THE TAINUI TRAGEDY
ANOTHER BODY RECOVERED. • ; Ily Tclecraoh—Press A«»oeiatlon. ,[ Christchurcli. October ! Sergeant Scott, of Cheviot,, reported to- ; day 'that another body from the wrecked Tninui had been recovered. Tho boily was in an luirauced staus of aecompusition. The height was from sft. lOin. t() lift., ami the build was stout. The face i was uiiideiiliflal)U , l but there are tattoo ; ■marks on the left toreana in the form ! of a rising sun over a cross, and flags. Tlio clothing -was practically all guno when the body was discovered Tho j description given by the constable would ' apply in certain respects to either tho ! captain of the vessel (Captain Cowan) or I to the mate (Mr. Stevens). Their wives i reside in .Wanganui, and are baing communicated witli. It is' thought that the tattoo marks will prove a reliable mean* ; ot identification.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 10, 7 October 1919, Page 6
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141THE TAINUI TRAGEDY Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 10, 7 October 1919, Page 6
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