Abbreviations used
Date June 29 1863
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.
Thomas JOHNSTONE, late of Belfast, Ireland was killed at Chatham (North. Co.) 23rd inst., by the accidental falling of a large iron knee while being hoisted by a derrick. His two legs and back were broken and his skull fractured.