Relationship to Head: Head Age: 28 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Independant Means

An inquest was held at the Fountain Hotel Sheerness before Mr. J. Hinde coroner for West Kent on the body of James Anthony Higho, watchmaker of 112 Bishopsgate-street-without London, who was accidentally drowned on the preceding day.The deceased, it appeared, accompanied by his wife and child arrived by the Emerald steamer excursion boat on Thursday afternoonand landing at the pier about 5 o'clock accompanied by two friends, proceeded along the beach towards Queenborough for the purpose of bathing. Unfortunately however, he went into a creek where the water is of great depth and before assistance could be rendered lost his life. Edward Monk, a waterman who had witnessed the occurrence immediately put off in his boat and succeeded in rescuing the body which was taken to the Fountain Hotel. Dr. Jardine was quickly in attendance but life was extinct, the opinion being that death had been caused from fright. Mrs. Higho wife of deceased was present during the inquiry and as may be imagined, was greatly distressed in mind. The jury returned a verdict "That deceased was accidentally drowned while bathing" accompanied by a recommendation to the authorities to erect a railing at the spot to prohibit persons from bathing there and in which the coroner expressed his concurrence. Mr. Higho was 37 years of age and has left a young family.