BOAT ACCIDENT AT AUCKLAND.
• (PEE PEESS AGEXCY) Auckland, Tuesday. A brat containing four men was observed to capsize off North Fend during a heavy north-easterly gale. A hat was found on 'ho adjacent beach, but no trace of the men . The boat was also seen floating bottom upwards. The names of the men arnot known. Later. Yesterday afternoon, as Mr and Mrs Biddich was observing the plaj ; of the waters during a hurrioane ! from their abode iv 'Orakei Baj through a spyglass, they .saw a blue boat with four men in it a short distanco from the Meads, which was upset and the men lost to sight — if is supposed drowned. The police ! are making inquiries. Ifc appears | that a son of Captain ,_. /Kenneth 1 M'Kenzie, -with, several coriijpftnions, ! went out yesterday morning on c fishing excursion, but have not since been heard of. I Wednesday. The st earner Lily arrived last nighi I fron. Wairoa South, bringing wit_ 1 her a waterlogged boat, which wat • identified aa that in, which Alic_
______at__M___- ___— ii 'mi I jii»«o_-_ft—^"'f^F'r^Pi 1 1 G-ed-ge, aged 2_,ani Donald ii. Keru i zie, oged 13, left on a fishing excur - i sion. George is a son of a late baker of Albert streot, while Captain , Kenneth M'Kenzie, of tho schoonei r Saxon, is father of the othor lad. t* The captain and two brothers ol b young George went to search for them yesterday morning,' bufc up to - last night had nofc returned. ,
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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 12, 3 October 1879, Page 3
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247BOAT ACCIDENT AT AUCKLAND. Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 12, 3 October 1879, Page 3
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