BURIED AT SEA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 March 1926, Page 5

BURIED AT SEA.

DEATH OF TWO FRIENDS

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, March 18.

It seldom happens that a voyage nowadays is marked by so many unusual happenings as that which has just been completed by the Shaw S'avilili steamer Waimana, which brought nearly 800 immigrants to Auckland to-day. Two members of the victualling department died and were buried at sea. The first was A. E. Edwards, aged about 34, an assistant cook, who died from pneumonia on February 26 on the twenty-second day out from Southampton. 'There were two surgeons on board and everything possible was done for the unfortunate' man. Five days ago there was another death, and, oddly enough,' it was the man who was the greatest chum of Edwards, and who had made many voyages in his company. This was the assistant butcher, IV. Corbett, a man of about 50 years of age. . 1 Edwards was an Englishman, but it is thought that Corbett, who is a New Zea’ander. came from Te Puke. Edwards and Corbett left New Zealand together with one of the volunteer crews that manned the ships during the brief strike in New Zealand. Both bodies were buried at sea, the service being read by a passenger.