Terrible Suicide.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 10, 3 November 1883, Page 3

Terrible Suicide.

A/fea'lul traced v was eupcted on )boa d the stpamer Manitoban, on her voyage to *Queb'C. Among the cabin passengers from Glasgow w.>s the Rev Mr Hwcet, a Ficsbjterian cl man, iwhose most remarkable conduct can only be accounted for cn t>e heory of temporary ihsanity, When ihe vessel was passing through the Strain of Belle Isle, the unfortunate man was observed to rush on cjeck with bis throat cut and, belore anything could be done to prevent him, be had thrown himself ovei board. The alarm was at once given, and the ship was put about with all possible despatch. The Manitoban was railing, however, at the lime at a rate of 14 knots an hour, ard it was therelo.e nearly half an hour before the holy of Mr fSwect could be lecovered. Strange to say it floated on the water, and when brought on board there was si 1 life in the bedy, The unfortunate man seemed to have seif red little or nothing by his helf boar’s float upon the survice ot the soa, but the gash in the tin oat was a feaiful one and had to be stitched by the med'c?! officer on board in four or five places. f J he unfoitunato man expired goon after the Manitoban airived in pore, Mr foweet was forty yea; y of rge.