Abbreviations used
Date December 14 1869
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.
Verdict of Jury - That the deceased Michael HAYS came to his death in the cabin schr. "E.B. Ketchum" lying at South Market Wharf. Supposed to have been caused from Carbonic Acid Gas and Ferdinand DESDERNIER, Miledge McFARLANE and James IRVING came to their death in the same manner. (see original)