Patrick Scurrey

Abt 1854 - 1912  (~ 57 years)

• Name	Patrick Scurrey
  Born	Abt Nov 1854	St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	19 Nov 1854	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [2]
  Died	25 Sep 1912	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Cause: injuries from a mining accident
  Address: General Hospital
  Evening Telegram: Sept. 25 1912 FATAL ACCIDENT AT BELL ISLAND Patrick Scurry, a Native of St. John's Fell off Ore Car and had Two Legs Crushed - Injuries Prove Fatal: Yesterday a serious accident occurred at the Nova Scotia Company's pier at Bell Island, in which Patrick Scurry, aged 62, and a native of St. John's, had both his legs almost crushed to a pulp. He was brought to the General Hospital and arrived there at 11 o'clock last night where he died from injuries received after a lapse of 3 hours. The facts as gleaned today by a Telegram reporter are: The victim, Patrick Scurry, who is an employee of the Dominion Iron and Steel Company was off from work on a weeks holidays. He had made arrangements to go through the mines of the Nova Scotia Company for the purpose of witnessing the work carried on and yesterday after his dinner left home to pay a visit. He proceeded to the Scotia's pier which was reached about 4 o'clock and got upon an empty ore car which runs to the mines. Shortly after the car was in motion Scurry was thrown off and almost instantaneously another car which was coming out of the mines in an opposite direction and filled with ore, passed over the lower limbs of his body, crushing and mangling them fearfully. The victim was picked up in an apparent lifeless state and tenderly borne to a nearby residence. The Company physician, Dr. Ireland, who was called into requisition, pronounced Scurry's injuries to be of a dangerous character and advised that he be sent to the General Hospital. In the meantime the physician gave the best treatment he could to the patient who did not regain conscious[ness]. Inspector General Sulivan at this end was acquainted with the accident by telephone and asked t have a conveyance ready at 8 o'clock at Portugal Cove to meet the patient who was accompanied by Dr. Ireland. On arrival, according to L.G. Sullivan, with typical promptness, ordered out the special ambulance, which left the city in charge of cabman M. Kelly. After he was transferred from the Bell Island steamer to the ambulance, Scurry was in a critical condition and received the unremitting care and attention of Dr. Ireland en route to the Hospital, which was reached at 11 o'clock. Up to this the injured man was unconscious. At 2 o'clock this morning he succumbed to his injuries, death being due to the awful shock. The sad occurrence has created sympathy in St. John's as well as on Bell Island. The deceased was an employee for many years with the firm Goodridge & Sons and later carried on a fishing business for two years on the Southern Shore. Subsequently he went to Bell Island where he brought his wife and family to reside. To the bereaved family, relatives and friends the Telegram joins in the much sympathy expressed.
  Buried	Abt 28 Sep 1912	Mount Carmel Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland
  Person ID	I5990	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2017

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Eliza" Aspell,   b. Abt Sep 1855, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 26 Mar 1907, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1879	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland
  Children	1. James Michael Scurrey,   b. 5 Jul 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Michael Joseph Scurrey,   b. 29 Aug 1881, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 31 Jan 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 32 years) + 3. Mary Teresa "Minnie" Scurrey,   b. 19 Sep 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 31 Mar 1929, Admiral's Cove, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  (Age 45 years)  [Birth]   4. Hannah Mary Scurrey,   b. 13 Oct 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Julia Mary Scurrey,   b. 27 Oct 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Richard Joseph Scurrey,   b. 12 Apr 1887, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 4 Jul 1905, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  (Age 18 years)  [Birth]   7. Patrick Joseph Scurrey,   b. 17 Mar 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 9 May 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 0 years)   8. Nicholas Joseph Scurrey,   b. 8 Jul 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Apr 1960, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	29 May 2016
  Family ID	F1881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt Nov 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland Baptism - 19 Nov 1854 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Married - 7 Nov 1879 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Died - Cause: injuries from a mining accident - 25 Sep 1912 - St. John's, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 28 Sep 1912 - Mount Carmel Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-917M-W26?cc=1939435&wc=M8JY-LM9%3A241087701%2C241087702%2C241109901 : 22 May 2014), St. John's > Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist > image 246 of 248; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland.