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

Disregarding the unQuesGOned'
danger that lurked eager to claim
him with the struggling men In the
icy water, young Collier comman-
deering frail little boat, pounded
his way through the solid ice that
lined the shore and rescued the trio.
The tragedy occurred at point
in the river lying about at the foot
Of Thirty street. Larkin, In
company with De- Power. Moran and
Ray Larson, 1913 Forty-th;rd street.
had started across the ice for the
north bank from Carr's island. Ac-i
cOmpanied by two other youths.
Carl H. Anderson, 1910 Fourteenth
avenue, and Ray Larson, younger
brother of George. the six had in the
morning crossed the river opposite,
Thirty-eighth street, where tho
quieter waters had frozen to a !
depth capable Of supporting them
in safety. On the return Anderson
and Ray Larkin chose to retrace
their way on the more solid ice, but
the first four elected to walk over
the dam and test the ice from thel
shore Of Carr's island Cpposit9l
Thirty-second street.
Thrown in Icy Waters /,
With De Power taking the lead
and using sticks to feel the thick
ness of the ice as he advanced, the
other three followed in single for
nation. De Power reached point
between SO and so feet from shore
and was in advance Of the Otherss
about fifteen feet. He says he heard
a crash, then the splash of water.
He turned to see Moran and Lar
kin struggling In broken ice. Tho
next instant the ice gave way un-
der him. Ray Larson. who had
brought up the rear, retraced his
steps to the island and safety.
Collier Outdares All.
The cries OF the men were heard
by Dale Collier, who at the time
was about two hundred feet distant
from the shore point opposite which
the tragedy was taking place.
Rushing to the bank, Collier pushed
out to the rescue in a sneak boat
with nothing more than plank to
force his way through the ice.
which near the shore was about
two inches thick. He broke a path
to De Power. who was nearest to
shore, and brought him safely in
before he set out to the two who
were still keeping above by means
of clinging to the broken ice about
them. He succeeded in getting
Moran and Larkin into the boat,
but by that time 1t had half-filled
with water. Being without oars.
Collier found himself unable to re-
turn to the shore. He set to work
frantically bailing the water from
the sinking boat with his hands.
His cargo of human bodies was In
animate. Collier Is an expert swim
mer and could have abandoned the
apparently doomed boat and men
and reached safety for himself By
swimming. Instead he stuck to the
Job Of keeping the boat above until
help came.
James J. Pierce, another camper,
and John Schleuter had reached the
scene while Collier was making hil
attemp. to save the two furthssI
out. Pierce secured q large, nat
bottomed boat at point about tws
hundred feet above the pathua,
through which Collier had poundeI
his perilOus way. The. two me,
forced q second route through tn
ice and were able to take tho tw'
unconscious men and Collier int
their boat aad haul them to shor<
Mrs. Leonard Huss, who live
near the scene, summoned Dr.. c. !
Foster by telephone. He arrive
20 minutes later with q pulmotol
In the meantime Collier. Pierc'
Schleuter and Leonard Huss In
applied first aid measures. Throug
their efforts Moran was partly n
.. vived. but ne remained in a delii
ious condition for several hour
after. The physician worked Wit
J the pulmotor for about two houl
on the PROSTATE Larkin. but coul
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