WHITE ISLAND DISASTER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15729, 2 October 1914, Page 4

WHITE ISLAND DISASTER.

; ANOTHER, MAN MISSING. • IDENTIFIED BY PHOIOGBAPB. ■■* '•'i' ' : -'•"■'.'••' - -.'■■■• v .-•'■•'- -' ! y,': .-,-'■':. ;> : -v< ■ There 'appears to be , reason" for believing • that at least one other man, in addition to the nflie ; already reported missing, has lost hie life in the '..Island disaster. It was stated,' goon after the. outbus'st at ;. the; island X was ; discovered, •' that ■ 10;. men [. were > missing; ; but ;it .- has. '. since, ■ boon .' learned ; that a man named -Aridersoi. had . left the island shortly before the thermal > disturbance- occurred. ,'. '' ¥ „ ; . Eight men were engaged by tho New ; : Zealand? Sulphur Company:to proceed , Ohiwapon route to the island,.by,,the i Chelmsford on September 4,- of • whom Iwc | men wore Arthur Brennan, aged 40 years, '■ a married' man who had beeu residing in York Street, and his mate, a younger man ; ; named .' McMurtic, an Australian. ~A re- , presentative of the company saw the rod' off at Auckland, ■ but ' he noted only, six, Brennan and McMurtie not being there. It'is believed, however, that-Brennan M • actually go Co Oaiwa' fa the Cbelmslord. The, party crossed from Opotiki to White Island in a launch, and inquiries made bj tie police, who had- been supplied with \: photograph by ■ Brennarf's ■ relatives, i cate: that Brennan was a member of tte 1 launch party. f There is no official record, that eithci I Brennan or McMurtie was a passenger. or , the Chelmsford; but one, man •:;■'<• vw • travelled on ' the ship is believed )to s lavi been Brennan.' The only reasons,-fof be :. licving that McMurtie was on the jsmjK; : are.that ho and Brennan generally workM together, that ho was engaged to Jgo h £ 1 White ■■Island,'and that lie has not beer " heard of since Brennan left Auckland. 1' Brennan did lose his life in the disaster , the total of the death-roll will ho. m i Mr. W. H. Wjiloughbv, manager. MM i company, will leave for., the East Coast oj . steamer to-morrow, and will later, if 0 * i sible, proceed to White Island 'on a v .oui ,of inspection. ;,: v r ■•• M