HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13370, 27 December 1906, Page 5

HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

YACHTING FATALITY AT

TIMARU.

[(IV TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION.]

Timaru, Wednesday. A yachting fatality occurred in the roadstead about one p.m. to-day, by which a draper's assistant named Leslie was drowned. He was one of a party of three, Cowan and Ramsay being the others, who went for & sail in a small yacht named the Elaine. A squall struck the yacht, which had been just brought up to the wind, but the jib sheet being fast it filled, and the yacht went over. Leslie and Cowan were good swimmers, and as Ramsay was not they gave him the wreckage to support himself on, and all struck out for the shore, threequarters of a mile away. The motor launch Elsie Evans went to their assistance, and picked up Cowan and Ramsay, but saw no sign of Leslie. Both of the young men picked up were very much exhausted, and several hours passed before they recovered. The launch went out a second time, but could see nothing of Leslie, who was a very fine all-round athlete.

YOUNG MAN DROWNED

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Westport, Wednesday.

John Hindu y Woodford, aged 19, was drowned at Gi l v yesterday, on the sea beach, while pat ;g from one rock to another gathering mussels.

TRAP ACCIDENTS.

[BY telegram.— association.]

Nelson, Wednesday.

Mr. McNee, Acting-Coroner, and Constable Hammond, were returning to Murchison from the inquest on a. man named Campbell, who was killed while bushfelling at Owen Junction, when their horse ran away, and after galloping half-a-milo the vehicle was overturned. Constable Hammond escaped with bruises, but Mr. McNee had his shoulder dislocated, and was considerably cut and bruised. Subsequently Constable Hammond and Mr. Downie were bringing in the damaged vehicle, when it broke down, and both men were thrown heavily, but escaped serious injury.