AUCKLAND NUN'S DEATH.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14134, 24 March 1916, Page 6

AUCKLAND NUN'S DEATH.

DROWNED IN THE WANGANUI

PRIEST'S NAIUtOW ESCAPE

Sister Jieonora (otherwise known as Norah Cli-'raents), one of the four nuns who recently came to this 'iistrict; r'r>?the opening of the new convent, was drowned in the Wanganui river, near Manunui, or. Monday afternoon (write-i the Taumarunui correspondent ol; the Auckland "Star"). The nuns celebrated St. Joseph's Day, the jnbiice of tlie fomidation of the order to- which they belong, by a picnic at Mar-joui I After lunch, Sister Leonora, who, it is | understood, was found of rowing, pulled out into the stream, but she lost an j oar and got into difficulties. Father: Forclc, a member of the parry, wr-.nt i.oi her assistance, wading out into the .stream till the water rose to his neck, and pushed tho bciot in-shore. The ciuTtnifc, which was strong, overturned the emit, and by the time Father Fordo had regained his foot the occupant of the boat was floating sortie 300 yards <7own t-lie river. She was seen to rise twico, but no sound whs heard fron- her. Ton ir-diiutes later her body w.-is ivoovorr-:.!, but all efforts at restoration failed. Sist-or Leonora was the fifth dau^hiav of Mi- J. J. Clements, of Komuera, and vms 22 vcars of age. An inquob was held at the convent, when the Coroner returned n verdict of "Accidentally drowned," and commendfd Fatli-:-r Forde's oiforts to rescue dc'ceased.