THE LATE CAPTAIN CAIN.

Kumara Times, Issue 3101, 11 October 1886, Page 3

THE LATE CAPTAIN CAIN.

The late Captain Cain, it may be mentioned, died at his residence, Woodlands, Timaru, on January 29th in the present year, and was buried on Sunday, January 31st. Ha was seventy years of age, and until within a few months of his death, when he began to show the effects of advancing age. was a hale and vigorous old man. J n January last his illness assumed a more serious shape, and taking into consideration his years and the infirmities which had evidently been creeping upon him, no great surprise was expressed in Timaru when the news spread that at length the end had come. He wns one of the oldest reside nfs of Timaru, where he had acquired a good deal of property, and h.->d won much respect by his honest straightforward manners and unassuming disposition. The startling news which is now published as to the manner in which he actually met with his death, 'herefote, cannot fail to cause deep sensation in tbo'community whore he was sn woll known. Bef..rn Captain Cain nnally B«ttled down to spend the remnant of his days at Timaru, he had had a very adventurous life. He was a seafaring man by profession, and owned a small vessel, with which he did a good deal ef costal tradiog in the earliest days

of the colony. He also went to Sydney, and ou one occasion to San Francisco. He was present at Kororatekn in 1845 when Hone Heke surprised and sacked the town, driving the English so'diers and settlers to take refuge on board the vessels in the harbours. The old man had a good memory, and was able to give a very graphic description of the affair—one of the most exciting scenes in New Zealand history.—Christchurch Press.