TWO MEN DROWNED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 21, 19 October 1907, Page 7

TWO MEN DROWNED.

:,;'■■./'——♦• .../..: S&, ACCIDENT /REAR BLACICBALL. ~- [BY ASSOCIATION.] : ~ Gbetmouth, October. 18. A distressing fatality occured in tho Grey Biver, near' Blackball,' last ovening, whon Contable Lyons and Joseph Skinnor wero droivned. The deceased and John Smith went fishing in a canoe, .which capsized,,.and the two men lost'their lives. ', --.. '•, ' '"'.'" Later. • The sad droivning accident which occurred at Blackball cast quite a gloom over the town and district to-day, the deceased being well known and highly respected. ■ • - ■ ' Information to hand shows that throe men were crossing .the river.,in a. canoe when it Capsized... •• ; . '~ , Smith, jwho , could not swim, was helped to the upturnod canoe and hold,on. Constablo Lyon's, who Was a strong swimmer, struck out ' for the shore, but was drowned. : ;, ' ' •'■ ; '. ; ■ Skinnor held on to .the canoe for somo timo, and 'then'-attempted''to' swim ashore and. was also drowned. -<-. ~'••' ;!■ . . .;' - .-.-;.' The river was dragged to-day, and this afternoon the body of Skinnor was recovered about! a quarter of a milo from the scene of the' aocident.i Dragging operations will bo,resumed at daylight. , , . - - ' ' i. ■ -, . Skinnqr was a draper and leaves a wife and five : young children.' ,■ Cclistablc' Lyons, who was a strong swimmarried and tho other aged'l2 years.