Abbreviations used
Date October 11 1876
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
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.
Dalhousie (Rest. Co.), Oct. 10 - Last night as Robt. BARBOUR of Bathurst (Glouc. Co.) and Archie JAMIESON of Middle River were crossing the railway track near Grant's Brook, six miles from Bathurst, the wagon in which they were driving was struck by the accommodation train going north. The horse was killed, the wagon demolished and the men thrown violently over the fence alongside the track. Barbour was almost instantly killed. Jaieson was badly hurt, but it is thought not fatally.