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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5770, 25 March 1876, Page 2

A JJOATLN( r ACCMMAT XEAii

<>i it Mercer conebpondent Elites. — One of tho^c accidents that -'ill the out settlers or rsitt Zealand aie more or less liable to happened heio on .Monday night last. Tin oo young men and one woman limued iSiinuol Fallwell, Unhcn Kiost, and Fragile .Mai tin, ot Otahnhu, and Mia. Francis, ot Newton, went tt> cross, the river from Point Huiiill to the opposite side in a small i>oit. When tliey were a little over half way, thi. b.)Lt struck a snag in the river, and was np'-ot But for the timely assistance ul two niLii named Kohert McKibbon and Peter who happened to be going down tin nver at the time in a small einoe heating the cries for assistance, the party would have beeu all drowned. Immediately the ones were heard, the rescuers went to gist, what help they could, as the night was veiy daik at the time and raining lurd. The canoe was too small to take them all in, the only thing to be done was lo let them hold on to the side of the canoe and paddle lor the shore. "While Stuait held one hind under Mis. Francis's chin to keep her abm e w\itu, Mrfi'ibbon paddled for shore with the foin in the water, which was no easy tas>k. ] »nt the strangest part is yet to be told. Alter reaching 'the shore the three young mil n got out of the water. Mrs. Francis got into the canoe to go a little further down the nver to where there was a better landing. In getting out of the canoe she went to catch i bunch ot graaa, but on taking hold of it, it gave way .ind she fell back on the canoe and upset it, with McK-ibbon And Stewart in it. Stewaat being a good swimmer, soon brought herb.uk to land. Hcuiug the ones of McKihbin, who could not swim, in the W.1U1, Stewart jumped into the liver to ri_s ml Ins mate, who u.w diiftnivj down the Kivn h.ildmt,' on to the canoe tor dear lite. Mclvibbin was soon landed safe. I am happ\ lo b.iy all are now well, none the wniM' lor their dnckinir in the Waikato h\l.i. butJ hope it u ill Iil. .1 w .lining to them ill not to load a little l.» it attain too heavy.

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