A.H.Meyer & Mrs. Alice Bullman

MEYER, BULMAN, BULLMAN

Posted By: LA (email)
Date: 2/27/2008 at 17:50:44

Three Drowned in Dorchester Flood
Three lives were lost in the flood at Dorchester Saturday evening. A.H.Meyer and daughter, Mrs. Bullman of English Bench and her little three year old daughter were drowned about six o'clock when Mr. Meyer attempted to drive across the Arch creek dry run near Dorchester. Searching parties found the body of the little girl a half mile below where the drowning is supposed to have occurred and the body of Mr. Meyer was found a mile down the run. Mrs. Bullman's body has not yet been recovered. The strangest part of the tragedy is is (sic) that the drowned man had lived near the scene for 25 years and was familiar with the dry run and its dangerous condition in flood time, and had been warned by parties he met on the road that the water was deep, and had gone over the top of their buggy box when they forded the run, a short while before meeting him.

One of the horses was drowned and when the other ambled into Dorchester the people felt certain that a drowning had occurred and a searching party was organized at once.

Mr. Meyer was about 65 years old, and had retired from farming about a year ago and was making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Bullman. They were returning from a visit with his other daughter, Mrs. Wm. Kohnen, when the drowning occurred. Herman and Martin who reside west of Caledonia, are sons of the deceased.

The Caledonia Argus, Friday March 21, 1919
Page One
Transcribed as written.
Mrs. Bullman is Alice Ann Minnie Meyer. Her body was never found. Born 4/28/1895
Daughter is Mable Bullman b. 12/27/1916. Buried at English Bench, Union City Township.

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Posted By: S. Ferrall
Date: 12/30/2003

Three People Drowned in Rain Swollen Creek.
Dubuque, Ia., March 17 -- three people were drowned near Waukon in Allamakee county, Saturday night, when they were carried away while crossing a creek, swollen by the heavy rain. The victims are Mrs. Ben Bulman, aged 27; her daughter, aged 3, and her father, Mr. Meyers, aged 54. they were driving a team across the stream.

source: Nevada State Journal; Reno, Nevada; March 18, 1919

submitters notes:
1. Allamakee co. cemetery records (English Bench, French Creek Twp) help to further identify this family as Alice Bullman, b. 4/28/1895 and d. 5/15/1919 and her young daughter Mable Bullman, b. 12/27/1916 and d. 5/15/1919.
2. Interestingly, Benjamin Bullman died 6/17/1919 - just one month later.

More about the Bulman tragedy can be found on the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb site

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