The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-14

NO serious accidsnts, one prov
~ {n4aI, occurred within i've hours
" 1oeA other 3 NAst Moline last
80
1eAn rarTcw. II year, old, died
u skt4 Lptheran hospital after both
1o9h had been cut Oh BY . freight
t1sx1 On The G., B.e& q.
Rachel Turf, g-ysar-old daughter
eesllEr: and Mrs. Henry Turf, 1881
WxAteenth 9venue, suffered . frac-
tuxed skull whsn she was struck
1opn By An automobile II front Of
III home.
'rhe former accident occurred
shout 1880 last night. Fsrrow,
who was employed 1t the Silvis
shops, had been playing baseball
VIM the East Moline Tigers, OF
which be ID q member. After prac-
TIE Il has been customary for the
bo6o to hop . freight and ride to
1ayStcw and back for the pleasure
Of the ride. They boarded the train
lat night near Fifteenth street
w&1le It was moving slowly away
fran the depot. According to the
otbr1es told by Johns companions
~ boys boarded different cars and
then walked along the top till they
came together. When they assem-.
bled this time they discovered John
wna missing and some recalled that
they felt the train pass over some
a object on the track. 1t flashed upor
them that 1t must be the body Of
fhsir companion and they all leap
u on.
John was lying across the tracl
near the spot where the other boy,
rot on. His left leg was severet
from his body close to the hip. TIT
Stght had been crushed q little fur
Tier down. He was still conscious
when his companions reached hin
ana talked 70 them brokenly for 1!
or - minutes while waiting for tn
aimbalance to arrive.
His foster mothsr, Mrs. Gurne!
16rr0w, residing 1t 1915 Tenth ave
~. notified Of the accident by tn
1ad's companion. accompanied he
IN b the hospital. where he die,
81 minutes later. Mrs. Farrov
1nsw that the team had been hop
ring trains and had cautioned he
oon. The boy asked her forgive
u 49, ~ s>~~Hv9n~~ 49,
John vas born in Bancroft, lows
peo. 20, 1901. His mother, Mr.
phtlipa Tux did when he was
years old and b. was adopted b
his mothar's sister. Tho Farrow
brought The Lad 70 East Moline
WHARF hs attended school. He
\ survived By his foster parents,
bsutAsR, Leon Fox. In the Unite
GEakss army. . sister, Beth. resit
3 lns m 0srmania, Iowa, two sister
anA he father residing In Mime
eotA and another brother and oil
Y " who's WHEREABOUTS are nj
kh0wn.
An inquest was held at the Ea'
Moline undertaking parlors at j.;
today.
Rms IN Frent Of Car.
Rahcsl Turf was injured abo'
$50 last evening when she ",
struck BY . car driven by Pete Va
Watermelon, 10, who was drivir
along Eighteenth avenue. The acc
dent occurred directly in front
the Greek church and the homo
the child's parents. Rachel hi
run across the street where a gror
Of children were playing In anoth'
automobile parked along the av
nue.. When she attempted to r
turn she ran out from in front
the parked car directly in the pal
OF the one which was coming, wi
nesses say, at . speed Of about
miles an hour. The child W;
dashed to the pavement but Il
wheels Of the auto did not pa,
over her body. DR.. ]. H. Long ",
summoned and Rachel was taken
the Moline city hospital. Hospit
authorities this morning entertain
cd hopes Of her recovery.
Young Van Watermaelan was d
talned by the East Moline poll,
until It was discovered that Il
child would live and the fact tn
be had not been speeding was e
tAblished. He was then released.
Al the news all TIE time-Tl
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