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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Newbury-Port, five local men fishing overturned their boat on the bar last Tuesday, drowning four and leaving their families indigent. The drifted boat providentially saved a leaking Hampton crew two days later.
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Tuesday morning, last week, five men belonging to this town went out of the harbour to catch fish; but in returning, by attempting to recross the bar, the boat was overset, and four of the unfortunate persons were drowned—The other, after remaining in the water about 15 minutes, was taken up in a boat which then happened to be in sight.—The deceased have all left wives and children, in indigent circumstances, to lament their untimely fate.
One very remarkable circumstance which deserves to be noticed, is—The boat out of which the above-mentioned poor men lost their lives, drifted to sea, and two or three days after was met with by a boat's crew belonging to Hampton, just at the time when they supposed themselves launching into eternity, by reason of a leak in their boat, which they in vain endeavoured to stop; and, being fatigued, had given themselves for lost, when the other boat came in sight, which they soon discharged of its water, and therein arrived safe to land.
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Primary Location
Newbury Port
Event Date
Tuesday Morning, Last Week
Outcome
four of the five men drowned; the survivor was rescued after 15 minutes in the water. the deceased left wives and children in indigent circumstances.
Event Details
Five men from Newbury-Port went fishing out of the harbor. On returning, attempting to recross the bar, their boat overset, drowning four. The boat drifted to sea and two or three days later was found by a Hampton boat's crew in distress from a leak; they used it to bail water and reach land safely.