Another Story of Heroism.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4871, 7 November 1894, Page 3

Another Story of Heroism.

While a little boy was struggling in the water, after being washed overboard from the Wairarapa, a man swam up to him and took hold of him. " Hold on to me, boy," he said, and as the lad clung to him he struck out for the rocks. It was a long swim and tho rescuer grew weary. And then the little lad said these heroic words: "If you can't get mo along, drop me," And the panting rescuer, who was only a stowaway, answered, "No, my boy, if you go, I go," and struck out again, The little boy was rescued and taken care of. So was bis deliverer.

Auckland, Wednesday. The third officei' of the Wairaiapa examined as to tho possibility of a raft with survivors iloating to sea said ho did not think it possible, as no raft crowded with people could live in such a sea. Ho could not nccount for the alteration in tho courao and never knew the captain to touch opium or morphia, or to have ever shown the effects of liquor, He had no reason to believe that the Captain's mind had given way under pressure of any sort. Between 11 and 12 p.m., witness told the Captain the ship was logging 14 knots. The Captain said it was ridiculous, she could not be doing it.