Newspaper article - Morning Freeman

The following information was posted on the SEAMAN family GenWeb Forum by Bill Arthurs arthurs@... back in October 2000, I came across it in my files this week.

CUTTEN, NEWCOMB, SEAMAN, GEORGE & MOSHER related


[from Morning Freeman newspaper June 16, 1866]
"Four persons drowned at Partridge Island, Parrsboro, N.S. On Monday eve. 4th inst., the packet "Zephyr" from Horton having arrived off the public wharf about dusk, and the tide having been too far spent to admit of going up the river to the village, they anchored about 700 or 800 yards off the pier. The wind was blowing a moderate breeze from the southeast and there was not very much sea running as the tide was low. The boat was lowered for the purpose of landing the passengers, when Rev. George, Baptist Minister of Little River in this County, his wife, Lydia Ann eldest daughter of W. H. Seamans of Pugwash, N.S; his sister, Miss George of Cornwallis, and Mr. Mosher, St. Martins (Saint John), N.B; the captain - Mr. Newcomb and young Mr. Cutten, both of Parrsboro, got into it. Although it was found to be very leaky, they set out for shore, Mr. George bailing and for a while thinking he could keep her free. They had not gone 50 yards when the boat filled and sank. Mr. George and Mr. Mosher clung to the boat and were washed ashore. The others were drowned."
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