Death From Thirst.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 55, 29 January 1883, Page 3

Death From Thirst.

Another - name, says the! Arfftriac Mail, Saturday, October 28, Queensland must be added to the sad mustarsroll of travellers who have, perished fdr, want of ■water m the dry snd pitiless btiflh. iThe - : , remains of this' last victim were dis* covered last week'on Salton Greek, about eight miles from the head station^ The swag uras -hanging on a tree, and the remains of the body wer • found atreitbhed outimiriediately bel<j>\r it It was evident that the poor fellow had eitnerbeen endeavoiing to find a ■horl cut,ori as it is more probable, had rashly, left the track he was i following with the view df lobkingf for water. Qn being searched, letters and a newspaper (the latest of them bearing the date of * September,. 1830) were ; found oi|hrs person. : Some of the letters were addressed to Herbert Gray and others* to Herbert, ,'Greensiide; TProm thwr purport it would. appear that deceased bad been engaged; a« lecturer to a panon rama of the Zulu War, which was exhibited m . Charters Towers about two yearß-agoV v The letters all appeared jto be addfiEß'edtd 'theSame'lndix Unit." The natural inference thereforo .is. that the deceased was known by. both} pf these appellations — one being his stage name andthe- other that -by which he was known m private life. "Deceased would appear to have come^ tp.his end. m the game manner / that . has : proved fatal to so many others. Becoming dis- : tressed from the want of'^afcerj he was probably tempted to quit the track he was following and ran down a water course m the hope 3of findiusr some. After running this for some distance he wbuU become aware that with his rapid ly fainting strength it had become im- ? .possible to retrace his steps and resume his v journey. The only chance left was k to press forward with the, forlorn hope X of finding thg objectof his. search :.'.be« W fore be was utterly,, exhausted v ,, however, further -progress would become. impossible. 1 ;i jhe blazing sun overhead and the "> : scorching*" plains under foot would Accomplish their work. With hope and'help nowherej nothing would remain but to bans; up the swag as a mark to attract the attention of a chance horseman, and then lie down and wait for death.