John Reynolds - Drowned - Emmaville, NSW, Australia - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

On a pointed-arched, slab of white marble, is the sad inscription for two of the sons of Thomas and Elizabeth Reynolds - tho only the upper inscription gives the cause of the sons demise. It reads:

In Loving | Remembrance
~ of ~
JOHN EDWARD
Eldest & Beloved son of
Thomas and Elizabeth Reynolds
Who was Accidentally Drowned
on 1st Jany. 1887
Aged 26 years.
"When thous passest through the
waters, I will be with thee"
_____
[Also their fourth son
Robert Henry
Died 6th  Decr. 1886
Aged 9½ years
'Thy will be done']

From the Australian Town and Country Journal, of Saturday 8 January, 1887, comes the following excerpt:

EMMAVILLE

January 3
"SUDDEN DEATH-- With great regret I have to report the death of Mr. John Reynolds, son of Mr. Thomas Reynolds, of Mount Hopton, one our most esteemed and respected residents. Young Mr. Reynolds, with a party of friends, had prceeded to the Severn River on Saturday last, to celebrate the advent of the New Year, and after the usual picnic festivities the male portion of the party went a short distance up the river for a swim. After being in the water for some time Mr. Reynolds was seen to suddenly sink. He appeared once more on the surface; but although his companions made every exertion to get to his asistance, he sank again. The body was not recovered until the next morning. The funeral, which took place today, was attended by all classes of the community, fully eight hundred persons present." [Courtesy of Trove: Emmaville, page 16]

Address: Emmaville Cemetery, Emmaville, NSW, 2371, Australia

Visited: 1513, Thursday, 21 December, 2017
Revisited: 1039, Sunday, 26 August, 2018

Type of Death Listed: Accident Cause of death inscription on headstone: Drowning Website (if available): [Web Link]

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