Washed Overboard.
SAD BOATING ACCIDENT.
TWO LIVES LOST.
[Per Press Association.] Auckland ,January 30
A party of nine young people, including lour ladies, on returning in a motor launch from a trip in the gulf, encountered a heavy sea oil' Takapuna Beach.
I The launch-shipped a big wave and (Miss Myrtle Rowan and Kay Bevins were washed overboard. The launch was stopped and W. Good and Robert Gordon dived overboard. Bevins was got aboard, but 'Miss Rowan and Gordon were drowned. I The launch cruised about for a long time searching in the dark without 'success. ) Miss Mary Rowan, sister of the girl I who was lost, had severe hysteria in [consequence of the tragedy, and her j condition is causing enxiety. | Robert Gordon, who was 24 years |of age, was a son of Mr Samuel Gor-
don, contractor. Miss Rowan, 18 years of age, was the daughter of Mr R. Rowan, agricultural inspector. Both resided in Mt. Eden borough.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1914, Page 5
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160Washed Overboard. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1914, Page 5
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