PORT CHALMERS.
Wednesday. Arrived : The s.s. Tararua. A Lyttelton passenger named A. J. Rylie, by the Easter Hill, makes a startling statement to the effect that, on January 9th, at 8 a.m.. when the sea was comparatively smooth, William Taylor, the ship's boy, aged 17 years, fell from the main royal mast, and broke a ratlin which he struck, and fell overboard. A seaman named Johnston jumped after, endeavouring to save him. He did not succeed, and was drawn on board. The vessel was going 2 knots, and yet no effort beyond this was made to save the boy, who floated as the ship passed out of sight.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3111, 6 February 1879, Page 2
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108PORT CHALMERS. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3111, 6 February 1879, Page 2
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