MISSING RESIDENT FOUND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 52, 17 February 1902, Page 2

MISSING RESIDENT FOUND.

I A TERRIBLE FATALITY REVEALED. j All doubts as to the whereabouts ef j Mrs Newell, who his been missing from her residence in. Ddvon-street west ' since Wednesday list were set at rest • shortly before midday on Sundty, when I two of her sons with Mr. W Berridge, ! while searching along the cliff on the ! seaward side of the Waiwakaiho almost immediately opposite Mr. Newton | King's sale yards, discovered what they felt sure was the object of their search ' lying at tha foot of the cliff. At this point the cliff is about 40 feet high, , and as nearly as posrible perpendioular; whil ) at th« base, in what was one* the river bed, there is a considerabl < ' growth of accacia. All that could be se*n j wrs something partly coverfd with » ma- ' tarial of blue, having white spots, and so convinced were Messrs Frank and Fred 1 Newell that this was the body of their l mother that thny at once took steps to | summon the police to the spot. Master I Alfred Drake kindly rode into town, | and acquainted Oonstable Lynd with , the intelligence, and the latter promptly obtained a convsyane s , and drove oun to the spot. Meanwhile a blanket had been asked for and readily given by Mrs Penny, and another neighbour, Mr Parkin, had lent ropes, so tha 1 ; by the time the constable arrived everything was in readiness, there being then a good few people present. The difficult task of descending the oliff was safely accomplished by the constable, Mr Berridge, and a Daily News representative, and then & few yarc|s to the eastward there lay the hody of the Unfortunate lady —a terrible sight indeed. It WrtS at once evident that the body had been there for some days, and, 'judging from appearands, it seemed that Mrs Newell had walked oa and on in a straight line from Devon-s'reet until, moat lifc'sly, in the dark she stepped oyer the cliff and met with instantaneous death by falling on a large boulder, the body re-boqnding on to some aocaoh cloie by, where it was almost hidden from sight. With every care the remains were enclosed in a blanket and rug, hauled to the top of the cliff, placod in a conveyance and taken to the morgu", where they await the usual inquest, which takes place at 10 o'clock this morning. Dr. McOleland, as he was returning from Waitare, heird that a body had been found and drove as fast as possible to the locality <n esse he could be of service, and although under the circumstaccrs he could do nothing, his kindly intention was much appreciated. Deceased was a widow, 65 years of age, and a daughter of the late E. George, who, jt will be remembered by many, was miespd for a lo>ng period ' his remains were c)iscovered. To the many relatives of the deceased the deepest sympaahy is extended, under the exceptionally trying and sad cireumstancss above detailed.