BOATING ACCIDENT.
FOUR MEN DROWNED. ?* By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. Four lives were lost by a boat accident near Cape Turnagain on the East Coast. The steamer Fanny was loading wool from_ the beach for Wangaehu station by means of a tender. While making a trip with sixteen bales the tender's engine stopped, the craft turned broadside to the waves and was upset, and all four men on board were drowned. Their names were: A. L. Roff, aged 23; A. Johansen, 26; 0. Olsen, 20; J. Jorgensen, 2S. Two clung to a bale of wool for some time till it became saturated and sank. The other two clung to the boat, but were washed oil*. The Fanny's lifeboat was lowered, but could not reach the men in time. After cruising about without result, she went on to Napier, and i 6 to visit the scene of the accident again this morning, though there is no hope. All the men were single. Napier. Monday. The men lost were members of the Fanny's erew. According to a statement by Captain Shirley, master of the Fanny, the steamer was at anchor when the surf boat, with a load of wool, capsized in coming off to the vessel and sank, throwing the occupants into the sea. There were four men in the boat, and two were seen clinging to a bale of wool which, as soon as it became soaked, disappeared, together with the men. The two remaining members of the crew clung to the bow of the boat, which was stranded on the rocks in a vertical position. Shortly afterwards the sea broke over the boat, washing the men eft".
As soon as the mishap was seen, the lifeboat was launched from the Fanny, and pulled in the direction of the catastrophe, hut none of the missing jncn were seen. When the surf boat turned turtle there were also some Maoris in it, hut they sprang into the sea and swam! ashore. The four men drowned are all known to have been good swimmers. The accident was witnessed from the shore by « number oi' people, but they were unable to give assistance. The Fanny returned this morning to search for tin; "bodies
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 24 October 1911, Page 5
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369BOATING ACCIDENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 24 October 1911, Page 5
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