraternal and
MtFiotic organizations in which he
ook active interest. He was po-
h.cal hgure of note. He combined
s"h his many public interests a
se'olion to home and family and a
,nnuhess OF nature which made
ain many friends.
Mr. McConochie was born in
,uauenouse, Scotland, Jan. II, lS47,
We son Of John McConochie and
nanie Campbell McConochie. On
s parental side the family had
!, sslaed on the southwestern coast
" ocotlanG since the days of Wal
,s.e and Bruce while the Campbells
ary.
family Moves to America.
ln aue McConochie family came to
au,ellca erica in 1858 locating at Joliet.
ny Jew weeks after their arrival
s.s .e the father died. The widow
s@'"ed w. him 20 years, dying on
W. w. same day of the year. Both
'ae a'.,i buried in the Joliet cemetery.
e,,., "niiam McConochie was edu-
eu IN Joliet At the outbreak
,o,s e eivll war, although too
iaI,.s 70 enlist he ran away and
Ia lived 1--WE regiment to Cairo where
r.. secured admission as a drum
ss, s.ef he enlisted in the United
,rses army in Cook county as
ss,s s'e IN Company X. 72nd regi-
h I Illinois Volunteer infantry,
s..s, se,se three years or during the
s '1S ,S.. OF the war. That was Feb.
h 4Sea, S'. He was assigned to the
uu.vision, 18th corps, and to
nv sasrs se division. 4th corps. He
service with the army of the
bon n1,,land, 1,,', Clarkson, Mo-; Cham