A'Hern, Daniel

AHERNOHERN

Posted By: Kathy Spangler (email)
Date: 2/3/2002 at 18:10:19

Dubuque Herald Saturday Jan. 14, 1865

A BODY OF A DEAD MAN FOUND IN THE ICE

The body of a man, identified as DANIEL A'HERN, was found by Joseph Light yesterday morning frozen in the ice outside of the sandbar, foot of the Third Street Levee. Deceased had been employed as teamster for Mr. Merry and on Sunday evening, Jan. 1st, he left his home in West Dubuque to feed his team in Dunleith but it appears he never reached his destination. He was seen about 10:00 o'clock that evening in the lower part of town, and while wending his way across the river, took the track that had been abandoned by Merry's teams and fell through the ice but a few feet from the shore. A number of accidents happened in that vicinity about that time, and it is supposed he walked into a hole and thereby lost his life. Since his disappearance his family and friends have been exercised about him, but it was supposed he had gone on a visit to his relatives in the country. He was a brother-in-law of George W Starr; also of Tim Molony, and formerly worked at mining for the Level and Lead Mining Companys. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn the loss of a father and husband, snatched from them in the prime of life. His age was about 33 years. Coroner Leist took possession of the body and conveyed it to the afflicted family in West Dubuque, after an inquest was held upon the remains, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts. Deceased was highly respected and connected and came to this city when a youth. He was a kind father, a loving husband and leaves a a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn his untimely end.