An Inconsiderate Action.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 56, 20 October 1887, Page 2

An Inconsiderate Action.

A SERIOUS AFFAIR. It is only by the merest good fortune that w* have not an article in this morning's issue headed " A fatal boat accident, two lad* drowned." Yesterday morning two lad* borrowed a small boat from some person witfe more good nature than sense. Everything might have prospered had there been th* degree ot knowledge of nautical matter* stored in their minds that an average picnic party generally musters, but the youths bad not the even knowledge that ia requisite to manage a dingy properly in smooth water. More by good luck than management they got out of the river into the open bay. Th* sea, in kindness, drove the boat up on 111* beach, thus warning them of the danger they were endeavouring to row themselves Into, A gentleman who was standing near helped them to get their boat off, and advised them to go back into the river. They tried to pull out into ths Bay again, but again the si warned them of their helplessness by putting them up on ths beach. After waiting some time they managed to push their boat off and followed the good advise that had previously been tendered to them, by going into the river. Captain Sena waa on the wharf puzzling his brains how he was to get on board his vessel, the Leo, which was anchored some distance out in the Bay. He noticed the youths in the boat, and calling them to row iu shore, he jumped aboard aa soon as the boat waa near enough, and pulled himself and the lads out to his cutter. On reaching bis destination Sena got the Leo under weigh leaving the two unfortunate lads to endeavour to row themselves back to land. The task was too great, and if it had not been fot Captain Andrews who was bringing the schooner Prince Rupert in giving them a tow in all probability the first wave of any size that came along would have have washed them into the jaws of death, and had thia occurred Sena would have at least beoß morally responsible for their death. Blame also attaches to the person who len' them the boat for not making certain they could manage it before he allowed them to go out. That Sena should risk the Uvea of two boys to suit his own convenience cannot be tea harshly spoken of.