DEATH OF SEARLE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 63, 4 January 1890, Page 2

DEATH OF SEARLE.

Meuoajm December. 10. Hinar K. Skuaut, tha champion srnlkr of tha world, who has been suffering from typhoid fever, died ' to-day. He was flrst taken 0) after leaving Sues, but improved before reaching Colombo, where the eham- ! pion took part in a footrnoe and also in a cricket match. Shortly after re emharki'ii; ho rapidly develojiad typhoid fever, and wi» removad to '■ the ship's h>>«pitsl. He arrived at ' Albany on 17th November in the , steamer Austral, and mme on here by her, whan he was removed to a ' sanatorium at Wil'iamstown. LoxDox. December l». I Universal regret is expressed at Senrle's untimely death. Bydx«y, December 10. The death of Searle ha« caused a rirofouml sensation throughout Austria. Ho will he hurt »l at ha home on i tin; CI ironee Kiver. LoHll i.V, December 11. ' The Daily News and Sput man. in referring to the death of Seurle, state he was the best oaisiuan who was ever out in a bout. I Mclhoukne, December 11 f On his death be I . v enrle expr- s>e«i ' Certain thee'liuinni'iiisbip but they hove not >et been dig>-losed. Syiinkv, Dcinb r 11. I Hpeculatioii is already rife a» to wh" '. will succeed to the scullin»; championi ship. The prcvaiiing opinion favours i Kemp, though it is undcratoiHl ho does ' n<-1 intend to put in any claim, but a i likely to row anyone who doe-. Stanf- , bury. M<-L>an, and Matturson are also , mentioned, nnd rf these tin- tiratuaoiea is regarded as most likely to bo .successful. It is understood that rVarl»'n wish with retrard to the championship was ' that nsit undoubtedly belonged to Australia, Australia scull r* ought first to compete for it Ktforts will be made ' to give iff out to his dyin/ wi-h. Syiinky. December 12. Tho funeral of Senile, tie late ehampio : sculler of the world, who ' died nt Melbourne, take* plnoo here on Patur-lny, the remain* brought by tiaiu overl i d. It is proposed to erect a n.onuii.en' t > his memory nt tho finish of >iie P.irr matta River champion course. Melbovkmc, Decemtier 12. A crowd numbering thou mncla of i»e-.|de followed the ri mains of • Senile to the railway station, whence f | tit" body »n* 'aken t • Sydney. The ■ street* were thioiig. 1, and the pioenedings were niost impiessivw. It has , been suggested hero 'h t a i aional . monument should bo croutoi ovov his , grave. Sypxf.y, December 14. The funoral of Heun Scarle.there- . nowneil scull' r, took place this after* i noon, and was probaldy tho l-ivgesl ever seen in this colony. It is estimated that fuliv tw i lumdral thou- , san-1 persons thronged th« iinjires-sively-soluinn street*. '!'!..■ i-rnsh whilo the fnr'.ege ;.:ih-c i along wiu« so , great that traffic was entirely »usf pended, and many persons narr iwly escaped serious injury. All the influential business places wore draped ! with flags of crane in memory ■ f ' I deceased, for whom the yre.ito-t res- ' I |>ect was entertained. Th- pall--1 bearers included the looting scullers | of Austral ti, viz., Beach, Kemp. liayeoek. Neilson, Stanslnry, Bush. Trickett, Matteraon (Searlo's trainer), | Stepheuson. and MuL>ai. The c >ffiu was covered with wreaths sent from all parts of Australia, and Canadian i visitors also paid their lust respects > to the deceased by plscirg it beautiful > wreath All the leading citizens of the colony followed the remnina to the cemetery. Sydney. December 16. Searle wished all Australasian scullers to row for the championship. It is understood that Kemp. Mattereon, Stansbury, and McLean will compete. With the view of getting O'Connor, and possibly Teemer, to come out to Australia. Mr. Deeble. the wei'-known .backer of Australian oarsmen, offer! a purse of 20(lsov*. nith a sweepstake of SOsovs in addition. j For tha obampionship of the world, to ba rowed on the Parratnatft River, I seven entries are expected. Matterson has accepted McLean's challenge to row him for £2OO a-side. Loirno*, December 16. Hanlnn has challenge tha world to row on the Thames.