Seaplane Tragedy.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1922, Page 2

Seaplane Tragedy.

five lives lost. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE AS'-UCiA'ilON NEW YORK, March 25. A report from Miami, in Florida, states that a sea tragedy has occurred there. A passenger seaplane fell nto the sea. ,and five passengers were drowned. Pilot Moore was rescued. Further reports state that on Friday the boat overturned, and Moore and one passenger were then dinging to the wreckage. Finally, the passenger got too weak to hold on, and handed his money to Moore, and then slid into the sea. Moore hung on till Friday night w hen he was picked up by an oil tanker, nine vessels having passed by without seeing him. Later, on arrival of the tanker at Miami, a. tragic story was revealed. Moore was incoherent, after regaining consciousness, but Ins statements, when pierced together, show that the seaplane left Miami on Wednesday ,bound for Bimini and carrying two married couples and another woman. On Wednesday morning the propellor broke, and the plane descended into fire sea. She drifted till Thursday, the passengers clinging to the wreck. On Thursday night one of the women jumped overboard, her husband following. Both were drowned. Then the two other women were washed overboard, and disappeared, leaving one man and the pilot, who alone survived. j