William
Fairweather
The cemetery interment records for the
City of Galveston at Rosenberg Library include an entry for one William Fairweather, a
34-year-old native of Texas, who drowned on September 7, 1864. He was buried the
following day at Potter's Field, the traditional burying ground for indigents and
travelers without a local church affiliation. The ledger lists Fairweather as
belonging to the "Steamship Danby," which is undoubtedly a reference to
Denbigh. The blockade runner is variously listed as Denby or Danby
in numerous contemporary documents, and the date of Fairweather's unfortunate demise
corresponds to Denbigh's first visit to the island city. |
