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Date 11 juillet 1868
Comté Northumberland
Lieu Chatham
Journal The Gleaner and Northumberland Schediasma
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.
An inquest was held in the Military Hospital Thursday morn. on the bodies of two Artillerymen killed while firing a salute on the Citadel Wednesday. Verdict: That James McHUGH and Robert BENNET came to their death accidentally by the premature explosion of a cartridge which they were in the act of ramming on Citadel Hill, July 1st, 1868. In the after-noon. (see original) - Halifax 'Chronicle'