THE BOATING DISASTER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 44, 21 February 1891, Page 5

THE BOATING DISASTER.

MR WHITNEY'S BODY FOUND

It was not Mr Gordon Hale's, but bhe late Mg Lionel's Whitney's body, which was found yesterday on the beach at Wairoa South." Ib was at first supposed to be that of Mr Hale, but subsequent examination proved it to be young Whitney's. There is now no doubt that the whole of the unfortunate boating party who left Ponui last Sunday tor Wairoa South have perished, and the other bodies are expected to be recovered shortly. Mrs Robert Halo, who arrived in town last night, says bhat a man working on Mr Couldrey's farm ab Maraetai discovered the body on the foreshore ab nine o'clock yesterday morning. She concluded that it was her sons, bub on examination ib was found to be young Whitney's. Capt. Whitney. Mr R. Hale and others were speedily on the spot, which was nob far from where the missing boat's oar had been picked up by Air Hale. It is supposed thab the young fellow used the oar to support himself while making his struggle for life. The left arm of the corpse was in a cramped, bent position, while the right arm was straight. The watch in his pocket had stopped at a quarter-past eight o'clock. The remains were coffined and taken up in Mr R. Jeffries' boat last night to Captain Whitney's residence at Wairoa South. An inquest was to be held this morning.