NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
(By Telegraph -Own Couespon* \ dent) "V : 1 mi; Saturday ' >■ On Friday, as Mr Cox, of Pakowai, was fording the Tonui river on horseback, at O'Connor's ford near the broken bridgo ho had a veiy narrow escape from drowning, His \ horse trod on quicksand and commenced to struggle, and threw its rider into tho river, which vm m flood. By swimming; strongly he 5 - managed to reach tlio opposite bank N in an exhausted condition, . Constable Collerton had a liairow » escape at tho same place a short time ago, , . Yesterday the coach, on its tup to •- Whakataki, had great* difficulty in , 1 crossing, the horses ]>aviiigto'fi\vim
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4832, 22 September 1894, Page 2
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109NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4832, 22 September 1894, Page 2
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