17th February 1902
A bishop’s daughter is killed on Jersey Railway
Several papers carried the story of Emma Chadwick’s suicide on the Jersey Railway. Passers-by had spotted the girl, whose father was the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, step in front of an oncoming train. She had been in Jersey since the previous November, having been sent to the island to recover from overwork.
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Other events that occured in February
A sailing boats sinks on its way to Jersey
- The Dewdrop, a brig with two large, square-rigged masts, was badly damaged while sailing from Turk’s Island to Jersey on 3 February 1884.
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A cargo ship sinks, killing its crew
- A 565-ton cargo ship was wrecked on Jersey's coast, and although the some of the crew mad it to the lifeboats, they were capsized.
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Two women are stranded on Seymour Tower
- Two women had to be rescued by lifeboat when they became stranded on Seymour Tower as the tide rushed in around them.
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Joshua Falle, Jurat of the Royal Court, dies
- Joshua Falle gave almost 40 years' service to the Jersey States, at various times being elected as a Deputy and a Jurat.
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