Abbreviations used
Date March 18 1889
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.
An accident occurred Wednesday last at the Glebe manganese mines near Sussex (Kings Co.) owned by Messrs. Gould & Alley. Joseph RICHARDSON, an employee, contrary to express orders approached a spot where a charge had been placed within 20 minutes after the time of firing. The result was the Mr. Richardson was blown into the air and had a leg shattered, besides sustaining severe internal injuries. His recovery is doubtful.