September 10, 1862
A house belonging to Mr. Benjamin SMITH, at Gossebury Cove, Trinity Bay, took fire on the night of the 6th inst., and was burnt to the ground. A child of Mr. SMITH, we are sorry to relate, perished in the flames, notwithstanding every exertion was made to save it. Great praise is due to Mr. S. SEWARD, for his exertions in saving the rest of the family, who but for his exertions would have perished.
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Transcribed by Wanda Garrett and Lester Green, September 2014. Updated September 2021
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