A YACHTING ACCIDENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 12, 2 June 1914, Page 8

A YACHTING ACCIDENT.

"A YOUN'G MAN'S N f ARROW K.-rCAI'K • Rv 'J'-Ugraph—Press Association, i (.hristchurcli, Last Night. Three y. ;m;i men mimed (Clarence Gilmore, A. Anderson ami Alex. McCon. !tk, weu' out in. the IS-foot yacht Kiwi at l.yttelton yesterday, and after spending so:r- time in tfiie vicinity of Diamond liiibo.', decided to return ■t-o port. Oil the n '.iirn journey tiiic beat ca.psized hi lb; aiudle of the liarIbor towing to the i.i:lit being caught in a strong .westerly' gust of wind. Tli< tooat sink in a few minuter Wiith t'li;exception of Gilmour, the crew were strong .swimmers. Wim the assistant of a floor hoard, GiLmniir was aVe t,i hold up for fifteen m'nuites, t!;.. .Suddenly lost tiie'board ami c.i!'. ( <*> his mates, who were cio.-v I v. 'he was in trouble. McCormick -: n 1 ; tire board and a=si-|ted Ciilmo.. ;. ... I mean&m-s. (the mate, of the j Him Finth, whMi had anehmv: hi iV I Stream from Kaipara in th • m • ! observed the party's plight hp..!, will ; 1 i assistances of a member i f the crew ! rowed oil' in a diligiliy. i • Rive men | iwore taken on board, •.»:! eft-war ini- ; mediately collapsed, lnt res:i-eitation j measures were-used suecis I' ll -,