Welcome to Genuki, ENG, Lincolnshire,
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16th October, 1882

On Monday night, 16th October, shortly after ten o'clock, Mr. George SMITH, postmaster, Louth, was driving home from North Somercotes, when within a short distance from the Grainthorpe School-house he noticed a horse and gig upset in the drain beside the road.  He at once procured assistance, and the horse and trap were got out as quickly as possible.  It was then found that the body of a man was beneath embedded in the mud, life being extinct.  The body was taken to the Bricklayer's Arms Inn, Grainthorpe, and it was then discovered that the unfortunate gentleman was Mr. W. E. BARKER, clerk in Messrs. GARFIT's bank at Louth.  It appears that Mr. BARKER had left Mr. NEWMAN's, Grainthorpe, about half-past nine o'clock, and the night being very dark it is supposed that he drove too near the drain unawares, as the gig when found was wheels uppermost in the drain, in which there was not more than eighteen inches of water.  This sad event has cast quite a gloom over Louth and the neighborhood, where Mr. BARKER was known and much respected.