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MARQUIS, Harold 1897-1911

MARQUIS, BRONSON, HANSEN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 1/30/2013 at 18:30:43

[Waterloo Evening Courier, Monday, June 05, 1911, Waterloo, Iowa]

Harold Marquis, 416 Argyle
Street, Drowned Near
San Souci Bridge

SOY WAS WADING WITH COMPANION

Stepped Into Hole and Disappeared—
Body Recovered Too Late to Save Life

Granted permission by his mother to go wading almost, for the first time in his life, little- Harold Marquis had only enjoyed the sport a short time yesterday afternoon until he had waded beyond his depth, and was drowned. Boatloads of people were rowing about the river near Sans Souci Park at the time, but few saw the lad go under, and those who witnessed the scene believed the lad was only doing diving in fun. The accident occurred just above the interurban bridge after 4 o'clock.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Marquis, parents of the lad, had gone up the river yesterday afternoon with a party of friends, intending to enjoy a picnic supper. With the party were the two Marquis children - Harold and Leta, and several children belonging to other members of the party. The day was an ideal one, and no thought of the misfortune to come occurred to any member of the party.

The older people of the company walked down the river bank late in the afternoon, allowing the children, five in number, to follow in the boat. When they had reached a seemingly shallow place in the river, directly above the interurban bridge, which crosses to San Souci, Harold and Willie Searles climbed out of the boat, intending to wade down stream. The other children pulled on ahead and rowed down opposite the party, who was walking on the shore.

Without warning, and with no cry to warn those near of what had occurred, Harold plunged beneath the water. His little hands flung up in terror was all that marked the place where he disappeared, not to reappear until his body was found 47 minutes later after the last spark of life had left. Few saw the happening and those who did thought no more of it until a few minutes had passed and the lad had not reappeared.

The father and mother and the company of picnickers were notified some few minutes later, and a call sent in to the police and fire stations in this city. Several men and boats, equipped with hooks for dragging the river, were soon at work, and several of the bathers at the park assisted in the work. Their efforts did not meet with success, however, until the last breath of life had left the little body. Medical attendance near at hand failed to revive any spark of life in the child.

Harold Marquis was a boy who showed exceptional promise. No boy in the neighborhood of 415 Argyle Street, where the family resided, was better liked or caused so little trouble as did Harold. A bright student, he completed the Alcott School last week, and would have entered high school in the fall. Like every boy of his age, he was a baseball enthusiast, and was captain of the school team which had been organized in the neighborhood. The team had been a winner all summer, and Harold's enthusiasm for the sport was unbounded.

Harold was born on March 23, 1897, making him 14 years of age. He is the youngest of the two children of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Marquis, Leta, his sister, having passed her sixteenth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Marquis have lost two children, one boy three years old dying six years ago, and the other, a baby of nine months, passing away four years ago this month. Mr. Marquis is a foreman in the employee of the Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway, and Mrs. Marquis is employed in the carpet department of the Paul Davis store.

The blow is made harder to bear from the fact that Harold gave evidence of having so bright a future. The parents away from the home during the day, yet they had no cause to worry for fear that their boy would do anything to cause trouble. Only a year ago he was baptized into the Walnut Street Baptist Church, and has endeavored to live a true Christian life. He was a member of the Baptist Sunday school.

The funeral will be held from the Walnut Street Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock; Rev. H. G. Beeman officiating. A delegation of children from Harold's class will attend, and thus show their love and respect for their departed companion.

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Notes:
His father was Clarence D. Marquis 1868-1919
His mother was Elnora (Bronson) Marquis Aug. 10, 1877-May 08, 1964
His sister became Leta Hansen
Brothers:
Clayton Leon Marquis Aug. 26, 1906-June 8. 1907, died of bronchitis at age 9˝ mo.
Floyd Marquis, Dec. 22, 1900 - died Jan. 14, 1904, at age three of typhoid fever.


 

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