Abbreviations used
Date December 1 1871
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Daily 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.
Last week, a telegram was received from Capt. HUNT announcing the death by drowning of James GIBSON, mate of schr. "Eliza Frances". It appears from a letter since received that it was blowing a stiff breeze and while in the act of easing the fore sheet, near Portland, the rope caught his legs and pulled him overboard. The vessel was immediately brought about and a boat lowered, but we regret to add that Mr. GIBSON sank before assistance could reach him. - 'Standard'