HORSES OVER WHARF
ONE ANIMAL DROWNED. An exciting incident' occurred on the King’s wharf, Auckland, when two hprses, drawing a wagon-load of produce, got beyond control and went over the far side of the wharf, one of the animals being drowned. The vehicle, which was owned by Farmers’ Union Trading Company, whs in charge of Mr B. Gwynne, who was backing his team on the wharf when the animals suddenly took fright’ and stumbled over the gunwale against which the wheels came to a standstill, the horses remaining in mid air. Meanwhile the driver managed to jump clear and with the assistance of a number of walling hands the harness was cut away from the wagon, which allowed the horses to drop into the harbour. , • One of them managed to get clear of the centre pole and its harness, but the other was not so fortunate, and was drowned. The free animal swam tqward the Northern wharf, and was brought back to the King’s wharf by- Mr B. Bennycook, who had dived over the wharf after it. ' & \ A horse box was lowered into the Water and after it bad been partly submerged the horse was swum into it, and it was hauled on to the wharf. The lost animal was valued at £6O.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10950, 12 July 1921, Page 5
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