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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 41, 31 March 1863, Page 2

FAtAL BOAL ACCTDENT IX LHI! MIM River. — We regret to record a sadaccider^ occurred on Saturday evening last in tbe^ kau, and by which two men lost their liveli third narrowly escaped a similar fafe. K lfj we can learn it appei-s tbat three men,na|f| spectively Daniel Mead, a carter, residinj||| hunea; John Porter, formerly keeper of||j in Freeman's Bay ; and Thomas Collins, aw at Davis' Bay, Manukau, started in a sail! from the O:iehunga wharf shortly befiff o'clock, and when nearly opposite the Blufjß den gust of wind caught the boat and caps® There was a heavy swell on at the time, sql wind having prevailed during the day. *Tm * men were struggling in the water fortg Collins lid the presence of mind to catchll the boat, althousrh several times washeS he each time succeeded in again graspinjH other two men sank and were not after nJß alive. About three hours after the ouh C llins was rescued from his perilous pos| two men belonging to the Moa, when tIM gjing off to the brij*. There was then b|§ the unfortunate men. The accident ra within view of the wharf, but the atteniM large number of persons who were on ||1 time was directed towards the steamer Avß was then- arriving from the- Heads, whithoß been for some bodies of the Orpheus me®