Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1874-01-03 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ISM. Dear Father and Mother, The dog which was the means of saving the life —lt is with great pain I. have to relate the acccnut of John Dunn was itself picked up in a disabled of the capture of the Virginias and the sentence if boat on the river by List ector Hubbard, of the death passed on the crew, myself included. When river police, on the morning of the heavy gale, I say the crew, I mean the .greater part of them. about a fortnight ago. Mr Hubbard took it to the We have a very short time now to live. They River Police Statlon, where it remained until last marched as from the wharf this morning to the priSunday, when it disappeared, and the next time son, where they passed the sentence. Dear wither he saw it was after getting ashore with Dunn. It and father, do nqt fret about me. I feel as though again took to the water, and twice attempted. to .roy soul war go to a better world. I need riot ' resave another Mani who was taken up by a boat. It late to you the particulars concerning this affair, beis now at the River Police Station, where many cause I have no doubt you have heard; ituot you persons who wished to become possessed of it have WWII Will. There is one thing which makes me feel been making application fgr it. happy, as far as happiness goes here; that is, my On Sunday, the ministers of several churctes conscience tells me I have dons no great harm to and chapels in North and South Shields made any one. I have neither committed murder or rob. reference, from their pulpits, to the sad catastrophe. .1 Y. I don't feel the least downhearted at present. _, . It appeals that on Wednesday evening one of I;think it is about eleven or twelve now, and we 11:e Tyne General Ferry Cotnpany.'s paseenser I are to be shot at three in the afternoon. Give ray deamere had a !try narrow tecaPe iron' the tale , kindest io7'_` to all na)r relatives and inquirers, and ,vhieh bele! the Gipsy Queen. A passenger states ' tell them I hope to met them in the next world. that after leaving Bowdon Dock landing stage, the Tell father and mother to be of good cheer and not boat was proceedirg down the river, and was abr,ur , int about me . , t.qt ~la„! ;layers are that my to cross between the (hedger and the boat moored 1. brother and sisters will be a comfort to them -for the with lights alongside the sunken hopper, when the future. We have no Prot..2stant ahaplain at present. watchman on board the dredger, perceiving their Good-bye, and may God bless yen all. Tell George danger, called out just in time for her to be backed: and Katie to be goo 1 an 1 dutiful to father and Fortunately, the tide was not, on the ebb, or efforts mother while they are living. Take etere•of nay dear to keep her off the hopper would have been un- sister Helen, and make her'as comfortable about it availing; and as she had on board a large number as you can. Good-bye, father and mother, sisters of passengers, the result would have been a terrible and brothers, till we meet again in the next world. loss of life. From your dutiful son.—May Heaven protect you Operations have already been commenced to all, and Godblesuyan.,' • '. . ' ' raise the steam-tug Gipsy Queen and the Comniisstoners' hopper lying sunken near Northumberland' AN