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(press association.) A Fatal Avalanobe. Burled, in the Snow. Dunedin, August 8. The bodies of Alphonso Beer, aged 20, Robert Blanokard, 20, and James Meikle, 18, have been discovered. Blanchard was found embedded ia 6ft or 7ft of snow, about a ohain from where Beer's body was found, while Meikle was discovered some 20 or 80 yards further up. The body of Thomas Meikle, aged 14, has not yet bean discovered, The three first named belonged to a Star search party of nine, and disappeared from their companions' view by the snow giving from under them, and completely enveloping them in the avalanche which slipped for fully 400 yards down the mountain Bide into a gully, and then was precipitated with awful velocity over a perpendicular cliff 60ft in depth. The bodies were discovered yesterday by a search party of 200 men from Kjeburn. Blanchard and Beere were evidently killed outright from the fall, but Meikle's body showed no marks of injury, and it is thought he must have lived some time after reaching the bottom.
"Wreck at tho Islands. Auckland, August 3, Arrived—Richmond, from the Islands. She brings news from Tahiti of the total wreck of the French despatch war vessel Volage, 500 tons, at Morohau, in Paunchta Group, on 10th July. She had 200 natives on board, besides M. La Casoade, Governor of Tahiti, but all got ashore safely. The vessel's hull was pierced by a coral reef. a Stormy Passage.^^^'
Ohrißtchuroh, August 3, The steam collier Industry (Captain Marshall), tinder charter to Mr 0. W| Turner, arrived in Lyttelton yesterday mornfng from Newcastle, with 1700 tons coal, after a most stormy passage. She left Newcastle on Saturday, July 25. Next day it blew a gale from the south-south east, with high sea and fierce blinding rain squalls. The vessel began to ship large quantities of water, huge green seas washing completely over her, filling the wells deck, and after cabin. The gale continued throughout Sundoy and Monday, and although steaming was kept up she laboured heavily. On Tuesday the wind changed to E.S.E.and moderated, but the sea kept high, and frequently broke over the vessel. Thw continued till Thursday, when a gale again arose, accompanied by lightning and heavy rain squalls. On Friday the vessel was compelled to heavo to, and for several hours lay at the mercy of the storm. During this one a hatch was stove in, the starboard lifoboat and gripes, the port after boat, the galley funnel, skylight, and starboard bridge, ' and the bulwarks were carried away, besides much minor damage done. Subsequently the cargo shifted, and the steamer had a heavy list to port, | which was onlv righted by the orew'a exertions in trimming the coal,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3877, 4 August 1891, Page 2
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