ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1710, 29 December 1919, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

DOUBLE DROWNING TRAGEDY.

Per Press Association. * GREYMOUTH, Doc. 29 A sad: drowning fatality occurred at Lako Bmnncr on Saturday. .Two brothers, IS and Lewis Goodwin, went goat hoo\ing*in a frail craft, and not retanung at evening search was made The boat was discovered washed ijl».on the teaeh. The body of Lewis Goodwin wan " six feet of water, but theroavas retrace of the other, brother. Ernest ooQ4wan, -agM 25 is a 1 returned soldier, and LewM goodwin is 17 years of age Great sympathy * felt for the Goodwin family, which has already lost two sons on activo service. A farmer named Georgq Watson,, junr., was found hanging by the neck on his farm at I.ongbu,h, Masterton,, on r?nday last He was a' married man with one child, and was iu good circumstances, the reason for his act 'lot being known. '?. Mr Alfred Wright, a resident ofrFeildmfc was admitted to the, Palmcrston North llos--3I vesterdav null.ring -from injuries caused "by being k.Vkcd.ilijtl.e ,bdomen by i*horse Mr Wright/ ./operated on last JiX and according W reports *«* #£ hospital to-day, is progressing as well at can be expected;