Abbreviations used
Date February 15 1876
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Daily 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.
The schr. "Village Belle", Capt. RILEY, which arrived here Saturday night, brought news of a case of drowning in this harbor. Schr. "Lizzie Dakers" which sailed from here on Thursday at 1 o'clock for Barbadoes, was at Little River on Friday and reported to Capt. Riley having lost the second mate named Charles JOHNSTON overboard off Negro Head. Johnston, about 24 years, a Norwegian by birth, but of late years hailing from Sydney, C.B. He was mate of brig "Iris" when she was lost.