Abbreviations used
Date August 20 1851
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Morning News
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.
Melancholy Accident - John CARR, age about 5 was killed Sunday afternoon on Straight Shore (St. John). He was playing on a pile of boards with his little sister and the pile fell upon him, crushing him in a shocking manner.