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Date 6 août 1864
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal New Brunswick Courier
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.
A melancholy casualty took place Monday night, Alexander s/o Major John McBEAN of the Pennyock (York Co.) was returning home with his team, one of the wheels came off, and he was thrown to the ground and crushed to death instantaneously by the Mill machinery with which his wagon was loaded. The fatal accident took place within a mile from his home; left wife, four children. - "Headquarters"