Accident at the Heads.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 4 March 1890, Page 2

Accident at the Heads.

On Sunday n. number ..of young men obtained a Baiting b^nt from Mr Hillary and took a trip down the river at the mouth of which all din* • mbarked^itoawt'^Xbep* ; v iwh» : Bert Wliii c and 3«reK .JaTvisV who Torifcure'ii over the lwr r . Thipgs wnnt well un til they endeavoured to rp-fmter the river about 1 p ni:, when 1)V sorao means they.mndß any but safisfactory .progresg" -Thetis was a good 1 "'biif ' nf" »o ft , and the v'oung vo<»'»jjftr« hei^n t^ loolc forwarl to bei'tjj wreckp^., Under this hnpression the on-\ Who could gwira, 'stripped "himself, an 3 tt«w«d £8 in his coat ttocket, and kt in «U?«r in hid tvoustr's pocket, and] 4ht»«|)?inftpH fat thtwarMt huaf on

to the craft His mate attempted to mount the mast, and the two of them joined voices in loud appeals fo help. There .were a number o people on shore; Some rising, some driving aad some fishing, and the evolutions of the boat had excited their appreh naions. When the yells for hUp cc me there was much Kcurryiug to and fro, but there, being no boats handy, it se-med. a difficu 1 ty how help was to be rendered. Just in the nick of time another party in Mr Hillary's v yacht " came down .' ,ftpd. n taki&|[ in the position of ihinss ti^te r^'|jrßtte^ j^outh, beachr TOe ; em.. menm,nit>& and walked^t'bwaras the boat, which was full of w,ater and everything portable washed out of her; except Ber passengers; All " this Mght h^d been andulge.d in, wifcfeQUt ■|h«^^^^atfa|iwfe a tlouibj-lo; 'sdund|Sgli ;^-^^yKtwera evidently" astonished at thereacuing p«,rty beings able to comfortably wailtout to them attd^a&.^eoa ■%*& . n| r ft. land. , EvAry tningc vfbriuioateijr:* flo««d: to sb^ore, cttrtSH. :: oatßj «xc«pfr^the ! trtjnSer^witK th# silver in^ , TbAa what might have been^a sdnoui 'ac. 1 ciiafenrresuTite^Tjja9Kpy7.i^ i* '"V-jiKßef r diculouß conclufiion, bla£ li miy tun%> \9 4«p?# as . a warakig^; teh -thenr wl(o nave not? Ha,a. much :erp«r;#nc« with boats, not to risk too muoh to chance/ ■ . ':.;. {.. >?.... ; , .-..