Abbreviations used
Date June 6 1883
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Christian Visitor
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.
d. 25th ult, George KEITH s/o late Aaron KEITH of Havelock (Kings Co.) 23rd year. Deceased was engaged stream driving in Nova Scotia. He with three other men were attempting to open a sluice in a dam built for driving purposes, when the dam suddenly gave way, hurling them a distance of some 24 feet on the rocks below and immediately carrying them downstream with the rush of water from above. Only one of the men escaped with his life and that with great difficulty. Deceased followed his father to the grave only a few weeks ago. His body will be brought home and buried beside that of his father on Sunday 27th ult.