A Strange Incident.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3205, 15 May 1889, Page 2

A Strange Incident.

A remarkable incident occurred on Thursday (April 26) during the I passage of the Orient steamer Cnzco up Port Jfhilip bay on the voyage from Sydney en route to London, Amongst Iho pussingers who booked in Sydney were a newly married couple, Mr and Mrs Walker, the latter 21 years of ago who were married about five weeks ago in the Chufch of England, Pad-" dington, Sydney, Mr Walker had taker, his passage for London, but his wife was to remain in Melbourne, At about midday Mr Walker was taking his lunch in .the dining saloon, while Mrs Walker partook ofthfl meal in their cabin. When she had finished the meal the stewardess, Miss McKenzie, removed tho plates ic, with the intention of returning with some fruit, leaving Mrs Walker meantime in the cabin by herself, The stewardess in a few minutes returned, but was astonished to discover that the lady on whom she had been' attending was nowhere to be seen. All search was made, but no trace .of her could he found. The cabin was examined, aud it was noticed that under a large open port a footstool had been placed on a settee with a tin bonnet box on top of all, which would just bring the woman within easy reach of the port, The Bteamer was turned round and a sharp look out kept, Presently it was noticed that the P, and 0, steamer Paramatta, which that morning Bailed en route for Sydney, and which the Cuzco passed a short time before, had stopped, and in a few minutes a boa't , was discerned a short distance from the Paramatta, and it returned to that steamer, It was afterwards learned that the woman had been observed floating in the water by those on the Paramatta and a boat was lowered and she was picked up; She was landed at Queenscliff at the heads, and has now recovered from her dip, .She was in the water about twenty minutes, She stated that she was Beasick and was leaning out of the port, when she fell out, but it is doubtful whether she did not go overboard purposely, Her husband and she do not appear to have been on the bestofteraiß,