Melancholy Death of Two Boys. Invercargill, Feb. 13.
Two boys, named Gibson and Stack, went into the bush near Riverton to obtain saplings, They went close to a burning tree top, part of which fell, striking both lads. Gibson, whose body wa3 literally smashed, died instantly, while Stuck escapsd with a broken leg. At an inquest on Gibson a verdict of accidental death was returned. The funeral took placo yesterday, and numbers of boys wero present, and they went for a bath in the lagoon. One of them, named Joseph Bichards, aged 12 years, got out of his depth and was drowned. One of his companions (Xickless) attempted to rescue Richards, and actually got hold of him, but lacked strength to drag him into shallow water- Some volunteers were shooting some distance off, but the boys, in their excitement, did not give the alarm till after dressing, The body was soon after recovered, but life wa3 extinct.
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 142, 20 February 1886, Page 4
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157Melancholy Death of Two Boys. Invercargill, Feb. 13. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 142, 20 February 1886, Page 4
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