| Strange Tales and True Stories |
| East coast chronicles from yesterday's newspapers |
| J. Clinton Morrison |
Strange Tales and True Stories is a compilation of over sixty
unusual and interesting stories about events occurring from
1829 to 1942 in Prince Edward Island and some neighbouring
provinces. The stories were collected from newspapers by
Island author and historian J. Clinton Morrison during his over
thirty years of historical research.
Some tales described in this book are tragic, like the railroad
accident at Tignish in 1932 when four men lost their lives and
over a dozen were badly injured, or the incarceration of Minnie
McGee who was found guilty on a charge of murdering her six
children.
Other stories are humorous - like the mermaid found in the
warehouse in North Sydney, or the race between Malcolm
McRae and Sandy McLure for the hand of Jean Brown.
There are solved and unsolved mysteries, interesting obituaries,
stories of the sea and sailors, of bears and ghosts, of bravery
and accidents. These stories reveal glimpses of the past, the
common and the unusual.
Author Clint Morrison has succeeded in his desire to produce a
readable and enjoyable book.
unusual and interesting stories about events occurring from
1829 to 1942 in Prince Edward Island and some neighbouring
provinces. The stories were collected from newspapers by
Island author and historian J. Clinton Morrison during his over
thirty years of historical research.
Some tales described in this book are tragic, like the railroad
accident at Tignish in 1932 when four men lost their lives and
over a dozen were badly injured, or the incarceration of Minnie
McGee who was found guilty on a charge of murdering her six
children.
Other stories are humorous - like the mermaid found in the
warehouse in North Sydney, or the race between Malcolm
McRae and Sandy McLure for the hand of Jean Brown.
There are solved and unsolved mysteries, interesting obituaries,
stories of the sea and sailors, of bears and ghosts, of bravery
and accidents. These stories reveal glimpses of the past, the
common and the unusual.
Author Clint Morrison has succeeded in his desire to produce a
readable and enjoyable book.
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| "Ch'Town, April 7th, 1888 I am not be able to say anything at the last hour of my life, and I say now what I would if I was able. At my trial there was false swearing and false evidence against me and because of this I was found guilty, and they took my life. It was hard at first to forgive them; but I do forgive them; God knows I do, and I pray for them. When I tried to escape I did not mean to hurt Mr. Harvie; it was only to escape I did what I done. I was very sorry for it afterwards and asked his forgiveness, and was sorry ever since. I have no fear of dying, but I don't say this boasting. One thing I want to say, I had the best father and mother a boy ever had. I thank Mr. Hodgson very much for all his kindness and goodness to me. I thank all those who were so kind to me. I thank Mr. Simpson, oh, so much! I can't tell what I owe him. God reward him for [it] some day. One of those days all will be known. Oh, my God, I do look forward to that day." - Written statement of William Millman who was executed for murder on April 10, 1888. |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| The Ghost on the Lennie Burrell Death of a P.E.I. Icon A Life Well Lived Skeletons Found in Smugglers' Cave The Hapless Suitor Minnie McGee: Murderess The S.S. Prince Edward Island Mystery at Cable Head West Death on the Strait The Gentle Giant Escape from a German Sub Sir Andrew Macphail and the Crazed Assassin German POW's Lay Railroad Track The Indian Tom Thumbs of America A Mystery Cave Death of an Old Soldier The Shower of Toads Treasure at Pictou Island The Human Fly Gold Nuggets Found in Goose A Pathetic Death A Nostalgic Look Back A Famous Island Inventor Fishing Boat Sunk by Huge Sea Mammal Tragedy at Tignish First Island Air Fatality A Saga of Two Pioneer P.E.I. Fox Ranchers Dead or Alive The Remarkable Story of a P.E.I. Captain A Letter From the Great Depression The Capture of the Nellie J. Banks A Famous P.E.I. World War One Air Ace German Sub Sinks S.S. Caribou Index |
| About the Author Preface Preacher Woman The Yankee Gale North America's First Underwater Cable An Islander Adventurer in the Great West Missionary Martyrs The Sinking of the British Lady Unusual Accidents at Alberton and Tignish The Highwayman A Scotchman Treed by a Bear The Hanging of George Dowey Bear Killed by Lot 11 Woman The Fire Ship The Island Park Hotel Peter Brundage's Story Captain Kidd's Treasure Attacked by a Sea Serpent Hidden French Coins Found You Be the Judge The Wreck of the Marco Polo The Buctouche Mystery Mermaid Found in Warehouse Buffalo Bill was an Islander Murder Along the Sou' West River Kensington in Olden Times St. Anne's Sunday, Lennox Island, 1887 P.E.I.'s First Murder and First Bank Frank Snake: Island Mi'kmaq The Gracie M. Parker Sinks Near St. Pierre Voyage of the Valiant The Legless Man A Tragic Love Affair Marine Monster Sighted Truth or Myth? |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR J. Clinton Morrison |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR P. John Burden |
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