THE LATE CAPTAIN STEIN.
.„.. .',,. AN ,: ACT OF : HEROISM. /...':'.',.'.'. A noteworthy incident in the life of th« late Captain Stein, who was drowned at Opotiki, is recorded by Mr. W. Mikkelson, of Auckland. It was during the war with Austria in 1864 that the ill-fated skipper, then a youthful Dane, saw an officer from, the enemy's army in danger of drowning, and, after a strenuous swim, effected ; a rescue. Some time later he was made Ihe. recipient of .a gold medal from the, Emperor of Austria, the latter having been " informed of the gallant act. The late captain was a native of Fredericia, Denmark, and . attained the age of 58 years on his last birthday. He reached New Zealand 28 years •, ago, being then ,a' certificated master mariner, and although he and Mr. Mikkelson were schoolmates in Denmark, it was not until a couple of years ago, after residing, in the Dominion for many years, that they chanced to renew the acquaintance v of their boyhood. , , A sister, residing at Copenhagen, is the , only surviving relative of the deceased, apart from members of his own family.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13948, 2 January 1909, Page 4
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