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THE NEW BRUNSWICK MAGAZINE.
placed over the grave, bearing the following inscription:—
In Memory of
ANDREW IRVING,
Late Master of the Ship of England of Cork.
Who perished on the wreck of that Vessel
In Courtney Bay, entrance of this Harbour,
On the night of the 19th of December, 1846.
Also
John Smith, seaman, Thomas Rogers,
Cook, Francis Burdett and Charles Ward,
Apprentices, who perished at the time
The remains of Capt. Irving are interred
On this spot, those of the sufferers with
Him are interred in the old graveyard
In this City.
This stone is erected by the Shipmasters
And others in the port of St. John.
The stone is to be seen on the high ground in the eastern part of the burial ground. There is no enclosure or any evidence of care, and of the hundreds who have read the inscription, few have heard, until now, the full details of the story of the wreck of the "England."
ABOIDEAU?
The discussion of the derivation and the radical signification of this word in the pages of The New Brunswick Magazine has revived in this community recollections of previous efforts to settle the question now raised afresh. I remember two former occasions on which considerable space in the columns of our St. John newspapers was filled by contributions from various correspondents, who all had theories according to which the matter might be explained. Nearly all