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Mrs. George Sprague burns to death, 1914

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 New Egypt Press 22 May 1914

The wreck of the "Maggie and Lucy", 1877

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 New Jersey Courier 8 Mar 1877

George Haring finds a body, 1886

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New Jersey Courier 21 Jul 1886

Thomas Hazelton finds false teeth, 1879

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New Jersey Courier 13 Feb 1879

Joseph Francis and his life car

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Isaac B. Fisher dies, 1896

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New Jersey Courier 2 Apr 1896

Jersey Shore storm, 1909

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New Jersey Courier,19 Aug 1909

Dead body found, 1909

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From the New Jersey Courier, 19 Aug 1909

Nelson Grant obituary, 1929

from the New Jersey Courier 23 Apr 1929 Capt. Nelson Grant, 80 years of age, a life long resident of Lacey Township, honored and respected by all who knew him, killed himself on Thursday morning, August 22, by sending a load of shot through his breast. He lived not far from the Central Railroad station at Lanoka Harbor. At 6:15 that morning he went over to the station with a single barreled shot gun. It is assumed that he sat down with the gun between his knees, butt on the ground and leaned over so that the muzzle was against his chest. Then with a bit of shingle lathe he pushed the trigger, launching himself into eternity. His death was probably instantaneous, as he was found sitting up, the gun between his knees. Capt.Nelson Grant was an oldtime waterman. In his early days he went to sea. Later he spent a long time in the Life-Saving service, till laid off from disability acquired in the service. After that he was an oyster planter and bayman. For a long time before the small Boar...

Edmund Ridgway resigns from Life Saving Service, 1900

New Jersey Courier 15 Dec 1900 Edmund Ridgway has resigned his position as surfman in Loveladies Island station