LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1372, 23 October 1883, Page 3

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRBSrOSDFXT), Fatal Boat Accld.eut. N A PIER. A melaariiolj hooft accident occurred on Saturday {LftSrhocn, by which three young feqn lost their lives. Six young men left the ?pit. for t*oraite, in about called the Resolute belonging to Mr J. Holt, Jun* The o- cupant* were James and Alexander B‘ewart) (brothers)) A. Dix-n, W. L. Meek, W. Drialiiye, and George Reardoti; The party reached Poraite wfely, but dn Mtirqing fbr home the Iwl U-jLfc fey a Blidden Rquall, and it; the craft; lying on its side., Souie bf th« 3 party supported themselves on the □Hat, whilst th? atrocgeat hwlnimers out iwiy the geap, and bnilfeivbUred «o right the W, talllbg In this J. Stewart and Dixon iiwfcm for Poraite. and reached shore in an exhausted condition, after rest they proceeded toTaradule, etc , tn obtain assistance, The police at Tafadale being com inundated with, a constable at onhb proceeded id Napier, fend soon after hb arrival in* town feve boats were out in seircfi of the Resolute. About |3O a,th. the full *** with a, Boat right sbie up, but full of water, with Vbree occupants, A. Stewart was insensible, Meek and DeLahaye were both dead, restoratives were applied to Stewa-t, and on his regaining consciousness he stated that when his brother and Diion left all four men w;ere tlittging to the side of the beat\ As darkhhss approached, Meek bffertd to afisist Reardan to shore, but Reardon’S heart failed him. Scon after a heavy squall struck the bcAt, turning her upntjrihnpt and only three regained the poAl-. Reardon was never seen after beina Washed off. Meek, by cutting away the rigging, managed to get the boat right, side up. but we-e unable to bale her out, About midnight DeLatye fell out of the boat, but. his companions pulled liitti in again, how ever, he .died soon dfte? from exhaustion Shortly feefofa the rescuing boat arrived Mett! bccahlo d.ilirons, and Stewart made him as comfortable as circumstances permit'ed him to do, and M»*ek seemed to sleep, but it was his last sleep, f««r in the words of Stewart, “ Mock soon after opened is eye*, gave a sign and died,” when rescued Stewart was nearly <firtttued. Endeavors Wert rtia.de to r.-sto’e the lifriegs Vpdiea of his companions without success. Meek and D lahaye, were both young men, and were artizans employed in town and highly resoee'ed. George Rev id on whs an architects pupil, and a son of Mr J. Reardon, of the Commenid Academy, he was we ! known in Napier, and will be m iiirtMd for by many. It is stated.ih town tlri afternoon that ReAn lon’s body has been recovered.