MANLY FATALITY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1672, 13 February 1906, Page 2

MANLY FATALITY.

CAPTAIN INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

By telegraph, Press 'Ass’n, Copyright Received 1 8 a.m., Feb. 18. Sydney, Fib. 12. Tbe captain of the steamer Manly has been indie'ed for mtn-laughter in connection with tho death of Mr and M HemmiDß.

The shocking boating acoident occurred in Sydnoy Haibor ou a Sunday afternoon, refu ting in the death of Frederick Thomas Hemming and bis wife, Agnoe. Mr and Mrs Hemming bad left Sonus Bay eaily in the afternoon in their oil launch, Tho Agnes. There were also in tho launch their four childron—Frederick. Hemming, aged 16; Millie Hemming, 12; Violet Hemming, 10 ; and Gordon Hemming, 6. 'i he t.ip was without ircident until they had get abreast of Garden Island, when the little craft was struck by the steamer Menly, which bad left Oironlat Quay for Manly at 2 o’clock, and cut clean in two oloeo to the btorn. As a reßU.t of tbe terrible impact, the occupants were

thrown into the water. As soon sb the collision occurred, mobelts wero thrown from the Manly, the onginee woro eel going full speed astern, and a boat lowered. , Aa tho boat was beiDg pulled to tne Bpot where the collision bad taken place, the eldest boy, Frederick, waß seen swimmiog with ono hand, and supporting with j the other his little brother Gordon, The | bow portion of tbe launch was submerged to tho roof, which, after a hard struggle, the elder boy reached, and lifted bis brother oat of the water. The effect had, however, told on him, -and when the boat from the Manly approached its occupants heard him cry out, “ Ob, my God, I can’t keep him up much longer. On hearing the boy call out, the young man Hopner jumped out of tbe boat, and, swimming to the brother?, got them I aboard. A little distance away one of the I girls wa3 seen floating on a portion of the seat of the launch, and she was the next to be rescued, and shortly afterwords the other girl was assisted aboard. I The father was observed floating face I downwards about two hundred yards away from the launch, end with the aid of those in the boat he was taken on board the Sydney Ferries’ steamer Earee|a, which, in the meantime, had steamed to the spot. He was taken with all possible speed to tbe Sydney hospital, but on arrival there life was pronounced to be extinct. . / t Tbe steamer King Edward found Mrs I Hemming floating in tho water, .and the I deckhand and the fireman reacued her with the uid of a boathook. Efforts to restore animation were at once oomI menced, and they were continued for an 1 hour and a half without avail.