Abbreviations used
Date March 6 1879
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Saint John Globe
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
The barquentine "Geo. E. Corbitt", Capt. Kennith ATWOOD, arrived at Annapolis on Sunday from Glasgow after a very rough passage. One of the seamen, named Patrick BRISTOL of St. John, N.B. fell from the foreyard into the water and was drowned. The accident happened during a gale rendering it impossible to save him. (see Patrick DRISCOLL)