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The Preston Guardian
April 4th 1849
Death From Drowning, Whilst Bathing
On Saturday last, a coroner's inquest was held at Barrowford, near Colne, on the body of John Turner, a private of the 90th regiment of foot, a fine young man, about 19 years of age. From the evidence of John Ferguson, a private of the same regiment, it appeared that he and the deceased left the barracks, at Colne, on the evening of Thursday last, for the purpose of bathing in the Canal. They both went into the canal about twenty yards distant from each other, and had not been many minutes in the water before witness heard Turner utter a shout of alarm, and he seam towards him as quickly as he could, but before he could reach he had sunk, and never rose again. Witness gave an alarm, and a boatman came with a hook and tried to raise the body, but not succeeding witness dressed and ran to the barracks, at Colne. John Purkiss, another soldier immediately returned with him to the canal, and having stripped, went into the water, and in about three minutes brought out the body of the deceased, after it had been immersed in the water about an hour. The verdict was "Accidental death." The deceased was interred at Colne, on Tuesday last, with military honours, the officers being in full uniform; and a shooting company of 14 fired three rounds of blank cartridge over his grave.
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Mel
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