TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1456, 14 August 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

ACCIDENT TO PILOT BOAT.I * ' LOSS MM. Nelson, Tuesday.. The, pilot boat went out at three this - morning, to the ateiifiier Wanakai, returning, it capsized, :and all the crew were 105t,. ; Pilot Low is safe., .' .

Later. .A dgeadCul batastvojihe occurredjthis forning, by'which. fourl'of 'tWj pilot crew;:|, were, drowned. The steamer Wanaka came down,to the anchorage jftbojit( four o'clock, when it wasifso inf c ;JaB altqpsCimposa .distance of a taf. inches.;-; ! the dangers 'of the gale, with a high sea, the pilot and crew responded to a signal, from the steamer, and:put off to her. J Thij 'boat wa* safely steerefd to the ship's side, tad Oaptem 'Lpw, 'the pilot, jumped on. board ( tlie steamer, and at once was on duty; Hoi states that it was about 4.3o.when the .boat left, and that' directly sho got away he saw- a big .sea £ cquie -along and dircc'ly it-.passed lie heard the men. in the boat shout out " we are all right but our oars are gone." He then imagined ( seating., their sail,': but dartness- preveafel -hini, §ee-. : ing more.' It appeara too certi'iii that; a succeeding wave swampod. tlio.'!boat, for she was found bottom up at daylight just behind thfeAFifcisMrc ; Mk;' The names ot the. four men'' wh j composed the crew- are; ¥mV a widower, but' with ,severa| children, Mathias. Reader/ft''widower,. Richafrl Thomas, single, know,n! Dick," and a foreigner iiaineS tllaiis .Johansen, also 'single. I, Several boats have-gone out in search of the bodies of the missing men.

/' Naseby, August 13. ' A' fire, attended with' fatal consequonces, -took place, shortly, after . 11; o'clock on Saturday, night, i dwelling house occupied by Mrs' Oockroft and two of a family, being totally destroyed. It appears.that the- mother hqd retired ; to bed first, and before the others were' asleep , they; : .ot .-.alarmed by seeing flames : proceeding from the bedroom. They made an effect to rouse their mother, but w.ere -unsucessful, the flames gaining possession pi tho prejnisos very quickly. The cliildiuu were got out sately.' The fire brigade turned out promptly, but ollexertions tb save the unfortunate woman were unsuccessful. The body has been recovered.. " ' Later.

The name of tho woman' was Mrs Lindsay, generally known as .Cockroft. Her body was found in bed fearfully burnt and disfigured. A verdict of acoidentftl death v/as returned.;at an inquest held to-day-

Wanganui, August 13. The' committee of the Wanganui Jockey Club met to-day, and agreed to join the Raciug Association proposed by the Hawkfls Bay Jockey Club. They also removed the disqualification..-from the horse Mtita ancl jiis; jockey .(Ray;)!; The Club's prbgrammfe for the coming 'year, was framed, the' following being the .principnl alterations from year 1 — Spring Meeting.— Lady's Bracelet, - horn; L 5 second .horse'(substituted for the Railway Plate). Autumn; MeetihgFirst day; Maiden Hurdle Race, sub : stituted for Hack Hurdles; Saplings," reduced from 60 to 50 sovs; and Fly : ing Handicap, from:l2s to lib sovs ; Second day: Maiden Plate, reduced from 60 to'so sovs ;• Handicap Hurdles increased fro'ni 75 to 100 sovs; Wanganui"Stalces Handicap, reduced from 250 to 200 sovs, second horse to receive 30 instead of 50 sovs; Nursery Handicap reduced from 60 to 50 hovs ;"• District Race Handicap, reduced from I 200 to. 150sovs.;;• l