Here is the account of a death on the St. Lawrence river steamer Quebec. Montreal Gazette, August 31, 1871 SUDDEN DEATH An inquest was held yesterday by Mr. Coroner Jones on the body of a man named Daniel McLaren, 55 years of age, who died on the steamer Quebec on Tuesday night [Aug. 29] between Quebec and this city. A verdict of death from heart disease was returned. Deceased belonged to Mount Forrest, Ont [sic], to which place his body will be sent. The deceased had just returned from a visit to Scotland. -- Harry Dodsworth Ottawa Ontario Canada af877@freenet.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------