Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-02
Theodosia Burr.
The True Story of Her Death at Sea.


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Iracl,ef with tho ho,i,f that m, vnss,,l
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rnntlrn,ar VI ,ultur, and forum,
! Amona , ysnabI, collection of nain+
iues i'm his Driyst, ,ollnry ;s IN ,ri,.
Iiual Tarnd,sie Rur, Nstou tbe NOS.
session ,f which came ahnrt Ms fol-
lows: Near "I[itN Hawk an tbr
coast nf North Carolina NOW sn sadly
known MS tho scenp. of tbe loss oF th,
Huron and tho Nctropolis IN thp win
ire OF 1877 lived mn mod apl
Weathe,-hratop pilnt who talpu sic1,
sent for a physician. and Ms the doctor
had been successful IN his treatment
and was about to toLr lnayr nf his
patient the latter said he chad no
money hut would compensatc him for
his trouble when ne yos abIn tn worl, '
The doctor remarked that there was
somethfug or his which n, wouId like
to have. unless II had some association
which would render parting with II n
sacrifice and pointed to the portrait of
a beautiful woman on the wall The
pilot did not value the picture nor
did he know who II was The Dhysi
clan asked how he came into posses
sion of il. and was told that years
ago, say night in January, 1913. after
a storm of such force as was not re
membered by the oldest people then
living on the coast, several vessels
were thrown ashore, and when the
weather went down, so that he could
head for the breakers, he pulled off
to one Of the vessels. little schooner.
Everything had been swept from her;
books were scattered about and In
his search for some records of the YES
sells destination, crew, and passengers,
he came across set of silver and
that picture and brought them away,
A gentleman residing in the neighbor.
hood Of Kitty Hawk during second
visit to Washington, happened to hear
a conversation about Aaron Burr-to
confirm the remark of Theodosia's
beauty, a picture of the lady was pro
dUced. After his return to North
Carolina he was visiting an old friend
who was struck with the resemblance
of a portrait hanging before him and
the picture he had seen of Theodosia
in Washington"
Tho writer in concluding an article
already foo lengthy will only add that
tho British AdmIral's statement OF his
having passed the pilot through his
foot and tho violent qala which fol.
lowed tho Same night provo most con.
cInsiyely that the boat was lost. and It
Is simpIv absurd 10 attach ony import-
orcn IA tbe "nirato story " in n fierce
storm and in the midst Of the british
feet The boat may or may not have
hopn cast ashore The nortralt NAV
mr. may NOT have bncn that Of Tnoo.
dosia The lady written TO with tho
home Of IFS boinq r,cogni2ed was a
near and very dear relative Of the
writer and was tho vounpest sistor Of
Gov ToeaDb Action lint was n uttle