FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1583, 13 June 1887, Page 3

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

. Gisbobne, Jane 12. News br.s just been received of a sad acj'.dcnt at 'Colo* a Bay.' A boat with pr. servers— Mrs Kirk and f* ree children — *a» lfid'^g firom the :.s. Australia when the boat 'c pslz^d. A -other boat from the rhore went to the re one, and tr*!a bat e'so caps'zsd The ccoupputs drowned were Cons^ble Sbgpoole, two native i, aad Mr J. J, James. Wellington, Juno 12. A tele^iam received m WeViogton this rr ji *ing by Mr Stagpoole, father of the euoposed drowned man, at at ; that it is feel'eved he w . "* picked np by the steamer A..ibU .IS, Stogpoole WBS known to be a strong swimmer.* Gisbornb, June 13. The s'epraer Australia arrived m the Bay Ski 4.30 p m. A boat put cut from tbe land oontp-"' ing five persons, viz., Moars Glover, Eawitl, Taat&tt, P-.palua, Hautatu and Hany Hautatu. The boat arrived safely at the steamer and took off four pvsenftera, Mia F'!?k ; Nellie Kirk, aged 9 ; Ralph a>ed 2 j and an infant, one month old. When near the bar she* wa3 Been to founder, throwIng her cccupants into the water. Glover gob safely asr«j c, followed by Rawlri Tautau, both exhausted. Fapaina disappeared. The accident wri seen from the beaoh and Constable Stagpoole, Joieph James, bootmake% Sam Glerman and a Maori went to tbe rosoue but while In the r.ot of saving the occupant of tbe fii'tt bjat, their own boat was swajaped. Giermin got eifely ashore aud it is supposed btngpoole drifted to sea. James was supposed to have got out to the Au«t.a.la. The steamer threw out two rooketi and blowing her. horn remained In the Bay till morn'ug. After saiMng up and down the Bay is if anxioui to commuuloalo with tho hnd, she et • aDn.a north about 8 a.m. It' tarns oal that James was drowned. It {1 Bnpposed that Stagpoole and the Native TauVau are on the steamer. Thi bar did not appear to be rough at the t ; me. A freßh Bf uch pa ty were out yestarday and the night before and found five of the bodies, The foHowlng are the Damn of those drowned !-»Joseph 'James, Bootmaker ; Ralph and Nellie Kirk, a-'d the baby, one month old, Rapalnl, and Tauten. Mr MoGili arrived this' morning to hold an inquest.