TWO MEN DROWNED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 187, 7 August 1913, Page 2

TWO MEN DROWNED.

FAIiL PEOM A TTTG. oter:soard whtle skylarking. Afte ■ the excitement surrounding the recovn; v of the body of tihe man Clausen, who fell from the. tug Young Bungaree yester< ay. and the unsuccessful attempt to rest'ire respiration, had subsided somewhat. re.ste.rday afternoon it was rumoured that -amother man had fallen off the tiif. Although Clausen wa; brought asTiore a few minutes before 3 o'clock, it was not till some time later that ■much import vice was attached to .the rumour ashore It w is then found that William Hindley, wjo had been acting as relieving firemai on "tTae was "missing, and a member of the crew stated that he Vieli<>ve i that the two men had gone overboard Toother. In shaking to a "Star" reporter, Mr. .T. W. button, the engineer r>f the Young Bungaiee. said that when fhe vessel was well wit in the stream, with a hulk in •tow, h 15 attention was attracted by a noisp aft. Turning quickly, he was just in tinn to see. the ]eg 3 of two men disappear over the side into the water. He ai. once reversed his engines. Littl ■ was seen of thr occurrence from Mie hu k, but it seems that, it appeared from t iere that the two men. were skylarking together just before they went ovcrlwird. Dragging operations, commenced by the police, were continued till dark. ;ind were resumed tobjs mOTning, r>lll H idlpy.-'s body had. not been recoverec this afternoon. X QUEST ON CLAUSEN. The mruiry into the circumstances of the dc;.th of Charles Clausen was opened ■T>y Jlr. K. C. Cuttcn, AM., at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Captiin Fleming watched proceedings for ffif Marine Department, and Mr Hall for the relatives of tlie deTliotias Scott, master of the tug, stated that yesterday afternoon the vessel was engaged towing the hulk Alexander Cri ug to her moorings in Shoal Hay. At atio it 2-30 pjn. a shout from the hulk attract >d his attention, and. looking back, ho say two of his crew iv the water, about 1 fathoms away. He rang '"Full 3-st-em. ' and at once proceeded to get the pulling boat out. In the meantime,, however, a Jajineh appeared on tlie scene, and picked ip Clausen, TTlndley having disappeared To f Icrce-ant Murray.- TJie relations bctwecr the two deceased were- perfectly friend! ." He {lid not knew of any work that wnuld necessitate their standing in a dangi rous position aft. The inquiry is proceeding.