WOMAN'S SHOCKING DEATH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 47, 20 March 1909, Page 3

WOMAN'S SHOCKING DEATH.

SWEPT TIIUOI'CU A SEWER. 1 Sydney. March 1. Mrs Sarah Ann Tavlor, IK, who resided with lor luHband lit llalloran Sircel, Li ichhardt, was drowned oil Salurdav night at Ecichliardt through being carried oil' Iter feet and washed tl.iwu a drain pipe during a thunderstorm. The body was recovered early fids morning near the Annaadale Ferry wharf bv the water police. It appeared that Airs Taylor, when relurnJng from Sydney, was caught in the lliiuidvnslonu. which occurred on Saturday nighit shortly alter !) o'clock. A large body of water came down Jlall--111 an Street, and when almost opposite her residence .Mrs Taylor was lifted oil' 'her feel ami swept to the bottom of the slreot, where she disappeared down am open drain pipe, connecting with the big storm-water channel which runs into, Jio/ellc .Hay. A ntaii, named William Ri.ig is said to have been the only witness of the fatality, which occurred so quickly •that the unfortunate woman was.Jwepil out of sight in a few seconds. The police were informed, and dragging operations were iiuiiiltained in all directions, until I hi* morning, both in the sloi'm-water channel and in Ro/.ellc Day. The. clothing of the unfortumite 'woman was practically torn from her likhlv, apparently by the force with I which she was carried through the drain pipe Scarcely a. vestige of attire remained on the body as it was found floating this unoriiimg in .Ho/elle Day, I'ullv oik. mile from the spot where the fatality occurred. The body was removed, to the morgue and an iunuesl will be held.

This is tin' tliinl fatality of a similar kind which lias .n-eurrcl in Iho miburhs of Sydnov within a short, tiinf. l'roiniiion.t' citizens arc of tin" opinion Unit sonn: more stringent precautions will have lo lu' taken with regard to imtrapped drains in the suliiirli-s. (ioorjje Street West, formerly' was considered a death tra|i of a similar kind during sudden thunderstorms, and Vlien there was a hcavv rush of water near SI. IS.ivnahas' Oliurcli it. wa- unfortunately a frequent occurrence for children to !r drowned L'oini? or comiii" from sellool. Drastic measures, however, were taken to pi-event a rrcuvremv o{ the trouldc. and the Citv Council was forced to nuike the nocossarv improvements. A hamper whii'li" M'' s Haylor carried was also washed down the drain, and has not boi'ii recovered.