SAD END TO MOONLIGHT TRIP

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2194, 6 July 1914, Page 5

SAD END TO MOONLIGHT TRIP

DOUBLE DROWNING FATALITY

PLUCKY, ATTEMPT AT RESCUE

By Tclcsrnph-l'rtra Ac-socinMon-Copyricht

London, July 3. A launch which had boon on a moonlight trip to Kow, when returning at three o'clock in tho morning, lurched off liatter.'ea.

Sir Denis Anson, a New Zcnlnmlcr, who recently succeeded bis uncle, Sir William Anson, Hart., fell overboard. Mitchell, a member of the orchestra, jumped overboard to the rescue. Tho tide was running strongly at the time. Count Constantino llc'nckcndorlf, a son of tho Russian Ambassador, also jumped overboard, but was carried away, and was ultimately rescued exhausted by a waterman. Sir Denis Anson and Mitchell were both drowned. Captain White, who was in charge of the launch, mvs that during somo "larking" Sir Denis Anson, who was on the bridge, announced his intention of diving into the water. lie (White) prevented him. Later some ladies "chaffed" Sir Denis about the matter, whereupon ho dived into the water. He swam a few strokes, got into difficulties, and finnlly fault. MEMBERS OF THE PARTY. (Rec. July 5, s.ft p.m.) London, July 4. Tlio party with Sir Denis Anson included Mr. Raymond Asqnith and his wife, the Hon. Jasper Ridley and his wife, and other aristocrats.

Sir Denis Genre* William An«on was the son of Mr. Frederick Ansan. of I'iraki, near Akaroa Hc.uK who, prior to hi* death, wni the h»ir .iircnmptivc to hi* brother, Sir William Revnoll D.C.L.. M.P. Mr. F. A. An-on married, in 1878, Acnes, cic.iiihter of Mr. James Frns«r Robert*, C.F.. of Akaroa, their family coinistmg of several daughter* nnd one *on, D'-nis. The In'ter w.-m b-.irn in New Zctlend in ISPS, nnd educated at Oliri-t's follepe. Eton follec. and Oxford, nml irn« <\ill«i] to (lie Hir, London. During the Balkan War Denis' Anson, who, on tlio death rf his father, became heir presumptive in hi* uncle, wont out to take over control of one of the bii London charities which was einraeed in'distriHniiii" relief - .oiiß>t the combatant*. ■Following clj'ily on the death of his father, Mr. ]•'. A. An«on, cnnif tlio death recently of bii unrle. Sir William, to title T)m ; s_ succeeded. A third brother, Rear-Admiral Algernon Horatio Aii'ou, ahi died within the pi>t few month*. Hi« elder pon will now probably succeed to the title.