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-■^ [BT SUBMAUINE TELEOBA.PH.] WeliiKtgtox, Sept. 10, 12.35 p.m. Lady Bird returned last night from the south, with the body of the diver named Burton, who was drowned that morning while engaged at the wreck of the Taranaki. It appears that Burton, who was an experienced diver, went down at 9 a.m., and signalled all right for a quarter of an hour, after which nothing more was noticed until his red cap was seen floating. Efforts were immediately made to haul him up, but they failed for an hour, as the diver was entangled in the rigging. The body was brought up, and it was then ascertained that the helmet had become unfastened. 7.30 p.m. A private letter states that out of the fourteen men killed in the recent engagement, five are friendly natives. Surgeon Best is also among the killed, and most of the dead were left where they fell. The force started at 3 a.m., returning to camp at 11 p.m. Several tenders have been received for raising the Taranaki, of from £5000 to £7000, but the Company to take nearly all risks. The wreck of a schooner is officially reported as having been seen on Farewell Spit.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 103, 11 September 1868, Page 3
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