Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....McDougall, Peter  May 26, 1854
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Maquoketa Sentinel, June 1, 1854
Maquoketa Sentinel, June 1, 1854 

MELANCHOLY- 
On Friday afternoon last, Mr. Peter McDougall, a student at the College, was 
accidentally drowned while bathing in the Maquoketa River. Mr. McDougall's 
relative, we learned, reside in Canada East. He was an estimable young man, 
and leaves many friends here to mourn his loss. 

OBITUARY- 
Drowned in the Maquoketa River on May 26, 1854, Mr. Peter McDougall, of 
Guelph, Canada East, a member of the Maquoketa Academy, aged 20 years. 

By this sudden dispensation of Providence, the members of the Maquoketa 
Academy as well as the community, are thrown into deep mourning. All mourn his 
early death and deeply sympathize with his friends far away. 

Not feeling very well, he received an excuse from school Friday morning after 
devotional exercises. Nothing serious was apprehended until Saturday morning, 
when immediate search was made for him and his clothes were found on the bank 
of the river about one mile outside the village. Soon after, a little below, 
his body was discovered cold in the embrace of death. 

His mind was one of superior order. A retentive memory, aided by a quick and 
clear perception made him a superior scholar. His openheartedness and 
frankness gained for him many friends. We can hardly realize we have lost our 
dear friend, but so it is, he is gone, we fondly hope, to dwell with blessed 
spirits in a far better world. We buried him on a quiet Sabbath morn, and 
springing flowers in the spring of the year, in the opening manhood of his 
life. We left his body, but we would not if we could call back his immortal 
spirit from the mansion in the skies. 




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