A SCOW CAPSIZES.
BOYS' NARROW ESCAPfi. T« ,j By Telegraph.—Press Association. "J Wellington, Monday. 'J three boys—Cecil Ellison, aged IV VS llliam Curlew, aired 14, and Alfred Hart, aged 14-were capsized in th*! harbor at 7 p.m. yesterday. They wer» returning from Day's Bav in a 12ft scow,' when about half a mile from the boat! harbor a sudden squall capsized the boat; Ellison got his companions on the bottom of the capsized craft, and started to swim ashore. In the meantime the no-l ticc of the harbor officials was attracted' by calls from the boat, and the two ladl-i there were picked up. Search was the*;? made for Ellison, who, severely hanaVl capped as he was by knickers and •« sweater, had gamely struggled on for at« sistance. He was later picked up suffer-*! ing from cramp. His brave action will bail brought under the notice of the HunißJ»H Society. A
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 302, 16 May 1911, Page 4
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151A SCOW CAPSIZES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 302, 16 May 1911, Page 4
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