Abbreviations used
Date July 26 1894
County York
Place Fredericton
Newspaper The Gleaner
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 double drowning accident occurred at Burke's mill pond at Fox Creek, about five miles from Moncton last eve. The 15 year old son of Charles LEBLANC was in bathing, got beyond his depth and sank. Another lad, aged 17, son of Mark LEBLANC jumped in and succeeded in reaching the drowning boy when both went down together. Neither could swim.