Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland fourth session of the fourth Second General Assembly St. John's , E.D.Shea , 1852 Report in Detail for the Office of Coroner for District of Brigus , ending 31st Dec. 1851 ------------------------------------------------------------------ My short forms...Ver. = verdict , this means what the coroner had determined was the cause of death. Where it says " held " means where the coroner held his inquest/ autopsy. Vis = visitation. This is in the context of" visitation by God", which basically means , natural causes. Gov. = government The report gives dates for each person , but I'm unsure if these were the dates of the autopsy , or the date of when he submitted his report, or both? All dates are for 1851. ------------------------------------------------------------- O. Chitman date: May 8 , 1851 Ver. -Accidently burned to death Held - Spaniards Bay ---------------------------------------------- S. Curlew date : May 19 , 1851 Ver. - Found drowned Held - Clarke's Beach , Port de Grave ---------------------------------------------- P. Dawe date: Sept. 6 , 1851 Ver.- Accidently burned to death Held - Long Beach, Port de Grave ------------------------------------------- Other...... W. McCarthy Sr. date ; Jan. 11 , 1851 Ver.- Accidently drowned Held - Bird Island Cove ------------------------------------------ A Boy , name unknown date : Jan. 15 , 1851 Ver. - Accidently drowned Held - Bird Island Cove ---------------------------------------- John Chant date : June 30 , 1851 Ver.- Destroyed himself by hanging in a fit of temporary insanity Held - Bird Island Cove ---------------------------------------- ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten