10 SHIP FE\^KR IN 1847. 



and you could see outdoors through the cracks, so that they were 

 little protection. The date was June, 1847, and the disease shi]) 

 fever or typhus. 



Michael Dee. 



In regard to Dr. Vondy's death, I have the following letter from 

 Jxidge Wilkinson : 



Bushville. 10th May, 1908 



Dear Doctor : I am afraid the within enclosed pencillings will 

 hardly give you the information you want. I copied them from 

 the tablet in the porch of the church and from the memorial stone 

 in the graveyard this afternoon. In the blank before the words 



Ship Loostock, the stone is all crumbled and broken, so that 



I cannot tell what was there. I think, however, it was the name 

 of the country to which the ship belonged — as Norwegian or Ger- 

 man ship. My father-in-law's (Rev. Mr. Bacon's) diary says the 

 funeral was 2nd July, 1847. The records of the sessions of that 

 date I should think would give you the other particulars. 



Yours truly, 



Wm, Wilkinson. 



Tablet erected in the porch of St. Paul's Church, Chatham, N. B. 



"In memory of J. Vondy, Esq., of this place, who in the faithful 

 discharge of his professional duties fell a victim to a malignant 

 fever which prevailed on Middle Island among the passengers of 

 the Looshtauk." 



From the memorial stone in St. Paul's churchyard. 



• 'This monument was erected as a public testimonial of respect 

 to the memory of John Vondy, Esq., surgeon of this place, who 

 in the faithful discharge of his professional duties fell a victim to 

 a malignant fever which prevailed on Middle Island among the 



passengers of the Ship Looshtauk. His remains were 



interred in this burial ground, July 2nd, 1847." 



W. Wilkinson. 



The above name Looshtauk is probably spelled as it is on the 

 monument. 



The following statement is from Dr. Vondy's sister. Mrs. Chas- 

 Hawbolt, who went to the Island to nurse her brother. Her 

 statement, I think, may be entirely depended upon, as she is bright 



