BOATING ACCIDENT AT PALMERSTON NORTH.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10904, 23 October 1911, Page 4

BOATING ACCIDENT AT PALMERSTON NORTH.

<Per Press Association.) ',. ~ Palmerston North, October 23.: Further particulars of the boating catastrophe at JTqxton H&ads. show that, the/ following.; were .drowned;;* 'Eugene 1 „•;, rG.rjQve,;ihotor..expeEt-at;Duiik;aud-Pringle's, aged:34 years. :-X----.Rex Eugene Grove, < aged 6 years, 'jl '■'. John. Hardy Groye, aged? ~3: -J '." Fannytßpbert,-wife of;percy : Robert;' .: ." uniform ; atid .•turer.. - .■'.-. '-..''■'.-• : .'" ; b-.''-^-y^r 1 ;*-;' ■:.'. Leslie' Robert, aged 10." ■:■ -. ... .;■/.•..■> ; J^"; Douglas; Robert, aged 8: v- ; r s v.: •?■"■ " . .;tham. o: :'■ •„.'-■.": .'■■.-.- . . • : -'3 : :,i --' GrMe';^!.Sa-^rauy,.agyd....2%'v. , : of Major'; J.. o?j3ullivan, director" •:".;. ofth'e-Eguipni'eiit'Stores/Dcfeifcc" ... ~, Department,, Wellingtpu.-; • . ; ; ; ; - % she;paisy':had ■ arraiigecl loiv^miftor ; launch - ..picnic. ~. The. < morning : -', brokqv Trijidy' and there was a fresh" in the river, against which the wiridraised, a considerable sea. It was decided tliat. it was too rough, for the ladies and children, but the men went for a.lcruise about 11 o'clock. They came hack' and then decided to take a rest on board, while the launch held off shore in the tide-way with Chris Robert, eldest son of Percy Robert, and "Cam Turner aboard. Mr Robert and Mr Grove proceeded to bring the women and children ■ on board in. a square, flat-bottomed dinghy. The rowers had three chains to cover to the launch, but did not allow sufficiently for the rush of the tide consequent on the fresh in tho river sweeping towards the Heads. Consequently they missed the. launch, and were swept down with the tide and out info rougher water. In the effort to recover the boat was swamped, and all tlie occupants thrown into tho water. Not many persons witnessec?/ the accident, but Messrs Young and Langley, who saw the heavily-laden boat go out, were apprehensive, of danger, and launched another boat, and while pulling out thoy saw the tragedy occur. They only succeeded in savins: Robert, senr. Meanwhile Messrs Mounsey and Torstonson went out in . another boat, and the result. was the rescue of Grove. Five bodies. (Mrs . Grove, Mrs Robert. -Miss Arnold, and the two Grove children) were recovered, but restorative measures proved futile. Hoth Grove and Robert- were.exhausted when.picked up, but they recovered. ■ -.. ...