Abbreviations used
Date July 1 1867
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Morning 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.
Drowned at Magaguadavic (Charlotte Co.) night 23rd inst., from brig "Union", St. Andrews, Thomas HUGHES of Summerside PEI about 22 years of age. He went ashore with his companion about 8 o'clock p.m. to get a tooth extracted and on return -ing between 12 and 1 accidentally fell from the boat and was drowned. The body was discovered the next day and an inquest held before Dr. Valentine, Coroner and Mr. Messenett The testimony went to show that HUGHES was sober, but his companion was intoxicated and, having fallen asleep in the boat, did not know what had happened until aroused from his stupor. - St. Croix 'Courier'