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Daily News
Year End Review - 1919
FATALITIES OF THE YEAR
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The records were transcribed by JOHN BAIRD Formatted by GEORGE WHITE
While we have endeavored to be as
correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.
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December 5, 1918 | Michael Cantwell, from injuries received two days previously, at Cabot Tower, in a powder explosion. |
| December 20, 1918 | The body of an unknown woman washed ashore at Cappahayden, thought to be a Florizel victim. |
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| January 1, 1919 | Tragic death of Samuel Taylor of Wm., South Side, Carbonear. |
| January 7, 1919 | William Murray, Murray’s Pond, by shooting. |
| January 22, 1919 | Little child, named Oke, severely burned. |
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| February 16, 1919 | Gladys Parsons aged 14, accidentally shot her 8 year old brother, and died the following day. |
| February 27, 1919 | Three children drowned through the ice off Bunette Island. |
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| March 5, 1919 | Frederick Hillier, Griquet, lost in storm, probably walked over the edge of the ice. |
| March 6, 1919 | Tragic death of Emmanuel Murphy, Curling, 47. |
| March 26, 1919 | John Jewer 12, and Hubert Gosse 10, Spaniard’s Bay, drowned in Northern Cove Pond. |
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| April 16, 1919 | Peter Burrage, New Perlican, drowned. |
| April 23, 1919 | Mrs. Smith and child, burned to death, in fire at residence, Heart’s Content.
Darius Sheppard, Pools Island, died at Greenspond, from injuries received in
a sawmill. |
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| May 3, 1919 | Isaac Cram, Trinmy Cove, Placentia Bay, accidentally killed at Bell Island, 24. |
| May 10, 1919 | George Bishop killed at Bell Island, through falling off a boiler. |
| May 18, 1919 | Double tragedy on New Gower Street. Chinese Laundry, with the Proprietor, Kung Wah and his wife, burned to death. |
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| June 19, 1919 | Willie Dunphy, 8, died from injuries in an automobile accident at Holyrood. |
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| July 2, 1919 | Mrs. James Blandford drowned at Twillingate. |
| July 11, 1919 | Joseph Young, Bank Head, drowned in Tickle River, married. |
| July 12, 1919 | Roland Barrett, 15, son of Editor Barrett of The Western Star, drowned at Curling. |
| July 16, 1919 | James Pynn, Bristol’s Hope, killed at Bell Island, 23.
Henry Corkum of Lunenburg, drowned, ex-Banker Mowlen, at Carbonear. |
| July 18, 1919 | William Thomas, Carbonear, overcome by fumes when smoking caplin. 32, married. |
| July 25, 1919 | Albert Walsh, died at Bell Island from injuries there, the previous day. |
| July 26, 1919 | Theodore Martin, 13, drowned at Elliston. |
| July 27, 1919 | John Butt Harvey, Freshwater, drowned at Pack’s Harbor, Labrador. |
| July 30, 1919 | Man named Kavanagh or Power, drowned at Flat Rock. |
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| August 4, 1919 | Tragic death of Edwin Dunn, Cupids. 52. |
| August 5, 1919 | Tragic death of a man named Blackmore at Pilley’s Island.
Kenneth Seymore Mitchell, drowned at Canso, N.S., aged 7. |
| August 11, 1919 | John Moyst, 14, killed by a motor car. |
| August 13, 1919 | Ex-Sergeant Charles Peters, drowned at Quidi Vidi Pond on Regatta Day. |
| August 25, 1919 | Thomas Northcott, Lewisporte, 21, and Graham LeDrew, 17, drowned at Grand Falls. |
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| September 6, 1919 | John Nolan, Salmonier, drowned off Colinet Island. |
| September 12, 1919 | Richard Lahey, Lance Cove, Bell Island, killed, aged 16. |
| September 16, 1919 | Miss Dorothy Barter died from injuries received in motor car accident. |
| September 18, 1919 | Willie Pridham, 4, Petty Harbor, drowned. |
| September 30, 1919 | James Bond and Albert Bennett, Petites, drowned through upsetting of dory. |
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| October 13, 1919 | Samuel Martin, Wabana, killed near the Pier Subway, at Sydney. |
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| November 1, 1919 | Henry Milley, Nipper’s Harbor, killed by falling over a wharf. |
| November 30, 1919 | Helen Lawlor, 7, dies from injuries from fire on previous day. |
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| December 5, 1919 | Cornelius O’Keefe, Tor’s Cove, drowned. |
| December 13, 1919 | T. Broderick, H.M.C., died from injuries received when run over by a horse. |
| December 16, 1919 | Thomas Matthews, La Scie, dies on the road between that place and Tilt Cove. |
| December 20, 1919 | Enos Gatehouse, died from exposure, being caught in his punt in a snow storm. |
| December 26, 1919 | John Mills, 40, married, Twillingate, perishes in storm whilst in the woods. |
| December 29, 1919 | Rose, 7 year old daughter of Mr. C. McCarter, Architect, drowned in a well. |
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