DROWNING FATALITY.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1917, Page 4

DROWNING FATALITY.

WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT'S DEXTh.

A sad fatality occurred at M£turoai < about 10.30 on Saturday in the death of Ralph Crawshaw, a'well- < known, resident of NftW. Plymouth, who has been for siome years a member of the staff of the New 'Plvinonth-telegraph office, where he held a-responslblajpoflii . It appears that <lecoaspd„ accomwiniedi by Walter Bayly Itivell;'aWo of the tele- * graph office staff, Cyril Victor Rnssell",> carter, and -Richard Williams, |wliarf laborer, left the beach in the latter'* dinghy to row out to hjs launch. >bou( 100 yards from the shore/.with t£e in-' tention of spending itie night <m tht■ launch and leaving early ; in the TOorn ing fishing; • ,>; ■ i ... •'* The sea was slightly choppy, andlwhet some distance out the dinghy swimpci! and sank, throwing them ail into tht water. > Crawfcliaw, ewho was '-,'fullj clothed, including an .overcoat, stfaifk out for Mr. Newton King'? launch, about 5 or 8 yards awiy. Russell coufti noi swim, but hung 6n to the an£ McWilliams and Kivell managed, to get him to the launch. They called for Crawsliaw, but obtained no response, imd immediately righted thft dinghy and-Wil-liams l'owcd to look for whom lie found a few yards away flbathig face down in the water, apparently He was immediately broughty*^ ol "' and artificial respiration ati*ffipteA Constable Blaikio and Dr. BlackllySwert promptly on the scene, and artificial re< spiration was continued under DiSitl&ckley's supervision, but without avail, and, the body was, conveyed [to the jyorgue. Deceased was well, known throughout; Taranaki, Raving as relieVjjigjpoat-i master at various offices. He v)M aged 40, and resided in Brougham Street, and leaves a widow and family of fobr, who will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their sad bereavement. An inquest will be " held at 2180 p.m. toHtoy-