Robinson, William H. died 1860

ROBINSON

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 3/6/2014 at 02:24:07

We are sorry to be obliged to lay before our readers the sad intelligence of the death by freezing of a citizen of Dubuque, on Friday night last, near Colesburg. From what we have been able to gather, William Robinson, on the evening mentioned, was coming towards Dubuque, having been out on a collection tour.

About 9 o'clock on the evening in question, Mr. Robinson approached a farm house near where he was frozen, and enquired the road. After getting the required information, he passed on, but in some way mistook the road, and instead of following the highway, he turned off into a wood-road, which he followed apparently for some distance before he discovered his error.

He turned about, retraced his steps, and when within about a hundred yards of the farm house, he fell. How long he remained is unknown, as these circumstances are inferred from marks in the snow. It would appear that he fell once, struggled awhile in the snow, got up, went a little further, fell again, again struggled, again got up, went on a little further and again fell, this time to rise no more. He was found next morning in this spot.

Mr. Robinson was aged some 35 years, and was born in London. His father was a sea captain in the East India trade. He was a graduate at Cambridge, acted for some time as amanuonsis to the Bishop of ___.

He has been in this city some five years, a portion of which was spent as clerk in the employ of Cox & Caffall. He was a man of fine education and latterly of correct habits. His mother is still living in England.

~Dubuque Herald, Tuesday morning, January 4, 1860

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The funeral of Wm. H. Robinson who was frozen near Colesburg, will take place from the office of Geo. W. Burton, Esq. at 10 o'clock, A.M. to-day. Services by Rev. Mr. Brooks.

~Dubuque Herald, Thursday morning, January 5, 1860