Four Drowned - 1876

WEST, BILLINGS, HYDEN

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 10/15/2017 at 22:04:30

Thursday, July 27, 1876, Sibley Gazette (Sibley, Iowa) Page: 2

On the night of July 20th a pleasure party of six went sailing on the Maquoketa River near Hopkinton. They had gone but a little while when the boat upset and only two young men were saved. Those drowned were Mrs. Martha West, Miss Billings, Miss Hyden and young child.