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Date 13 décembre 1888
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal The Daily Telegraph
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
On Monday, Joseph CORMIER, age 12, went on the ice off the railway wharf to skate. The ice was weak and he broke through. Efforts to rescue him were made by pushing poles across the ice to him, but he became exhausted and sank. His body was recovered shortly after - Newcastle (North. Co.) 'Advocate'