WASHED OVERBOARD .
During- the voyage of the barque Kathleen Hilda, which'arrived from > - Newcastle on Tuesday morning, the second mate, Ellis Thomas Tree, was washed overboard and drowned. Capt. M. McKenzie, the master of.the vessel, - states that .on the night of the 3rd instant, Tree was standing on the rail, inside the rigging, attending to tho mainsail, when a heavy sea broke on board, carrying him overboard. A life-buoy was thrown over, and the ship-put up into the wind at once, but there was too high a; sea funning to lower a boat. Tacked ship, and sailed backwards and forwards over the spot where Tree was washed overboard, for two hours, but nothing was seen of tho unfortunate man. The night was very dark, and it was raining very heavily at the time of the occurrence* the'ship travelling at the rate of about 6£ knots. Two other men were closo to Tree at the time the sea broke on board, 6ne of whom was knocked down and washed about the deck, but escaped with a few bruises. Tree was ajnativo of Adelaide, and was about 43 years o£ age*
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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1787, 16 November 1895, Page 2
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188WASHED OVERBOARD. Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1787, 16 November 1895, Page 2
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