Abbreviations used
Date August 21 1874
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 inquest was held at Chatham (North. Co.) on 4th inst. before Dr. Thomson, coroner, on the body of Thomas VYE, Sr. who was found lying dead in his canoe. The deceased had gone out to remove his nets from the pickets and expired while doing so. It was believed that death was caused by heart disease.