A Sad Crabbing Incident, 1811

[My Good Babushka]

June 30, 1811, John Hall went to Hume Head to catch crabs, but a crab grabbed his hand and held it fast, so that he was drowned by the incoming tide and found the next morning when the tide went out.

pictured, an assortment of crabs from The Zymoglyphic Museum.

[frogmarch]

1. I was intrigued, so I Googled him.

http://www.futilitycloset.com/2007/02/21/a-man-drowned-by-a-crab/

A Man Drowned by a Crab

June 30, 1811. A few days ago, John Hall, a labouring man, went at low water among the rocks, at Hume Head, near Cawsand, for the purpose of catching crabs, when meeting with one in the interstices of the rocks, of a large size, he imprudently put in his hand, for the purpose of pulling it out; the animal, however, caught his hand between its claws or forceps, and, strange as it may appear, kept its hold so firmly, that every effort on the part of the poor fellow to extricate himself proved ineffectual; and no one being at hand to assist him, the tide came in and he was next morning found drowned.

— National Register, 1811

Your posts are fascinating, My Good Babushka!

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2. Killed by a crab.

That's kind of a really, really embarrassing way to go out.