The Port Rowan Spirit of the
Age contains the following particulars regarding the sudden death of
Mr. John B. Fick, of Port Royal: -- "It is our painful duty to record
the sudden death, under mournful circumstances, of John B. Fick, of the
village of Port Royal.
On Saturday, at four o'clock, the
deceased left the house to go to the barn and attend to his stock, in
apparently good health as usual. About six o'clock the family became
anxious owing to his not returning, and proceeded, with some friends, in
search of him.
The search continued till the moon
went down, but without success. At day break on Sunday morning the search
was resumed, and as Mr. H. Anderson was passing near the Port Royal grave
yard, which adjoins the deceased's farm, his steps were arrested by the
barking of a dog.
Proceeding in the direction of the
sound, he found the body, lying on the side, with his arm and hat under
his head. He had been dead for some time.
The fact that the deceased was in
good health, makes the lose more severely felt, by the bereaved family.
Drs. Phelan (Coroner) and Franklin
examined the body and arrived at the conclusion that the cause of death
was Appoplexy [sic], and suppose after being attacked he wandered
around and finally lay down to die in the grave yard.
Deceased leaves a large family to
mourn his sudden demise. His age was 63 years. The remains were interred
on Wednesday last in the same grave yard where he laid down to die, and
were followed by a large concourse of friends and relatives.
