Abbreviations used
Date January 8 1881
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Morning Freeman
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 lad named Alex. CAMPBELL ran into the water while coasting at the North West Arm, Halifax, N.S. on Tuesday eve. His lifeless body was found soon afterwards.