Mary Brown (person) — Silver City well accident victim
Harris saw her slip and plunge headlong into the well while lifting out a bucket of water [1]. She was removed quickly, but her skull was fractured in several places and she was already dead [1]. Slough attended, but she was beyond aid [1]. That morning, Brown had told her husband she felt badly and had a strange presentiment of impending misfortune [1].
Sources
- Fatal Accident (1890)Fatal Accident About six o’clock on Tuesday morning last, people residing in the vicinity of Bullard and Market streets were startled by loud cries of “Help! Help!”. On repairing to the scene of the commotion …