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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10139, 27 August 1904, Page 3

Tho death, of the young man Nixon Scott, who was washed overboard from the. scow Surprise, off the Mauawatu Beach last week, was a very tragic affair. After losing the steering ' gear a large rope was let out at the stern for the purpose of steadying the vessel, and' distress j signals were hoisted. A steamer was ] sighted which later information shows i was the Stormbird, bound 1 for Wanganui. I All hands were on deck speculating as to I the chances of getting assistance from the i steamer, . when a tremendous wave com- ' pletely overwhelmed 1 the ill-fated vessel, ( and carried with it the unfortunate passenger. He* was observed by the helpless seamen t>o make a frantic grasp at the i trailing rope, "but he just missed it, and i was carried away to the stern of the shin j fighting frantically against the waves j until he was lost sight of. ]