Man Drowned-Boat Upset-1875

WINTER, QUIGLEY

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 2/5/2020 at 13:13:46

Dubuque Daily Times, Sunday, Apr 04, 1875, Dubuque, Iowa, Page 82

Man Drowned-Boat Upset

News reached the city yesterday afternoon about four o’clock of the drowning of Peter Winters, a marble cutter, who has worked for a longtime at the shop on the corner of Ninth and Iowa Streets. With a party of four others, one of whom was his brother-in-law, Quigley, by name, Winters took a boat about eight o’clock in the morning to go up the river duck hunting. Finding the floating ice dangerous to the boat, two of the party got out at Eagle Point, but Winters and his brother-in-law staid in. The other two men walked on up the stream, along the railroad track. When nearly opposite the lime kilns of Fengler & Co., the boat was struck by a large sheet of ice. Which was not discerned, and the boat was upset. Winters was thrown under the boat, it is supposed, and was drowned. Was never seen after going under. Quigley, though thrown some distance from the boat, and being carried down by the stream, was able to make the boat, after a desperate struggle, being taken with a cramp. The parties on shore were helpless, having no means of going to his rescue, but one of the men ran down Eagle Point and secured a boat, and Quigley was finally rescued from his dangerous position, after having been in the water about two hours. He was nearly overcome with the cold and exhaustion. Winter’s was married, and leaves a wife and one or two children. He was about thirty years of age, and is said to have been a steady and skillful worker. A large number of men were engaged in a search after the body, but at a late hour last night it had not been found.