I did the basic research for this blog series a couple of years ago. Then, as usual, flitted along to the next thing that caught my interest. Now I'm trying to flesh the cases out and present to you my justification for not being a fan of walking along the canal on dark and lonely nights...
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The South Wales Daily News of September 26th 1908 reported on the death of Elizabeth Walters:
"PONTYPOOL CANAL TRAGEDY. Widow Drowned. Last night Archibald Adams, Waenfelin, Pontypool, and three other men were walking along the canal bank near the Lower Mill, Pontypool, when they saw a woman in the water. They pulled her out, and the police and a doctor were sent for. Sergeant Powell came on the scene, but artificial respiration proved of no avail, and Dr. Haslett found life extinct. The woman was identified as Mrs. Walters, a widow, about 57 years of age, residing at Pentre Cottage, Mamhilog, between Pontypool and Abergavenny. She was removed to No. 11, Lower Mill Row."
The Cardiff Times of October 3rd 1908 reported on the inquest:
"CAREER ENDED IN CANAL. Mr M. Roberts-Jones held an inquest on Monday on Elizabeth Walters (61), widow, of Goverra Cottages, Llanvihangel, near Pontypool, who was drowned in the Monmouthshire Canal near Lower Mill, Pontypool, on Friday night. Elizabeth Rowbotham, a relative, said she last saw deceased alive between 7 and 8 o'clock on Friday evening, when deceased left witness's house on her way home along the canal bank. Replying to the coroner, witness said deceased was not in the habit of taking intoxicants, and left the house quite cheerful. It was a dark night, and she must have stepped into the canal instead of taking a turn. Archibald Adams, a clerk, of Waunfelin, Pontypool, spoke to seeing the body in the water and recovering it. There was no sign of life. Verdict - Accidental death from drowning."
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