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DUMBARTON HERALD 29 July 1869

MELANCHOLY BOAT ACCIDENT - EIGHT PERSONS DROWNED

One of the most distressing boat accidents which has taken place on the Clyde for a lengthened period occurred on Wednesday night week opposite Cardross, whereby a pleasure party of no fewer than eight persons, belonging to one family met a watery grave.

The most of the following details have been furnished by the relatives of the unfortunate deceased, some of whom were the last to see the ill-fated occupants of the boat in life:- On Wednesday evening a family party of eight persons left Cardross in a smallboat, measuring 14 feet 6 inches keel, and 4 feet 6 inches beam, on a pleasure excursion to Port-Glasgow, to view the "shows" and other exhibitions which were collected on the occasion of the annual Fair, which was being held in that town. The party consisted of John McCrae, aged 34 years, gardener to Major Geils of Geilston; Janet Cooper or McCrae, aged 28 years, his wife; Janet McCrae, aged two years, their daughter; William Thomson, seaman, aged 28 years, brother-in-law to McCrae; Elizabeth McCrae or Thomson, aged 24 years, his wife; William Thomson, aged one year, their child; Thomas McCrae, aged 13 years, and Christina McCrae, aged 16 years, brother and sister of John McCrae and Mrs Thomson. The boat was propelled by means of two oars, and the grown-up males > more [3]