Thomas Zurk & Morris Brown

ZURK, BROWN

Posted By: Volunteer - Cathy Joynt Labath
Date: 9/26/2004 at 19:40:20

Burlington Weekly Hawkeye
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday, April 11, 1863

DROWNED. - We learn from Mr. Root, of Keosauqua, the painful intelligence that two men, Thomas Zurk and Morris Brown were drowned in the Des Moines on Sunday night, while crossing in a skiff. There were five in the boat, two of whom were pulling it over by a rope stretched across the river, when the bottom of the boat - which was a crazy old thing - gave out and the three who were sitting down were let into the river, one of whom swam down the river and was picked up; and the other two, named above, were drowned. Their bodies were recovered during the night. The two who had hold of the rope made their way to shore by means of it.

The two who were lost were worthy citizens of Van Buren county, Mr. Brown being the principal dependence of the family- his father and brother being in the army. -- [ Gate City.