AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
By Telegraph—Press Association. ', TIMARU, April 14. \ .A'fisherman named Gundeson went i motor boat at 4 a.m. alone, i When a mile past the outer mole • something went wrong, and a benzine explosion occurred. The boat was set on fire. Gundeson threw water'ot 'the boat, but the sides began tu iburn, and Gundeson was driven to (the bow. He w«is just about to juityp and swim ashore when another motor rescued him. The burning boat was taken in tow, but sank before &he shore was reached. Gundeson was badly burned •about the hands and arms.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3164, 15 April 1909, Page 5
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97AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3164, 15 April 1909, Page 5
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