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Daniel Dawley

DAWLEY

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/10/2014 at 10:05:11

RIVERMAN DEAD
DANIEL DAWLEY DIES AT LE CLAIRE

He has Been Identified With traffic on the Mississippi River For Nearly Half a Century

The flags on the river packets and at the Diamond Jo warehouse were at half mast today in respect to the memory of Daniel Dawley of Le Claire, one of the oldest and best known steamboat engineers on the upper river. Mr. Dawley died at his home in Le Claire early this morning after an illness of but as few weeks. The cause of his death was a fever contracted about a week ago.

He was nearly 60 years of age and had spent nearly all of his life from early boyhood on the river. He was a careful engineer and had been at different times on nearly every packet and raft boat on the upper river. The last boat he was on was the W.J. Young, Jr., which left a week ago Wednesday to go home for a rest.

The family has been connected with river traffic since the early days of navigation, the father being Captain Daniel Dawley who was on the river almost continuously from 1838 to shortly before his death when he retired and was appointed postmaster of Le Claire.

Several brothers of the deceased are still living, one A.L. Dawley, being cashier of the Diamond Jo Line at St. Louis. Another brother, Arthur, resides at Le Claire. He leaves besides his aged mother, a wife and two children, a son and daughter. His death will be universally mourned among river men, who knew him as a faithful engineer and a true friend. The esteem in which he was held is instanced by the fact that as soon as the news of his death was received the flags on the packets and at the warehouse were raised at half mast.

Source: Davenport Democrat, Davenport, Ia., 27 Sep 1901.

Transcribed by Georgeann McClure.


 

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