FATALBOATING ACCIDENT.

Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 38, 15 February 1876, Page 3

FATALBOATING ACCIDENT.

A GIKL BROWNED. The Nelson ColonfaTof \he 12th instant On Wednesday evening last, between Sit' and rfne o'clock, ft party conjHstiug of WSiam AJlen, Annie Freeman, and George Ford, set out for a mdon ßght .^l^heal merry start was effected, and tire boat s neaa SrS Sds the Boulder B**J»to^ bo kept JE as pdUfe to the wind iv order to counteract the efcet a flood tide would have Shifting them towards Wakapuaka. On naSr the neighborhood of the old hulk, Sen thought the boat was making too much lee-way, and, we are told, attempted to put her about, but in some way she capsized. Ajfen tben appears to have caught hold of Miss Freeman whilst they were, m the water and placed her upon, the >dQtt»d boat, but from fright she was unable to bold on. He succeeded in replacing her in this potion she sunk Immediately. Allen swam ashore, and there found Ford sitting, who immediately asked after the girl. Allen answered him and faydo^ exhaust, and they seem to have remained there some considerable time. At S they made- their way to the H&Jtliouse, and KM fedson, the keeper, brought them across. AYsooVu* the news reached the port, which was not tiTl Thursday, morning, several search parties were iminfdirtfely organised to SkWhe body, but so far wjthol,t saccfess. The hat and part of the head dress oi the drowned girl have been found., but the body could not do recovered. , The Taranaln papers state, with reference to the New Plymouth and Waitara railway that the small quantity of freight aent by it is purely owing to the high prices charged. Goods can b« brought into town quite as quick and cheaper by road than if conveyed by railway. 1 his is an instance of Mr. Passmore's mismanagement of railways. * Weston'B Wizakd Oil.— Have you inflammatory sore throat, stiff joints, or lameness from any cause whatever? Have you Rheumatic or other pains in any part of the body .' If bo use Wbston's Wizard Oil internally and externally. Many persons suffer with sick headache, and nervous headache usually induced by Costivcness, indigestion, &c. Weston's MAtiic Pills act specifically on the Blood, Liver, and Kidukt^, and produce a regularity of the Bowels so essential to health and comfort. Sole Agents — Kempthorne, Prosser & Co, Duuedin: Price, hali-a-crown. — Advt. A Vehicle of Health. A pure stimulant possessed of tonic properties has ever been regarded as the great desideratum for diseases which drain the system of its vital power, for overcoming the debility which follows swkness, nnd for remedying constitutional weakness. Knowing its absolute purity, its powerfully invigorative and cofrefttive action and its value as an auti-dyspeptic and diuretic, it is no wonder physiciaus so frequently prescribe Udolfho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps.— [Advt.J