Ye Roaring Falls at Kingsey

DESCRIPTION: "Ye roaring falls at Kingsey, Which hurl with mighty force," are known for their force but rarely seen. On September 25, 1815, a raft of logs is overturned by a swell, and two men, John Ames and Hopkins Towne (?), are killed
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine), from an earlier broadside
KEYWORDS: logger river death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, pp. 44-45, "Ye Roaring Falls at Kingsey" (1 text)
NOTES [69 words]: Although the broadside quoted by Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine was located in Maine, the accident presumably took place in Quebec; the Saint-François River flows through that province, and Kingsey Falls is a town near the river; the closest significant town is Drummondville. It is south of the St. Lawrence; the Saint-François (presumably the "St. Francis" of the broadside) flows north into the St. Lawrence. - RBW
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