THE PICNIC FATALITY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 6

THE PICNIC FATALITY.

SAU OCCURRENCE,

Yesterdav afternoon. Mr- O.&.'A. Cooper, S.M., held an inquest.at Kgaio toucl'jiftg th<s Lena- Marion Buckley, who was drowiiedsih a- stream at Tawa Fiat on Saturday afternoon. 'It transpired at the ■i«\uir.y/that- deceased was-bne'ef a pichic-p'arty; ahd that -four girls won't-ts 'one'-of- -the pools in the creek to /bathe. ••'3/Jiree- 'of them could swim," but ;■ deceased- could uot. Two of tie girls crossed the pool, lad deceased- was about to follow when Daisy Ferlrins'., whoT'wa's-tehitfd her, put-her hand :'o« -her"'shoulder, and a'dnscft. iter 'not >fp 'do ss. _' fhe current, however, caught deceased-, and prevented hw fetw-ftv-.to safety.' : Find* iiigthat she /could ftot' : -retrace li.er steps s]fo clasped hold -;bf ft'sisy Ferfcins, and the pair went under. They rose, and dee-easod cti uglvt 'at a -.girl iv-lia if as sifting on ;tlw bank, and, later, she again clutched Daisy Fe-ftihs,' aiid (ifti'gged her " -under. -Sft-'. 'Clark, .-"a schoolmaster, 'soon; was tittrflcfed : tb t-lie Scene, and, fully oloihed, lie divS'd for tlio 'deceased several times. -Eyerituallv lie'rccbterecf'the: body. 'Efor'ts : fb restore ttii.iniation were' mfide;;'&r llireb hburs, these hciiig. 'by. 13r. 'Rohertsbil, of Jofesoiivitle, hiit the' -ehdeavours proved 'irti-ava'iliiig- ' •'. . . ' The veVdfct was one of a'ecidental drowniivg. '// ». , •'.■•