Abbreviations used
Date May 2 1878
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.
The name of the man lost overboard from brigt "Marius Coipel" was Samuel WILLIAMS. Capt Shaw reports that on April 6th, at 8 a.m., Williams was knocked overboard by the main-gaff. The vessel which was running at five knots was rounded to and a boat was lowered and rowed to the spot where the man was last seen. The deceased was seen to rise once aftyer getting overboard and must have sunk immediately after. He was 24 years of age and belonged to Upper Clements, Annapolis, N.S.