SAD DROWNING FATALITY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 3

SAD DROWNING FATALITY.

From the Donald Express (Victoria) of Jan* 20th we extract the following particulars of the death bj drowning of Mr H. J. Faville, eon of Mr J. T. Faville, baker, of Addington. The young man was well* known in Christcharch, and highly respected :—

"It is oar painful duty to record the untimely death of a young man named Herbert John Faville, which occurred about 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon. The deceased has been employed for a considerable time as a baker by Mr George Onley, and he went out for a ride in the afternoon on one of Mr Onley's horses. Shortly afterwards the horse returned to. the stable, havimc the appearance of being through water. Mr Onley at once wenc in search of the rider, near where he was last seen, and on examining the embankment a little on Ithe south of the Donald weir saw deceased"s hat floating on the water, and also tracks which indicated that a horse had been in the water also. Mr Onley went into the spot where he thought the body would likely be, and dived for a considerable time in order to recover the young man, which he felt certain must have been in the water. The alarm was given, and after considerable delay, and after three or four young men were endeavoring to recover the body by diving, a young man named Fred Garret succeeded in laying hold of the body, and with the assistance of others brought it to the surface. Every effort was resorted to in order to-restore animation, but withont success, although when the body was first taken out of the water it was quite warm. There is no actual evidence as to how the deceased got into the water, but it is surmised that the horse he was riding got on? the steep embankment, and fell into the water, which is very deep at that identical spot, and the deceased being unable to swim met his untimely end. The decased was a general favorite in the district, being a quiet, steady, inoffensive young man. Much sympatny is expressed for his bereaved parents, who, of necessity, will never again see a much beloved son."