ACCIDENTS AT SEA

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4529, 4 December 1884, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AT SEA

Two Boys Lost from tho Loch Forgus.

The barque Loch Fergus, which arrived from London this morning, had altogether a very unfortunate passage, the most unfortunate circumstance being the death of two boys belonginglto the vossel. On October Ist, the weather being fine and the wind light from tho northward, gavo the barque a speed of about three knots, when alad namod Henry Porcy Warren fell from aloft. He struck the deck heavily, and was |^ok<_L-T_-a __ tm^»_wrtriB etatg»J^Every 'jjpesible effort wasfthado Ho restore ahima'JEo», but without avail, and the poor Mow expired three hours later. The second accident occurred on October 28th, t latitude 43 S,, and longitude 60 E., during ick weather, accompanied by rain and with o wind blowing from N.E. A boy named Bvitrick O'Keefe was employed on the topsail yard, and having missed bis footing, fell overboard. There was a very high sea running, the night was dark, and the vessel going at 8 knots per hour, and as some minutes. elapsed before it was known the boy was Overboard, it was found impossible tb rescue him.