The Body of Robinson Found.
On Saturday, as announced, the horse that was drowned
with Mr. Robinson was found separated from the buggy, about
three miles below the city. It was at first rumored that
the buggy must have been stolen else the horse would not
have been unhitched. An examination of the harness showed,
however, that the back strap was broken, thus letting the
horse loose from the buggy. This theory was further
demonstrated at about five o'clock by the discovery of the
buggy a few rods south of the west end of the iron bridge.
It had lodged in the hole left by the quarry. Search in
that vicinity was continued for the body but without
success.
Yesterday hundreds of people lined the river bank
watching the fleet of boats that patiently dragged the
bottom all day long. The search was unavailing.
This morning about four o'clock Mr. Morgan L. Evans,
who lives in the bottom nearly opposite the bend where the
deep hole is in the river, arose and went down to the shore
but could see nothing. Returning to his stable he chanced
to be looking at the stream just over the hole when he saw
the body rise and float down stream. Obtaining help he got
a boat and recovered it just at the iron bridge. The
coroner was summoned but decided that an inquest was not
necessary. The body was brought to his late boarding house,
Mrs. Berry's, on College street where it was prepared for
final burial.
Mr. Robinson's brother reached here on Friday and has
not rested in urging the search day and night. In the
distress that this sudden and severe affliction brings to
him, he has the sympathy of all of our citizens.
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As announced above, the river this morning gave up the
body of James Robinson, who was drowned on Thursday evening
last. When found there was upon the body a small sum of
money and his watch which had stopped at a quarter to eight
o'clock. As a watch will soon stop under water this
faithful time piece bears silent evidence to the hour when
death came out of the waters to claim its owner.
The body will be taken to Mt. Pleasant for burial.
Mr. Robinson was a native of Virginia, where in
Frederick county, his aged father yet lives in the weakness
of his many years to be stricken by the strong blow of this
sad announcement.
The deceased was in every sense a gentleman, of
excellent business ability, intense energy of character and
unobtrusive life. Though but little more than a year
amongst us he had made many friends and in these recent
hours when the waters were rushing over the body and would
not give up the dead, in all the crowd that stood every day
and all day watching the current go by and the boats at
their labor there was not one but could say much that was
good in testimony to his worth, and there was not one there
nor elsewhere who could recall an incident in his career
amongst us that was not worthy a good man and true.
His relatives who were upon the scene request the
publication of the following card:
TO THE PUBLIC.--The brothers and sisters of James
Robinson, who was drowned a few days since, extend their
most heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Iowa City and
vicinity generally, and specially to many who sig_ally
manifested the sympathy which .....
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