DROWNING ACCIDENTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13210, 29 September 1915, Page 2

DROWNING ACCIDENTS.

Press Association. —By Telegraph, AUCKLAND, Sept. 27,

Frederick Ernest Farley, aged 58, brother of C. T. Farley, proprietor of the boardinghouse at Karekare, on the West Coast, was drowned while fishing off the socks on the beach. He was 1 taken unawares by an unusually high wave and slipped into the deep water, striking his head on a rock as he fell. His son Frederick, aged 24, dived into the water, seized his father, and for two hours struggled to assist his father back to the rock. Finally he was forced to loose his hold, and with difficulty struggled to safety himself. Frederick was found by his cousin hanging onto the rock quite exhausted and so bruised that he was unable to walk.

Thomas Howarth, a waterside worker, aged 39, was drowned in the harbour on Saturday afternoon and his companion, Robert Alan McMilan, was severely burned through a fire on a launch. Edward Brown, owner of the launch, states that while at anchor off Chelsea he saw the stern of the vessel in flames and endeavoured to subdue them. Before he succeeded he heard someone say "Tom Howarth is overboard." He reversed engines and steered to where Howarth was seen struggling in the water. Motherwell. one of the party, jumped overboard and endeavoured to get Howarth to the launch, but both sank. Motherwell alone rose to the surface, and tic was pulled aboard r the launch much exhausted. The launch cruised about till all hope of the recovery of Howarth had to be abandoned. Howarth was a married man and leaves a wife and two children, who reside in England. The lire on the launch was caused by Howarth having filled a ket fie from a tin of benzine, believing it to he water. While he was standing near the (ire with the kettle in his hand the benzine flared up into his face and he jumped oferboard to save himself from burning. Alexander McKenzie, a wharf labourer, fell from the staging of the collier Waitomo into the water, striking tin- side of a hulk heavily. Ho sustained injuries which resulted in bis death while being conveyed to the hospital.