SURF TRAGEDY.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1924, Page 1

SURF TRAGEDY.

I'Y'RTH KB, PARTICULARS. r»Y TKM’CIt.VI-II—PER I’ItKSS ASSOCIATION.] niRISTC’IIUROII, November 2ti. Two young men. one of them Clarence E. Schofield, of Auckland, were drowned in the surf at North New Brighton this afteiiiiian. Schoticld was a commercial traveller, employed lip Nathan and Co.. Auckland. Ilis mother resides in Parnell. It is thought tliai he got into dilliciillii-s while trying to save an unknown man. wliom- Imklv has not yet hcen recovered. Schofield was hruiight ashore alter a log struggle in the surf, hut elfnrls to resuscitate him failed, although his rescuers helieved that life was not extinct when he was laid mi the bench. Both men undicsv-d in the hatliing shed at II a.in. and went on to the sands nluuit I”. II a.in. ,\ wnni.in standing on tie- In-aeli le-aid i ries and S.-IW ••lllleilll-- ill 111 Hi' lilt II -. S* |l"l|' Id

went mit t'l t lif a:. islame ni III" Ilian. "Im w'n.s si iiiii’ distil ini’ from the shore. On tlic idiinii being given, IT. 11 1 *iin Ills'lli, iniitor salesman. iiiid n friend, als-i | >lll ii 141 11 in iiml reached Schofield, ivlm liml given n]> ln>; <•. mid whs saving. ’‘l'm linin'. I'm doin'!” .Vs llm miller eiirrenl mid <!i:i 11 us’ls lii.iile progress iliHii’iilt. Itnnuldsoii’.s com| ini>hi sw.’iin I :i(’k for 11 life line. RonaldMin keeping Selmlield n;>. Through 110 oilier swimmer Indue oil tlio lieneli. the nt! 11• j- mmi. v'lio wns i nnsider.ilily exhausted, Imd In ri’lnni with (lie line. Selmlield. gripped the In'll, mid wns hnnh’il In within fifteen yards of the shine, where lie seemed to collapse, and liml to he carried out.

|)r. Clnsgow tried I'm- mi hour to restore respiration, hut without success. The reseller saw no sign, of the other mull, and it was .surmised the hoilv was swept out and down the heath. A slip-lit clue 111 his identity is a mourning pocket handkerchief, marked ‘-Mrs Huriis.’’

The name of flic missing man may

Alexander Wilfrc.l Anderson, who fin:,riled af 700 (ilom ester Street, city, wlm has not ri'luriii'd to the house since lea vino it this morning. A des,li pt ion of his chillies given lo flic A'eiv Rrightnn police this evening fidlies wiili unclaimed garments in l-hcii possession.