DROWNING ACCIDENT NEAR k'q'pva. hiv-ioo'( :t,'i^,i? ■■ vow,\-hi [from our own correspondent.]

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1664, 6 March 1883, Page 2

DROWNING ACCIDENT NEAR k'q'pva. hiv-ioo '( :: t ,'i^,i? ■■ vow ,\-hi [from our own correspondent.]

„<f:. U , /^opp.Marph^.lS^.,., A SAD accident happened here last night, resulting in the death "of Mr John Powell, who, while returning from Alexandra was drowned in crossing this Mangakiuuitua, cr,eely, .M/4'exan<^r,, Thompson, who ' Was- 'in l with"' /the deceased, arrived at jny house early this morning, and" gave i\\'4 followiug particu-lacB\:~2-He\ says; ith^y -ipfsy shortly. »£ter( 10 Ojcjock.on Sattmlayeveii-, ing on iiorsefoa6&J ihe fle'cerised currying a large, accordeon under his arm which he hau|pfirchasedi ih Itfie to\yfhs^ipi) .%pii f the, road he remarked,to Thompson that te his horse was geifcin'g 1 knocked up" having. been to Te Awamutu that day. On ar-; riving at the crossing, called Te Papa, j just now a dangerous crossing place on; account of the fresh, but the shortest' way to their home& Thompson proposed $b^ijld fojrj^ji^jtfaer 'there,* and^ao, save a considerable distance, at the* same. time warning Powell to,, follow his horse; across the river. This for some reason 1 •fh'e' ti&cea&d'dtidoibii > Idb/^and Thbriipsbh! saw him -with-his .horse-swimming, deceased callmg'Wt •tXlicky'cdmeand help, me." Thompson swam his horse after! tiiml'buVtfbWell was ott/th'e>h'o¥se'iw^e'n 1 he recovered it, nor did he see him again,) rthe nightil beiftg ,v,ery .dark. , Thompsonj .returned home, and reported the .circum-. stances to Capt. Gascoigne at Alexandra this 1 morning; 'returning *iwith Constable' O'Connor.; Meantime^ nutnbeiroii natiyea went put in search of the body f and sent; for Henry Turner, known'to" Be the "best divetf id'the district;' 1 'Hg'and hisibfotheil Joseph rwentlup diving icpai time in the water below .tl^e .crossing,, .which averaged ,fcom.iO'tq .14$.''' At lfi-ilf^ast'l^o'c'lo,ck; XMM W&u&itU'U the canoe reported' tn'at he felt something alongside a sunken log. Henry Turner "at once went down and brought up the" bodyj which" was lo'clged'updetv the; logdn about 10ft. ofiwateM and; ; 100 yards lj^pw the crossing. Your reporter was present! TJhe I'.purset !of,- thej deceased,,"whic^ l was sticking nearlyjoutiofcthe-ibreast jppq^qt) da' said»riby the /nativep,t»'jCOQi»in,so/ii6 df'vthe i subscription tmoney j£op,,-theij; races on Tuesday) .nejct*( ai^4- VMses<\ty had thatdaydrawn^fronvthe bank at Te Awamutu.],, Constable, , O'Connor took dp^Ta^hel^ody of me deoea^ed.thJs a^terj"noon," acoompaniecl by the 1 "turners, 1 the .deceasejdjsjjprae.j fp|vhpm /he', ,was only; Irafie,ntlyjma^rjed^ 1 rafie,ntlyjma^rjed^ andibthet unfortunate.yoimg fellow was greatly res,.jpec^ted by all w^o knew,him: he was" only s"ej#re* acridehc lhfe mel with t»jt b^ag/thWwil' l from J a hflrse;, breaking his'leg*t~Kdpua, after being 6 'niaaths-frn^tfiFnoM^'at^AubMand. 1. \RfemTO <Has>nil#.a llmce:rt^'4t llfflara.btif4ttfe ltime i: '6!>^iisHdeath '^rinSW%iff^Hel la'J^:^ ,*iXJ<t /

the Cot|roioi^^ii|^rf»Rt%L before Mr GreshaflKj coron< r^rMrSJohnSAubin was foremaiiW the ;ur|^NAn>j|r treating the CAJrantirpf A. i hojn«9on,||jenry Turner, J<ss&tif§juvner,J < $$&tif§juvner, a H&| Dr. jgnunden, the jup| r^rnfed j■. v^liot Accidental D||th,^dcHng t^, ic^ie opinion of '?ir^ ul Jfflfoei&^c^^^mpFecl by Henry, 'ligrner^g recovqa^MßjSmDodies of Punipi, a native drowned at Baskerville'a creek, Mr Fergusson's son, near Kaipaha, and the late John J. Powell, deserve substantial recognition from the Govetn* ment.