A FATAL FALL.
BOY KILLED ON A WARSHIP. I (Eei; Press Association.) I Napier, last night. I A sad fatal accident occurred on board the warship Challenger this afternoon. The vessel was thrown open for inspection by tho pupils of the various schools, about 1000 of whom visited the ship during the afternoon. One of the boys, a lad named Hector Ennor, about 13 years of age, while being shown over tho vessel, fell from the “ crow's nost ” on tho foremast on to the deck, sustaining injuries from which be'died while being brought ashore. In his fall the boy broke two wires about fifteen feet from tho deck, falling heavily on his shoulder..
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, 31 March 1905, Page 2
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113A FATAL FALL. Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, 31 March 1905, Page 2
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