MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT
The coach and horses, together with the coachman, and a son of Mr Joseph Anthony, of this city, were on Sunday last unfortunately lost in the river Delaware. This distressing occurrence happened in the following manner: between 8 and 9 nine o'clock in the morning, the family having rode out to their country seat, situated on the river, about 14 miles from the city, the coachman, with Mr Anthony's son William, a promising lad of about 10 years of age, drove to the edge of the river, for the purpose of refreshing his horses and cleaning the carriage. Unfortunately, either from not being well acquainted with the shore, or from being unable to turn the horses in time, they got out of their depth, and in their struggle to swim, it is supposed entangled their feet with the harness or shaft, and immediately sunk. The body of the coachman was found near the carriage. That of Mr Anthony's son was found and interred on Monday. (The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 Jul 1802, p3)
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The coach and horses, together with the coachman, and a son of Mr Joseph Anthony, of this city, were on Sunday last unfortunately lost in the river Delaware. This distressing occurrence happened in the following manner: between 8 and 9 nine o'clock in the morning, the family having rode out to their country seat, situated on the river, about 14 miles from the city, the coachman, with Mr Anthony's son William, a promising lad of about 10 years of age, drove to the edge of the river, for the purpose of refreshing his horses and cleaning the carriage. Unfortunately, either from not being well acquainted with the shore, or from being unable to turn the horses in time, they got out of their depth, and in their struggle to swim, it is supposed entangled their feet with the harness or shaft, and immediately sunk. The body of the coachman was found near the carriage. That of Mr Anthony's son was found and interred on Monday. (The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 Jul 1802, p3)
Thanks to Contributor: JanisG (47652946)
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT
The coach and horses, together with the coachman, and a son of Mr Joseph Anthony, of this city, were on Sunday last unfortunately lost in the river Delaware. This distressing occurrence happened in the following manner: between 8 and 9 nine o'clock in the morning, the family having rode out to their country seat, situated on the river, about 14 miles from the city, the coachman, with Mr Anthony's son William, a promising lad of about 10 years of age, drove to the edge of the river, for the purpose of refreshing his horses and cleaning the carriage. Unfortunately, either from not being well acquainted with the shore, or from being unable to turn the horses in time, they got out of their depth, and in their struggle to swim, it is supposed entangled their feet with the harness or shaft, and immediately sunk. The body of the coachman was found near the carriage. That of Mr Anthony's son was found and interred on Monday. (The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 Jul 1802, p3)
Thanks to Contributor: JanisG (47652946)
The coach and horses, together with the coachman, and a son of Mr Joseph Anthony, of this city, were on Sunday last unfortunately lost in the river Delaware. This distressing occurrence happened in the following manner: between 8 and 9 nine o'clock in the morning, the family having rode out to their country seat, situated on the river, about 14 miles from the city, the coachman, with Mr Anthony's son William, a promising lad of about 10 years of age, drove to the edge of the river, for the purpose of refreshing his horses and cleaning the carriage. Unfortunately, either from not being well acquainted with the shore, or from being unable to turn the horses in time, they got out of their depth, and in their struggle to swim, it is supposed entangled their feet with the harness or shaft, and immediately sunk. The body of the coachman was found near the carriage. That of Mr Anthony's son was found and interred on Monday. (The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 Jul 1802, p3)
Thanks to Contributor: JanisG (47652946)
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