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Date 1 juillet 1867
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal Morning News
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.
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'