FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6535, 28 December 1887, Page 2

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

(Mr rasas* re.)

Auckland, D^tember 27. The yacht T aant, with six men dh board, wh<oh went ont for s 10 days* cruise on Boxing Day, was c%ptiz9<l ia the Raagltoto Channel by a squill. F «or of the men w«re drowned — vir., Denby (artist), Hammnnd («oo of an arehiteot), BenkH*r> (artint), and Armitreog (ion of Captain Armstrong). The other two were raved by swimming twoaii«s. The bodies of the drowned m^n have net yet been found.

Further psrflcaltri respeo'lng the boaU ing aceid«at, whioh resnl ed !■ the drowning « f H. P. Baukhvrt, J. Ar«t* at rone, H. Humnaond, aad R J Danb/ f show that they eet out ia they*cbt Trnanfc from St George's Quy it sevea e»B, yeeterdar, intending to go to Ntatakane. The y »eh» balons;ed to yoanf H*eßVond f and the others left the headline of tbe vtssel to the ewner. Strong winds were blowing all day yesterday, and tbe eta was consequently very heavy ; end abent eleven o'oloek, when the vessel wu eff Gall Point and in the R«o<itoto Channel, sha was struck by • sndden *<ga*H. «ni instantly capsized and sank. The oeem* pants of the yacht at one* a*niok out for the shore, but only Richard Benkbart and G J. Harker sneoa«ded in reanhing the land, tho other four above named being drownod. H. P. Binkhart, on* of the anfortantte young enea irowied In the aoeident, wte »■ Artist of great ability, who bad studied for some tint at tha Royal- Academy. Loadem, and at tbt Srmth Kensington School of Art. He arrived in May list from En«lini, with the oth«r members ef his family, end was making arran?*nieors to commence srfc edusttion in this city. J. Armttroog aad H, M, Htmmood were well knows in atbleHo circles, and R. J. Dsnby was su enttiatUttic follower of art. A search for tbe bodif* Si» h*»n c '•wmnued.