Abbreviations used
Date July 11 1857
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper New Brunswick Courier
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 body of Robert COLLINS, one of the men drowned in the Falls was found Sunday. An inquest was held Monday 6th inst. before the Coroner. Verdict Accidently drowned. Consequently the statement contained in the 'Freeman' that the body was found Saturday - that the Coroner refused to attend until Monday and that the body was buried Sunday is characteristic of the editor of that paper.