Sad Boating Fatality.
(per press association.) Invehcaiigill, February 26 Yesterday a boat left the Bluff wharf with five men for a trip up the harbor. As they did not return last night a search party went out this morning at noon, and found the body of one of the men named Pleasants stripped the to underclothing. As he was the best swimmer of the party it is almost certain the others have met their death by drowning. Later. Tbe fivo youne men who left on board ! the boat are: — E McQuarrie, eloremaa for Waddell and Co. . Andrew Km?, a draper; William Wilson, storeman for the J, G. Ward Association ; James Plea»>antß, engineer 8.8, Dispatch ; and Abraham McKenzie. a lumper. The boat has been found.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 250, 27 February 1894, Page 2
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124Sad Boating Fatality. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 250, 27 February 1894, Page 2
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