Hyde County, NC - Ocracock Boating Accident, 1787

Newbern, in North Carolina, May 31

On Tuesday morning last, we understand the following melancholy
accident happened at Ocracock:

Messrs. Joseph Pedrick, James Williams and Francis Williams, pilots,
in company with three others, observing two vessels at sea the evening
before, set off at day-break in the morning to pilot them in. When
they were about six miles from the bar, their boat was stove to pieces
by a fish, supposed to be a Heronhog, by which means the above named
persons were drowned.

The others were taken up by Capt. Morrison in a sloop from St. Eustatia,
who fortunately happened to be coming in at that time - one of whom,
Mr. Benjamin Gaskins, continues very low, he being nearly exhausted
when taken up.

Source: Newbern Herald - May 31, 1787

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