WANGANUI FATALITIES.
WANGANUI, this day.
At the inquest on the body of Samuel Henderson, found in the river on Sunday, a verdict of found drowned was returned.
This morning the body of another man rimmed Beriah Gough, about 45, was -found by the riverside below high water mark. He had evidently fallen over the bank 20 feet high on to the breastwork below. There was a nasty gash on the forehead. Deceased was seen yesterday afternoon, it is stated the worse of liquor.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 254, 2 November 1897, Page 5
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