A MOONLIGHT OUTING
ENDS IX TRAGEDY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 8. (Received July 9, at 9.35 a.m.)
At the river tragedy inquest, the- members of tho party testified that all the party were perfectly sober. Sir Denis Alison exhibited youthful vivacity, and was larking about. Ho climbed upon and walked along the awning rail, the captain compelling him to descend.' Aneon then mounted a seat, dived into the river, and swam towards the shore. The party heard him shouting " Quickly ! Quickly!" and Mr Mitchell, a member of tho orchestra, attempted a rescue. He disappeared in the strong current. The. jury were satisfied that 'Anson was sober.
The party included Lady Diana Manners and Miss Nancy Cunard. Counsel announced that the late Sir Denis. Anson's familv were, providing for Mitchell's widow and child.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19140709.2.72
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 15540, 9 July 1914, Page 6
Word Count
133A MOONLIGHT OUTING Evening Star, Issue 15540, 9 July 1914, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in