NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4069, 22 March 1892, Page 2

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

A Hoarse asi Coffin 'Washed Aw*' Two Sorses Lost. A singular accident ocourred at the > Euamahunga river, near Maaterton, this morning, b 7 wliioh two narrowly escaped losing their lives, Mr Thomas Jago,undertaker,income pany with Mr James Walker, waay proceeding to the Taueru with a hearse containing a coffin, anddeoided?* to cross the Buamahuuga at llie ford ■ ' to give the horses a diink. They had"' 'I got about half way across tbo river t ' when the horses suddenly fell into a ' deep hole and commenced plunging ' and kicking. The driver had barely 4 time to release his hold of tho reins before the whole concern was upset 1 and hearso, coffin and all were carried ■ downthoatreain, Theesqspe of Messrs JagOand Walkor waaalqßst miraouwlous. Immediately on the vehiclo cap* sizing they jumped for their livos, UniT although the river was considerably • >' j swollen succeeded in reaching tho - shore very little the worse for their, adventure, The horses, which- could not free themselves from the hearse}*were soon drowned and were washed •' down the stream, Mr Jago and his ' assistant were brought into town by ■ Mr Wilton, mailman, and Mr Cole, fishmonger, haß proceeded to tho scena ol the accident to endeavour to re- - cover the hearse, ■ The loss to Mr Jago through the drowning of his horses will bo very heavy, and the circumstances of tha whole oase are unfortunate,