AN EXCITING VOYAGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16327, 6 September 1916, Page 12

AN EXCITING VOYAGE.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM SHARKS.

Writing to a friend in Napier, a passenger who left by the Remuera in June for London, states that, apart from the now inevitable excitement from submarines, the journey had been more than interesting in other ways. At about fivo o'clock one morning, just before reaching the Panama Canal, passengers sleeping on deck heard someone call out Goodbye," following upon which there was a splash and a man could be seen struggling in the water. Little Hope was entertained of effecting a rescue, as already black fins were darting in the direction of the unfortunate man. The apparently doomed passenger was saved in the nick of time. One or two sharks had already got at him, however, for on his reappearance on deck he was dripping with blood as well as with water. The man was a maniac, and, taking advantage of the crowa of passengers gathered round him, ho commenced to preach. The arrival of tho ship's doctor and an officer cut this short, and the dripping preacher was immediately placed under restraint. Following upon this a man on board alarmed the passengers by threatening to kill his wife. Ho was 'similarly dealt with. On arrival at one of the Panama ports a passenger who had gone ashore struggled to the ship's side just as the vessel was about to leave. Ho was in a bad way, having been injured in a fracas at the port. At the monent of writing the letter— Remuera was then leaving Panama— girl on board had taken seriously ill, and was not expected to live through the journey.