ACCIDENTS AT THE THAMES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5671, 16 November 1875, Page 2

ACC I DENTS AT THE THAMES.

\ MAX DUOWXED FN THr ' \[ r . WAKUAMiA IIIVJHL 'I i .>dy which was found m 'he Ka *' l l n«. oii Sun»li*y night wi ' ' k'h. r " i-nvn r I >s morning by the police. Tli. m j *.is mst ,i , ,c«l l>y Mr. E. .1. Andeitrn, .settlor on the iv.ai...u'i >nga Valley, in the w.itcr neatly opposite his jilace, about a mile above the Itoumi. l[aving taken the nccessai-y steps to socuk 1 it, infonnation was foiw.udeil tu the police, .nul this moining the body w.ii hi ought to Shoithml police station. It has ewdently liecn in tho water for three or four tlay« ; pei - haps nioit 1 , for it has already advanced towaids decomposition, although the features are ntill rocojjui'.ahle. The deceased has not yet been j identified, although a man named Edwards, a packet, states that he has aome fata* jecollec- j tion of teeing such a man on the track towards - the gum digging*, about a week ago, lying on kis back with his hands stretched out as if under t ic influence of liquor. He cannot, however, Htate positively that it ia the same man. He is evidently a hushnmn or gum-digger from hi* garb, and the following is his description : — Ho was from 5ft. 8in. to 5ft. l»in. high ; apparently from .T» to 40 years of age. He had a fair complexion, with whiskers and mountnche. Ho wore a dark striped Crimean thirt under » blue fieige shirt cross stitched on the back, and dark tweed trousers. Ho had laced boots, which were tied with flax. j

ANOTHER DROWNING ACCIDENT IN THE KAUWAERANGA RIVER. Another drowning accident occurred in the Kauwaeranga river this morning, about halfpast seven o'clock. The victim in this mm wm a young man, named Josiah Winter, aged 21 years, who was employed by Mr. Hulme, butcher, to ride for orden. Mr. Hulme lias i a niece of land on the peninsula, between the Thames and Kauwaeranga riven, on which he graze* his cattle and hones, and the ford or crossing is a little below the Parawai gardens. The young man went, m usual, to those paddocks for the horse this morning crossing the river in a boat. On his returnhe attempted to ride the h*ne across the ford. Two men, Messrs. Mark Donovan, draughtsman at the Government offices, and G. Robson, chemist, of Mary-street, had just fiuistfed bathing at the time he commenced to ride across, and were then dressing themselves. Winter sang out to them to know where the ford was, and Mr. Robson pointed out to him where he had seen others crossing. Winter then rode into the water. The tide was of. more than* the ordinary "height at this time, almost level with the bonks. Messrs. Donovan and Bobson observed that the horse Hwani fairly about half-way across the river, when he began to plunge. He reared slightly, and then swum on again with Winter on W« back. They obsei \ cd that he was drawing the rein tightly, and nang out let the horse go, at the same time asking him if he could swim. He replied that he could not, and just then the horse went dawn out of of sight. When he rose Winter wsts Htiugglin? in the water near the hone. Messrs. Donovan and Robson attempted to unloose a wnall boat which was padlocked to the landing; but after a few seconds, finding they could not succeed easily Mr. Robson stripped and swam towards Winter, who wag then struggling in the water, and Mr. Donovan went for a canoe, which was a little lowor down tho stream. Mr. Robson readied to within aix yards of Winter befoie he H.uik. He nwiun around for three or feur minutes, and dived repeatedly to find the nun ; but lie never rose from the time he unit sank, and it w.is supposed that tho homo must have Btiuck him some way. Information was bi ought to towu as soou ni possible, and a, seaich paity set «ut to iv cover tho body, headed by Mi. .1. H.utlcy, of the Shortland Firo Brigade, and computing Messrs. Wilson and others. It was anticipated that when tho tide fell he would be found on themud.— [ThamencorrespondentNovembei ]."*.] [By Telegraph ]

ORAHAMSTOWN, Monday, 3 p.m. The body of Josiah Winter was found by s,ome Maona who had \\ ltnessed the accident, and an inquest was hold this afternoon. The evidence was in accoulance with the report f m lushed, and a verdict of Accidental death by drowning recoided. The other body has not jet been identified.

Ni.Hros-'s Ni/uto On, \su Mvoic Pillh have lurid more wonderful uiwsul KlIFl'vivribM, CJotT, Nki'RM.(IU, AtllH, I'AINS, S\ULMNOS, CdiFl) BllKAsTx, lit us s, Sc\i.ps, \mi Nwlllimi, upon tin- human fr ime, than .dl the ]>it tended remedit i h.ne sin< o the woild hcK'im Theho (Jie.it Aniciiiiiu Mcdu inn »rc Loiiipo-itd o£ M^ctahle oils, healing gums, root9 aud hf rb<j , .mJ act like a charm upon p»m and inflammation. Price, Half-aOro\sn. Sole l^ent9 ; K«mptlionic, I'roM«r, and Co.