Peters A Worcester Upholsterer Rescued From River
Peters, an upholsterer of Worcester, was swept by steam along the Waters between Ludlow and Wenlock. After a mile swim he clung to a tree until morning and was saved.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 18, 1739
Page
2
Peters, an upholsterer of Worcester, was swept by steam along the Waters between Ludlow and Wenlock. After a mile swim he clung to a tree until morning and was saved.
A London news fragment reports royal births and marriages, honours, and appointments, with parliamentary entries for Bristol and local ward elections. It also notes crime, counterfeiting arrests, weather, ship news, and stock prices, with a public notice urging votes in St Martin Ludgate ward.
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