A FATAL ACCIDENT AT STEWART'S ISLAND.
Captain Cross, of the Flying Scud, brings melancholy news from Stewart's Island. He reports that Mr George Preece, of the cutter Jessie Traill, on Sunday last, whilst on a trip from the Bluff to Stewart's Island, about six miles off the island, fell overboard, and has not been heard of since. The particulars, as we have them, are as follows : — Mr Preece left the Bluff on Sunday morning in the cutter Nelly, and when about six miles off the island, his mate went below to light bis pipe, and when coming on deck some time afterwards, he found Mr Preece had disappeared, and also that an oar was missing from the deck. He immediately lowered the sail, and hung about the pi -cc for some time, but was unable to find any trace of him. An inquiry was held before Captain Greig.R.M., on Stewart's Island. The strangest part of all is that the unfortunate man's mate declares that he did not go to sleep when he went below, and that he did not hear aay unusual sound whatever. — < Southland
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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 397, 7 October 1874, Page 6
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185A FATAL ACCIDENT AT STEWART'S ISLAND. Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 397, 7 October 1874, Page 6
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