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Star (Christchurch), Issue 63, 27 July 1868, Page 2

J A vkhv narrow cwnpo from drowning occurred on Tliurnday morning hint to tho nw'.lav of. the en l.l.or Zoalandla, Mr William Ttoy. While lying ill anchor oil' Nor'-Woyt May, Okiiln liny, won-thor-bound, during Wednesday nlffht, (ho wind i'omo and hUtyt fearfully from Iho N*,'!'!,, accompanied liyOi vo.vy heavy wi.Hl.orly ooa, mid curly on Thujjxdny morning bin cublo parted, and ho dolwmlned to run tho vomhol jwlioro for mif.oty, Wlillo running l"i ho ww iitruok wllh a litiavy blow from tho boom mid knoekcid overboard, Although Iho hwi wiw running inounlaluH high, ho mitnayod to tfnwp Mm roclw iwleo, but wan warihod 'oft by tbo Jioavy breakera. In an nlmo.it oN'hamitcid filalo bo reached l,ho rod™ Urn third Mmo, anil but for flirt nld of hi* «<>», a lad of four toon yearn, who wtm In tho ve-mei, and with praiHOwoi'tby |)i7i.4f!ii(!() of mind Hloural .lior on to tlm H.indy hoac.h and nmolnul tho Khoro In nafoly, bo miirtt havo boon wnnliod oil' Jiyaln, and.liK!vllii.bly (lrown(sdT\ Very tlmdy wmHluxfii wiw rondorod l!y Iho iiplltloi'H In Ibo nol^lilioiirli)^ liiihli, and olliM'o from (Jkuln Bay. 'I'bc vohiiol wwlnifc Hllnhtly Injured, and wo iiro hapjiy to nay that, with tho exception of Hiivoral iiovorc brulncH and tiui.t about iho (ihaiA jw<\ hand.*, Mr I)fty wa;> »ot Hovorely Injui'iTrl) Qvonk ftitwu '.'.'ero ulho ontorta'inod foTtlio Hafcty of tho Maria Ann, wlilch wan rfdliitf at anchor oil' Nor'-Wont flay diir!iif< tho'jfalo. On 'J'liiirHday aflcruoon tht) »>(!» on board— Mr iPKoown, manler, and Mr Richard Martin, mato-ru-nolvcd to aliundon (.ho vomcA, and ondfiavoiir to rcactl) tho n'iorc In tho dliiffy, and a very /mftoofwful attoin|/t mn made. Tho dingy, which \vi\h vo.vy idcll fully nuina^cd, rcac.licd tho tihoro In wifoty, and wiih i.oon liaulfcd up by Uio (irowd who had uwombled l;o atialHtaucc, . The ychikjl rode tho khlo throiighn out uninjured.