ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 18, 20 January 1913, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

TWO LIVES LOST AT SURF-

BATHING

(Per Press Association.)

Dunedin, January 19

A tragedy occurred at St. Clair yesterday afternoon, whereby two men lost their lives. The weather was very hot, and light rain showers, occurred at intervals until well oh in the afternoon, when a large number of people indulged in surf-bathing at St. Kilda and St. Clair, among those at the latter place being Joseph Clarke and Charles Wm. Turvey. Both men, who are believed to have been good swimmers, got into difficulties shortly after 4 p.m., owing, it is supposed, to the strong backwash. They were carried out some distance, and, though prompt assistance was rendered by the Life-Saving Club, it was too late, as both were dead when got out of the water. Efforts to resuscitate them were carried on for a long time, but without avail.

Clarke, who kept a boot shop in South Dunedin, was 43 years of age, and lie leaves'a widow and two children. Turvey, who* was a commercial traveller, resided in Coughtrey Street, St. Kilda. He wafe 28 years old, and also leaves a widow and two children, one aged four years and the other three. 1

Another man got into difficulties at the same time, but managed to get ashore.

A FATAL, AVALANCHE

Wanganui,, January 19

Frank Baillie, a single matt, about 28 years of. age, was killed at Abu Aim, about thirty miles, up the river, on Saturday afternoon. He and two mates (Clark and Larkin) were working on a six-foot track, .when about ten tons of papa avalanched down from a height of about twelve~feet. Baillie was working in the centre, and had n'o chance of escaping. He fell on his face over a bank, and, with-a few groans, all was over. A party carried the iWly ten miles to To Tuhi landing, whence it was brought into town by motor-launch this afternoon. The body was shockingly injured. This gang seems to be singularly ill-fated. A fourth member (John Brady) was drowned the previous week, and one of the surviving two members only recently came out of the hospital, where a badly cut foot had been doctored.

DROWNED IN THE WAIKANAE

SURF

Wellington, January 19

An unmarried man named Daniel McCarrAn, alias Mclfray, was drowned in the surf on the Waikanae Beach on Saturday. He swam out with a friend 150 yards beyond the breakers, and the latter returned after counselling McCarran not to go further. A few minutes later McCarran (200yds out) was seen to throw up his hands and sink. Some bathers proceeded out, but could not locate the body, which was washed up in the surf fifteen minutes later. Artificial respiration was practised and medical aid procured, but life had to be pronounced extinct.

DROWNED IN A TUB OF WHEY

Hawera, January 20,

Frona Arnet, aged 13, was drowned in a barrel of whey at Manaia on Sunday, Sim fell in when taking out whey to feed the pigs.

FOUND DROWNED

Christchurch, January 20,

An old ago pensioner named William John Cock, was drowned at Heathcot' l yesterday. A verdict of “Found drowned” was returned. LITTLE GIRL FELL DEAD. Ina Frisk, aged six years, fell dead while playing with other children last night. Her parents reside at Lichfield Street.

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