Abbreviations used
Date August 24 1872
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.
Fatal Accident at South Bay - Killed by a PicNic Train - The lady killed was Mrs. Nelson WILLIAMS who resided at South Bay, only a short distance from the station. She was about 54 years old and had a family of five children. Her husband is a boss Millwright and is known as a first class mechanic. When the accident happened he was at Miramichi engaged in some work in Messrs. Ritchie and Snowball's mill. An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Rigby. The jury were: Wm ROXBOROUGH, E.J. SHELDON, Wm HALSEY, Freeman SPEARIN, Walter TURNBULL, Chas. GODSOE, James COOPER Testimonies of Angus MURRAY, engine driver; Benjamin APPLEBY, conductor; George ABRAM, brakeman; Phoebe WILLIAMS, daughter of deceased; William THOMAS, Millman. The deceased Elizabeth WILLIAMS on Wednesday 21st Aug., at the crossing at Lancaster Station, came to her death accidentally. The body of Mrs. WILLIAMS will be brought to Carleton (St. John) today for interment.