DROWNING ACCIDENT
(Per. Preu Association.) AUCKLAND, March 14. Last night, at 11 o'clock, v boat with vo men and two'women on board capsized i the harbour, one man and one woman sing drowned. ~. . ; ;
Wm. R«id, Jas P,eii, May Mills, and [ary Campbell loft in a dingey to go on B»rd their fishing yacht., Perk was pullg, the-women sitting forward! and Reed fc. The iToinen^ it ia said, began to squabe, and then scuffle, and shortly after earing the end of the jetty the boat capfed. .:•■•■ Two fishermen— Joe Winters and Petone bearing cries of drowning people, junipinto the dirgey.. and succeeded in pick-U-up.Mary Campbell. ' ' 'unstable McDonnell and the crew of'the tab Lizetto succeeded in picking up Wm *d. ■•.■■.-...:■ • ■■. ■ ■--: Both the man anl the woman rescued sre in a veiy exhausted state when 'ought ashore..
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Wanganui Chronicle, 15 March 1901, Page 3
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134DROWNING ACCIDENT Wanganui Chronicle, 15 March 1901, Page 3
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