ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2169, 6 June 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

THE EVANS BAY ACCIDENT.

EVIDE.NCE AT INQUEST.

Yesterday aftsriiooil -Sir, 3D. (3, CoOjWt , ., lifild a.a iftqaeiit the dea ; tl( (Sf itohj.i liiaid, whfi ''iV.ai ihroMgii the- capai&iiig -ofe ..Boit in Evans Bay <m AVed.hesday, Jolin J?iiut- fflivrki flf gfrcot, Ki-Lbirjlie-i iM th:at f lie boat Waa (iwried bi> 'W'ejtefprd, .deceased-, and \ri*twss, Bho was a Siuivß yadii iii ■kiig.th, iKijiKKl iliQ. Agnes. Q.ii %<&- ivltiiess iiftd the others vfqlit out SSiling at I ,p.m» ©i.e iiiteaEioa 'ivas- t-bs ..prtcebd to SiejtfeJug, .but .as ■» ;B!tr4,ng iior 5 tvas .blowiiig, they ■dficjdid. en. renSteijg Bft'y to tiain ;bac : k< Wfeh iij :iii(>: vfcittiij- <>J tiie Biiicn 'Co.m> :pa;ri>" < B tgtuijdi.v ■» gUdtlsii 6qua3{ 'Upscifi tho. yacht, traness ■aiteinijteii tip jump Clear of tli» sails., liiit rt-a$ qavghk fa tho -rigging. : Vffei:i thoy fiiidfiavourea to right tho jj-£Kih?b -:d<?ceap6d -canio to -tho SMifaco,, holding .pi, to a fle thdii said' iJ-iat'ie vvai.s .all right" ' A-tfmv , :/uf|ftj.teß Wtef 4ii.ath6F at'teiuW.; *49 iaad<> to "nght. ihe , ; ■•boatj, and cdi hiiids awlste/l- -to'hoid Lfeyd \>;hj : io tho' operation. *a;s firQcpftffin 'flb hii% ijijwytsrar, K)flj*a <*«s■? StgSLUij and ilost ■Sifilrt of lie 6«c tlvp ljfetfflo.y;, but fcdtfld neS 5 see decoaeed, -A' resc.uo p.irty ;fr9m tljo- eho.ro .arrived. Shortly aftefivsrds, And .sftoif soni*3 ii(qa -.tlw boat -was »gMed., aad tiheji fount! e'ntajigkd in 11-w .j-igg;in;g« ft was ji(K>sSsai'.y -{p cut th.o riggiiig be» fow dftfeisSed , coyld bis ta.keii s?Wr&. Withesf hai dtiays impr'essfeji on- de-. ccas&d ika :ta:pi!i-la'n:o6 of tlio li.felftio.y ll anything Iwpperied-. About. : tjiree qua-r» t«rs of aa haiif 'dlapisOd /'be.t-W.eou- the time that tho i&at c.apsjzeJ and. ilia ■tirao -tliait : t.h«> body was -.b.roij.ght -ash.o.r<», Ernij-St Thomas Sf&owelly' of Dariiel Street, Ms* gii-v.O ovide.rtodi He. Eta.ted &0t ho was sail-iiiE : % bas* flt : fte tiWa ®f $m accident-. «(J lifldi tod' Mβ csperienco i-W yachtin-g-, goffiry <tf WW& ffcFeeV N6ivto*,n T *-a.s .itexfc Ho stated, infer ■ali.a' : , tlia-i) .a ntnnber of 'pojs'lrfln). iho (joverfliiuen* irsiftfiig :rtct"?»r Am<y» ■k.tifa- had endoavowed fc» rfiStoro tov sp!frtfen, Whcft ©c. T.ojjttg ' afrived, lid*e*er« lio pronftniic.cd, life : .est.in<!t. 'The- CGroher-retiirned'a. vcrdicji : -to Iho <#cct fmfc t)m ,d(XS?as?d. «W liM*)' SeWtalij droTfncd in I!%s '*» 3* iie ■8 last ;■ ■ ■.■'.'■; (By SVjliJßrttph.'-iP.roSe wapgahul,. June I. W. J. Wickot, :as * e-artßf > died .suddenly *t Widtptafa yesterday. At an tho -VenfrgV- >vas that fleath hscTJJecn saused -by. ove*-cs«itti<ift ■#htl:sf deceased w«s Mih disease. was a young ihau.. Lite lesvfiS a -jvidpw aiid olio sdii-. OTAtftIEU BAitWAt ■ . Aublilaitdj. ftv At the i-n.qufcst eoneojning tlie.Ofe- ■ -h-iiki raihM fetoljtjs h' Avhich^KiJe AqtiMa. Af kett ai.td he.f g'raiiu>diught|r t Eorothy'lheltta Atfkett, lda:th«ir;-Uv<isj ' iiheCoroner fetu.iiueft 4■Verdict ft th(* iclfeet fli»t ! it v&s elftar. ■that iiolbody; cptfld, iii any ftay, be heW; resp^n'sib'!^ TO) ajSi:ctais haci .property'v:pef£o.rnio.& them- dirty. ''"