THE ALPINE DISASTER.
INQUEST ON RICHMOND'S BODY
(By Telegraph—Prrn Association.) TtMARi:, Last Ni s ht. An inquest was held at the Mount Cook Hermitage on Guide J. Rich- ■ mond, before Mr Pilkington, J.P., and a .jury of six, on Saturday evening. Guide Grahafh described the work of the search party, which found steps leading to an avalanche one and three-quarter miles long, and quarter of a mile wide, beyond which steps were not found. . The body of Richmond was found much bruised. A portion of the guide rope to which he was attached had been carried a quarter of a mile away. Tho spot had been considered completely safe. Richmond war? a good guide. Samuel Turner crave evidence that he -saw King's party on the summit about noon on Sunday. He was with the search party and helped to remove tho body to thfc Hermitage. A verdict of aeekl.cntal deatli was returned.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 March 1914, Page 5
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152THE ALPINE DISASTER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 March 1914, Page 5
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