Fearful Ford Accident.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4788, 1 August 1894, Page 2

Fearful Ford Accident.

(By Tolegraph-Press Association), •HoKiiiKA, Tuesday, •} Two traps—containing Messrs F. ] Wjlde/J.-Evans, J.Coiniorj S, Con- [ nor,W.Tuckey.aridEmilZieglei- ' left Greymouth for Kumara, early 1 yesterday morning by the Marsdon- : '< J road,: During the night' j had fallen, and'when, the 1 Wctos ; reached ; .Greei)Btbne arid Blackwater ' it; wai| found the creeks were in high ' flood. | This was at three o'clock • [ yesterday morning,- 7 lt;\voß ; pitch dark, and tho occupants of the traps, 1 withpat;knoiving inironfciof them, di-oveyono tho other' into jho torrents .'at. Blackwater. ; yehiclosi[ -and their I occupants;- .were'.' 1 swept away. | The Worses were 1 drowned' ;(| and the traps ! smashed' to' atoms: ! ' The sttonger men managed, after a despeMe get ashore--''' orieof them two ;miles below,: tho','' '. point of entrance..; .Young, Ziegler •;,, arid ConUr were missed, and it was ' ascertained that they'were drowned, 1 r daylight Rowing the bodies of tho'> ? . horses tho'vehicles. ; '' The policeaiid largei parties are 'out :" searching flioHVer. banks for:tho' ' r bodies of : th» dead,.: 'X y > '.:. ; " Vi V ,'','' ",. ;This, fatality., has',.Bpread gloom:,-, ',-• Oyer the whole district.- The two =.•' lads:wero State' school bays) ing from ft State school -football •'' Wj^r, " At "°«J .y#rday 'the tody;' ,; ■ of Samuel ; Conmr was..disray&red,'' , '; 1 Aii.imupseciwid .'is'ouii searching',:' ! foiv)lie])qdy of.yping.Zjegler, ~]■'■ Zv'