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Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 72 Numéro 4

Date 3 juillet 1884
Comté Albert
Lieu Albert
Journal The Maple Leaf

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A sad accident by which three men lost their lives occurred at Hillsboro (Albert Co.) Friday last. The schr. "Fannie Flint" belonging to Lubec, Maine arrived at the plaster wharf and the Captain sent the mate and three men to make fast and warp the schooner. The tide was running very strong and the men found great difficulty in running the line and became entangled in it causing the boat to upset. Edgar STEEVES of Hillsboro succeeded in swimming shore, the other three were drowned. Their names were John CORBETT, Lubec, Me., Mate, age 27; Charles SARSEN, Norway, seaman, age 21 and C. OLSEN, Norway, seaman, age 21. The captain made every effort to haul in the line, but the weight of the men who held on to it made it impossible for him to do so. They unfortunate men were all unmarried. After the inquest the bodies were interred in the Cemetery on Gray's Island. The young man Steeves, who was saved, will be remembered as the person who rescued the child of a captain at this same wharf some two years ago.

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