| Abstracts from the Rock Island Repubican, Newspaper |
| J. C. Cox, employed by John Atkinson, was killed when he fell from his wagon and it ran over him. ( Wednesday, July 19, 1854 ) |
| A $500 reward is offered by Rock Island mayor for David Stoddard who reportedly murdered a woman in this city last Saturday. He is about 45 years old, 5'10", 165 lbs, with sandy hair. (Anotice in the 16 August 1854 paper says Stoddard was caught at the home of his brother in southern part of knox Co. ( Wednesday, July 24, 1854 ) |
| Rock Island railroad accident near Morris; list of the dead brought to Joliet, Ill.: Peter Cure - Chicago Catharine Laughlin - child of Wm.C.Laughlin, of Adams Co, Pennsylvania John G. Carpenter - Poughkeepsie, New York Mrs. Cox - Washington Co, Iowa Augusta F. Cox, child of Mrs. Cox. |
| Injured taken to Joliet: Margaret C. Laughlin, wife John Branor - Clinton Co, Illinos J.W. McMillan - Ottawa, Illinois Wm Bateman - Waterville, Pennsylvania Joseph Somers - Wayne Co, Ohio E. H. Gibbons - Zanesville, Ohio Wm C. Laughlin - Geddensburg, Adams Co, Pennsylvania Catharine Laughlin - mother of above Mary Sampson - niece of Wm C. Laughlin Charles Charpiot - Chicago John Prosser - Johnstown, Pennsylvania David Prosser - Johnstown, Pennsylvania Ebenezer Irwin - Johnstown, Pennsylvania Elias E. Somers - Muskigum Co, Ohio Isaac Stewart - Lawrence Co, Penn. Wm McCrea - Lawrence Co, Penn Hannah McCrea - Lawrence Co, Penn Washington Bastion - Lycoming Co, Penn Rev. M.F. Snavely - 9 miles NW of Iowa City Catherine Snavely - wife Joseph Albin - Morgan Co, Ohio Sarah Albin - wife Hannah Albin - sister George W. Albin - nephew Solomon Burr - Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin Joseph Calbert - Quincy, ILL Jacob Booze - Washington, Co, Penn Wm P. Brown - Engineer Isaac G. Brown - fireman |