DROWNING ON THE EAST COAST.
Our correspondent at Waipiro writes stating fchab on the forenoon of the 14th Heni'y Cannon, who for many years was employed in Messrs Somraervilleand White's place of business at Waipiro, was drowned while attempting to cross the Waiapu River on horseback. There was a strong current running at the time of the accident, but the water did not reach up to the saddle flaps. A person who accompanied Cannon saw the drowning man rise twice, and rode into the river with the intention of rescuing him at a point lower down. His efforts were unfortunately in vain. An alarm was quickly given, and a number of men from Makarika, the homestead of the Tauroa station, were as soon as possible on the scene of the accident. On search being made the lifeless body of poor Cannon \ras found lying in shallow water near the bank. There was the mark of a heavy blow on the forehead. It is believed the deceased was bucked from the horse and partially stunned by his head striking one of the boulders which are numerous in the spot where the sad affair occurred. Young Cannon, whose parentsreside in Gisborne, was well known along the coast as a steady, industrious, trustworthy young man.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 370, 22 May 1889, Page 5
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DROWNING ON THE EAST COAST.
Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 370, 22 May 1889, Page 5
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