THREE LIVES LOST
LONDON, August 10. Mr Allan Ferguason, a son of the late. Sir James Fergusson, quitted Creetown, Scotland, in a motor launch with his wife, two friends, amd a chauffeur. A fire caused by the upsetting of an oil stove used for cooking forced th* party to take to the water, with lifebelts, two miles from the shore. Mr Fergusson, his wife, and the chauffeur were drowned, but the friends were saved
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19090818.2.158
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 26
Word count
Tapeke kupu
74THREE LIVES LOST Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 26
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in