LOST IN A FOG.

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1068, 9 December 1903, Page 2

LOST IN A FOG.

TRYING ADVENTURES.

(Per Press Association J[ Dunedin, last night,

The adventures in the fog of Messrs Fenwick, Bathgate, and Matthews terminated this morning, when they were met near the outer homestead at Gladbrook by one of the station hands. They were stiff, sore, and thoroughly tired out, but after breakfast they revived and looked all right when they reached town to night. Evidently no serious effects need be feared. The fog overtook the party on the Rocks and Pillar on Sunday afternoon, but they continued walking i until 9 p.m., when it became too dnrk to continue. Their clothes by this time had bocoujo ycry wet. They had lunch about midday, but when the fog came on and their .clothes became heavy they threw away most of the food and the plants they had collected, and for tea they had one 6g and one third of an apple each. At 4oh Monday morning they had a breakfast of two figs each after a sleepless night passed on the lee sido of the rocks. Then they resumed their journey. In dispensing with the remainder of the specimens they found threo small sandwiches at the bottom of the bßgs. These they ate about 8a.m., this being the last food they had until about 10 this moaning. About noon on Mouday they got below the fog level, and by 2 o’clock they made £Ut that they were below Middlemarch, in the direction of Sutton’s. As they did not think they could reach Gladbrook last night they rested *nt,il 3.30 this morning, passing an uncomfortable pigbt, their clothes being still wet. They plodded on until they were close to the outer homestead at Gladbrook when they were met by a station hand. The search parties were recalled while the wanderers were hospitably entertpi&ed. The party which went from town, including Inspector O’Brien, T. McKenzie, M.H.R., amTseveral leading citizens, found, after organising for a soarob, there was practically no need for their services,