Abbreviations used
Date October 30 1878
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.
A sad drowning occurred off Cape Bear, Murray Harbor at noon on Thursday last. A large coal laden boat, owned by Abraham STEWART of Murray Harbor South, was coming from Pictou, N.S. to Murray Harbor when she sprung a leak, became water logged and sank in six and a half fathoms of water about 3/4 of a mile from the shore. Besides the owner there were on board at the time John BRENAN of Murray Harbor South, Miss GLOVER, age 21, d/o David GLOVER of White Sands and Mrs. Edward HABERLIN, age 24, d/o late Andrew BELL of same place. Stewart and Brenan saved themselves by lauching a dory which was on deck, but the two females went down with the ill fated boat. - 'Charlottetown Argus'