THE FLOODS IN AUCKLAND.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11863, 18 February 1907, Page 4

THE FLOODS IN AUCKLAND.

Aucknnd, Fob 10 A report from ttie Groat Barrior statos tho Hood 9 . this week • overwhelmed a hut occupied by Aust.rian gumdiggors, threo of whom were washed away, nnd it is feared r.tiafc thoy aro drowned. One man Ascnpotl.' Search parties aro out in tho hope of recovering somo of tbo missing raon if alive. DargaviJlc, Feb 10 N timorous washouts h.ive occujred on . the" Kaihu line, and portions of the line are still submerged.x Train communication is'still suspended. The town bridge at Kaihu is badly damaged. The Pangitoror«a wharf was carried away and considerable damage has been dene at the Tutamoe bush workings. Further details of the Groat Bar rier fatality is to the effect that the oamp of the Austrians, who were engaged in gum - digging, )>as pitched on the bank of the creek on an island between Blind bay and Whakapara. The creek rose very rapidly as a result of the downpour on Wednesday and Thursday. The fresh undermined tbe camp, which, without w arning was engulphed in the swollen torrent. Four Austrians were in the camp at the time and all were precipitated into the stream. Three were carried away and it is feared that they were drowned. JThe fourth managed with difficulty to reach the bank and struggled out of the water. He made a rapid and diligent search for his companions, but without success. He then went to Blind Bay, where he saw Constable Johnson, who organised a search party in tbe hope of finding some ofthe unfortunate men still alive.