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Foreign News
April 8, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In December last, Richard Page, a cooper on the ship Highfield, was attacked by a shark while swimming from the wharf in Kingston, Jamaica, after refusing to board a boat. He was severely mangled and died shortly after; a dog that followed him was also devoured.
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The following shocking accident happened in December last, in the harbour of Kingston, in Jamaica:
About ten o'clock at night, one Richard Page, a cooper, belonging to the ship Highfield, with several of his comrades, went down King-street, to the water side, where a boat lay ready to carry them to the ship. On their getting down to the wharf, Page swore he would not get into the boat, but would swim off; and after struggling with his companions for some time, who endeavoured to force him into the boat, actually leaped off the end of the wharf into the water, and swam towards the ship. The people instantly put off the boat; but before they had got ten yards from the wharf, heard the unhappy man call out for help, and presently they took his mangled, mutilated, bleeding carcass, into the boat. He only lived to tell them that a shark had torn him all to pieces. His bowels were cut out, his back broke, and one of his arms was stript of the flesh from the shoulder down to the elbow. A large Newfoundland dog, which followed the unhappy man into the water, was devoured by the same monster.
About ten o'clock at night, one Richard Page, a cooper, belonging to the ship Highfield, with several of his comrades, went down King-street, to the water side, where a boat lay ready to carry them to the ship. On their getting down to the wharf, Page swore he would not get into the boat, but would swim off; and after struggling with his companions for some time, who endeavoured to force him into the boat, actually leaped off the end of the wharf into the water, and swam towards the ship. The people instantly put off the boat; but before they had got ten yards from the wharf, heard the unhappy man call out for help, and presently they took his mangled, mutilated, bleeding carcass, into the boat. He only lived to tell them that a shark had torn him all to pieces. His bowels were cut out, his back broke, and one of his arms was stript of the flesh from the shoulder down to the elbow. A large Newfoundland dog, which followed the unhappy man into the water, was devoured by the same monster.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Shark Attack
Kingston Jamaica
Richard Page
Ship Highfield
Newfoundland Dog
What entities or persons were involved?
Richard Page
Where did it happen?
Kingston, Jamaica
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Kingston, Jamaica
Event Date
December Last
Key Persons
Richard Page
Outcome
richard page severely mangled by shark, died shortly after; large newfoundland dog devoured
Event Details
Richard Page, refusing to board boat, swam from wharf in Kingston harbor at night; attacked by shark, rescued mangled but died after describing attack; dog that followed also eaten by shark