The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29

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~ tAaG IN ~ Oplnion IL mAn
M exDlSVl vhen lifto1 out q ~
II tTon ~ effects u e1poeufo
~ the shock TO his system. De
eyqr, who was rescued Arst. did
~ lose consciousness 1t any time
~ Nas able to assist himself.
Re Ralo Bul1l klrA
Nv LAfkin and Carl H. Ander-
-. Who had chosen the. 2 safer
nparse above the dam to regain
~ main bank OF the river. had
= stsong log fire burning BY the
time their pals had been brought
TO shore. The two unconscious
men were laid In the ground near
~ hre and stripped Of their cloth
1ny 10 permit unhampered circula-
tioA Of the blood. Those who had
aasisted in the rescue worked un-
tiringly in applying resuscitation
methods under the direction OF
young Collier. Their efforts were
rewarded by the reviving Of Nor
an.
The cottage Of Mayor Harry
Schriser, facing the point where
the ice broke. was broken into
when DR.. Foster arrived, 90 that
artificial heat could be provided
the chilled bodies. 1t was there
that the pulmotor was worked few
erishly to save Larkin. Moran in
his delirium kept repeating: Were
out Of the ice; we're out of the
ice. hold up" This youth in his
desire to save Larkin. non-swim-
mer. had struggled to hold him
above water. Twice Moran we1t
under In warding of Larkin from
death-grip. 1t was his presence
OF mind in the face of death that
did much to save himself and pre-
vent Larkin's body from going I'M
der the ice.
Hero Was on Errand.
Dale Collier is a fine specimen
Of young manhood. At II years Of
age he is nearly s feet tall and pos
sessed Of splendid physique. He
Is the main support Of the family
and lives with them in the rives
cottage the year round. He hal
been to the home of Mrs. Leonard
Huss on an errand for his mothe,
and had left the house on his re.
{. turn: trip when he heard the cries
:; fors help. He made ule of every
/: second that was allotted by thu
I emergency. Utterly disregardint
/; that the only available boat coult
not be counted upon to fight the ic'
and water, he pushed out with pad
dies. Fact Of the mater is, ther'
were none. With a heavy boart
he had picked up on the bank, h
broke the solid ice before him. HI
reached De Power and brought hin
in safely. Again he set out in |
boat rapidly filing with water. B.
the time he got the men out of tn
river, 1t was near to sinking. Usin,
his hands to bail with, he succeed
ed In keeping above until assist
ance could arrive. Had he not bee
there to act. all three would I'm
d0ubtedly have succumbed.
Was BronAWiamer.
Dale's act Is not surprising to hi
friends. His many bits of self
sacrifice are not unknown. Dali
was a sophomore In the Rock Is
land high school when obliged /,
give up his desire for an education
III order to become the breadwfn
ner Of the family. For four year
he has been active as a Boy Scout
When the supreme test came, tn
results Of this training manifest
ed themselves. Quick-thinking
quick-acting. courage and absolute
self-reliance in his own powers q
. swimmer, combined to effect tn
saving Of three lives by this younl
man.
II he knew it, Dale undoubtedl.
would balk at what is being writ
ten. He kept himself we'll hiddel
from newspaper men today becaas
70 his way OF thinking he has don
nothing more than any other bo
under the circumstances would. H
Is modest and unassuming hut Ger
tAinly the valor of his act canno
BE- overlooked.
That keran Moran. 18-year-o oil
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Moran
1914 Thirty-ninth street, did his ut
most to save George o. I4arkin, hi
pal Of % years from death and di'
save him from going underneatl
the ice. was set forth this mornin,
In an interview. which the youtl
gave while coming out Of a stat
Or collapse from the terrible ordea
he had gone through.
He and Larkin had been in tn
water for half hour before bein,
rescued and it was alone due t
Moran that Larkin was kept from
sinking.
Moran's Story Of Tragedy.
Il was at William Henke's poo
hall, 4105 Fourteenth avenue, Fri
day morning. ! met five other fel
lows there and we decided to e
for q hunt and stroll out alonl
Rock river. William De Power, q
married, father of two children
living at Fifth avenue betwee,
Fifth and Sixth streets, Moline, ha,
shotgun and the rest Of our buncI
Of fellows decided to 60 with hin
6nsa little hunt. Joining De Pove
were Carl Anderson, Is. Fourteenth
avenue and Forty-third street: Ra,
Larson, Is, son Of Mrs. Hanna c
Larson, 1913 Forty-third street
George o. and Ray Larkin. sons o
Mr. and Mrs. Peter ]. Larkin, 141.
NOfty-sccond street, and myself
w started away from the pool hal
about 10 o'clock Friday morning
We walked out Thirty eighth street
then walked about six blocks east
WhArn Wa crossed the river m IN.