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The body, which was caught in a fence, appeared to have been in the open about a month, and it was impossible to estimate the man's age. An inquest into the circumstances of the death of Mr Anton Anderson, whose body was found caught in a fence in the Rangitata riverbed yesterday morning, was opened before the District Coroner Mr E. Bathurst yesterday afternoon, and was adjourned sine die.
Constable T. The body had been exposed so long it was impossible to state how old the man was. The dinghy was rocked by a wave, and Irvine became excited and stood up. The dinghy capsized. A lifebuoy was thrown from the Hauroto, and the hulk-keeper hurried to their assistance in a boat, but Irvine was drowned before the rescuer could reach him.
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Lynch and his brother, who had done their best to save their companion, were picked up by a launch. Adams coukd not swim. A lot of people came into the water just after witness and his cousin came in. The last witness saw of Adams was when the latter was standing in the water, up to his armpits, about 30 yards out from the beach. Witness sawm about for some time, and paid no further attention to Adams till he noticed some time later that the latter's clothes were etill on the beach.
Witness called out, and made inquiries, but nobody seemed to have seen anything of his cousin, or have heard any cry for help, so witness rang up the police. It was three or four minutes after they went into the water, and it was not till about a quarter of an hour later that he missed Adams and made inquiries; it was then moonlight, though it was dark when they went into the water. There was, so far as witness knew, no possible suggestion that his cousin intended to drown himself.
His body was found only a few yards from where witness had first seen him. One of the brothers was standing on the edge of the boat preparing to dive, when a breaker hit the boat, causing it to capsize. All three were thrown into the water, and Thomas Smith was the only one who could not swim. His brother and McFadden were able to struggle to a reef thirty yards away, but he himself sank almost immediately. The Island Bay police were informed of the fatality, and Constable Redican, by dragging the water, discovered the body at It was removed to the morgue.
He was twenty-eight years of age. A yachting fatality occurred in the roadstead about 1 p. He was one of a party of three, Cowan and Ramsay being the others, who went for a sail in the small yacht Elaine.
A squall struck the yacht, which had been just brought up to the wind, but the jib sheet being fast, it filled, and the yacht went over. Leslie and Cowan were good swimmers, and as Ramsay was not, they gave him the wreckage to support himself, and all struck out for the shore, three-quarters of a mile away. The launch Elsie Evans got under weigh and motored out and picked up Cowan and Ramsay, but saw no sign of Leslie, and came hack to the harbor.
Both young men when picked up were very much exhausted, taking hours to recover. The launch went out a second time, but found no sign of Leslie, who was a very fine all-round athlete. A lad named Benjamin Spence, aged 15, whose parents reside at Pukete, was drowned in the Waikato river last evening. Deceased got into a canoe, which upset. He immediately sank. The body has not yet been recovered. A sad drowning accident occurred at the mouth of the Waihao river [South Canterbury] on Sunday afternoon.
Three young men, named Kirkcaldy, Duncan, and Adams, owners of a motor launch, went for a sail, when the, engine of the launch stopped, and a strong current carried the launch towards the outlet. Two of the occupants jumped out to swim ashore, but both were carried out to sea and drowned.
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Adams remained in the boat, and got on the highest part, and when the boat was passing an outlet box he caught hold of the box and drew himself ashore, and was thus saved. The launch was washed out to sea. Man Drowned in the Rangitata.
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He was told that he would be taken across on horseback in a few minutes. He asked if he could not ford it, and was answered that it he attempted it he would be sure to get drowned. While the horses were being got ready, he walked down to the river, and entered at one of the most dangerous parts. He was seen about the middle of the stream, where he apparently lost his footing, stumbled, and was carried down the river. He was seen twice rolling over the outer end of spits, and every exertion was made by James Coppin, the boatman, to render him assistance, but without avail.
The occurrence was reported to Serjeant Ramsay, who proceeded on Monday to endeavour to recover the body, but without success. The search was renewed on Tuesday, when it was found about three miles below the ferry, and conveyed to the Orari Hotel the same evening. An inquest was held on Thursday morning by B. Woollcombe, Esq. He was about twenty-six years of age, 5ft 10in high, light complexion, with beard and moustache, dressed in brown tweed coat and trowsers, Crimean shirt, and had on Wellington boots.
All the particulars to hand are that the unfortunate man was crossing the creek in company with his brother when, in the centre of the stream, the horse that he was riding began to plunge and throw him off into the water. He only seems to have risen to the surface once, and then disappeared altogether.
The creek has a great-many bends in it, and the body no doubt will be found in a day or two, but not until the water subsides. At present the creek is in high flood. The deceased was brother-in-law to Mr G. Norris, of this district, and Mr C. Lambert, of Palmerston North, and leaves a widow and two children to mourn his loss. The deceased was well connected, and was held in high esteem by his many friends. He was also brother to Messrs J. He has not been seen since. His clothes were found this morning in the dressing room.
His mother resides at Amberley.
He was jerked out of his buggy while crossing a sludge channel on the road, near Ophir, in Vincent County. He leaves a grown up family. He was walking along the line, having missed the train, and fell from the bridge, which is not one for traffic.
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An inquest was held on Wednesday, April He was with his son, aged 15, at the time. The lad was walking in front, and hearing a splash, found his father, who was over 70 years of age, had fallen over. A fatal boat accident occurred at Ahuriri on the 30th June, the particulars of which are as follows: — On Friday, June 30th, as Mr. Joseph RHODES was taking his family round to his station in a whaleboat, from Ahuriri,the boat filled while going over the bar of the river Tukituki, and then capsized in deep water at the river's mouth.
Joseph Rhodes, Mrs. Rhodes, two children, and a servant girl named Keren Happuck TRASK, the latter of whom was unfortunately drowned, and her body has not yet been found.
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It is almost a miracle how Mr. Rhodes managed to keep his wife and two children above the water, which he did, however, by dint of great exertion, until another boat picked them up. Save the poor girl all the others got safe to shore, some on oars, and the others by clinging to the bottom of the boat. It was just nightfall when the accident occurred, and all the family household linen and traps belonging to Mr.
Joseph Rhodes, that were in the boat, were lost; leaving that gentleman and family with only the clothes they stood up in. Some few things, however, were washed up on the beach during the succeeding week. Inquest at Culverden. Coakley was foreman. After hearing tbe evidence the jury found a verdict of "Accidentally drowned". Salvation Army Funeral. Wakatipu and has been taken charge of by the Salvation Army authorities here pending its interment. The funeral is fixed for Saturday afternoon, to leave the Sydenham Barracks, Battersea street, at 2 o'clock, for the Addington Cemetery. Colonel Bailey assisted by a large staff of officers and soldiers will conduct the ceremony.
A Canoe Capsizes at Ranana. Drowning of a Salvation Army Lieutenant. One more addition to the long list of deaths by drowning in the Wanganui River has to be recorded. On the trip, about noon on Wednesday, while trying to negotiate the dangerous rapid known as Whakamatuku,near Ranana, the craft upset, and although the other occupants managed to get ashore, Lieutenant Mackie was drowned. The matter was reported to Sergeant-Major Anderson at 8. The deceased was about twenty eight years of age and was a native of New Zealand, his parents residing in the city of Auckland.
Harper, his wife, and five children and another man were sailing in the Waimakariri river, when the boom knocked Eileen overboard. The father, who was a strong swimmer, jumped after her. He got hold, but both sank. Harper was employed at the Kaiapoi Woollen Mill.
Jenkinson, lost his life. Smith, coroner for the district, and a jury.