DROWNING OF FOUR YOUNG WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5600, 5 February 1879, Page 6

DROWNING OF FOUR YOUNG WOMEN.

The sad misfortune which resulted in the death of four young women when bathing i° the River Namoi, New South Wales has been brought under the notice of our readers by recent telegrams. Fuller details are now to hand in the Harrabri Herald, The nisi o facts are thus siren in the evidence of M*? Mary Ryan at the inquestl am a married woman. Yesterday I, in company with tno deceased Emily Trmdale, Josephine TnndaiCj Mrs George Humphries, Helena Pallet, am Mrs George Whitton, went to the River, near Tulladunna, for the purpose having a bathe in the river. We oil we into toe river about three hours before 6 , down. Mrs Humphries and Mrs not go into the river or undress 5 all the ot and the four girls who are dead went into w river for a bathe ; none of them could a* l , ’ we went into a shallow gravelly part 0 nver, and the deepest part of the river w we went across from bank to bank was P the waist J this (shallow gravelly part ot 1

V s il *PP Ot^ bathe in ; girl* J had Sen bathing.™th usat from ,tK ' to f“ three or four times before fba jsuh’ l ll! “ a l t , know that there was a where we bathed; we iko? eri)US r nt the Mine tune, playwen’ I,l a ‘ e of t hem were up to their tog » bOU 1.,! water, which was clear; we **&• %e bottom, a*there were no weeds, could seo t!ie ■ , t the same place. Anno We all Humphries, Emily Lamb, H^r h " ,'Twalked up the stream about jlsude hm u? - • ’ Clirre nt was running three hen they were doing pretty, not more than three yards so; t! “’- r }n k ■ they were standing up fn?m t current took them down, and when tlu earned down by the force of when they , tt w 0 vards below where the current t* J J Hum j, hriea vsa the first they ente f‘’ ler • I did not see her rise that wen u • a m Luute or two after ‘a disappeared; Emily Umb Ano« Hu®l jrindalc to fare her; ato* SfJ'hries w« on!y about a yard from Annie Hum} j Emily Lamb t hfl bank Tartl( from the bank when she Emilr Tnudale; Emily Lambs cahw to . w hen she called out; I Tl KmiW Trindale offer to sate i ld i n °Lmb from where she was standing in which was only up to her I was three or four yards away up *f U unk when Emily Lamb called out; mofar awav from her to offer her any Z £ unable to offer her any Mir brip ' .. l was unable to swim, and there hand that 1 could offer her, ?“!SUed in about two, mmutea after 'fXdout; she sank t wice, and did not *> after she sank the second time. Mary Rumiihries was the next to disappear; she S two yards from the bank ; she was g. ft Emilr Lamb, and only sank once. &Bamsay was the test to disappear, JSL just behind the other girls when she Appeared; she was only two yards from the S VheTshe came to the surface, and disSUred. Ihew was only a minute between STtims each girl got drowned. At the S e Maude Ramsay was sinking Helen* Met tried to sate her by going into the water Sober neck; she was nearly drowneu herSr w d Mrs Humphries helped her out, L; of the others tried to help except Helena SuLk In about an hour I saw all the reeorered ; they were found in about tbesame place they sank.