YACHTING FATALITY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3164, 4 October 1892, Page 2

YACHTING FATALITY.

EIGHT rKl:<o.\s !)i:o\v\Ki). fI;V TKI.IJ'.KAI'H. — <>,; •; i .':!;:.-<■, .\|,KM , ) .\rcKl. \\l>, li.i-t Ni'.'llt. A TKltUlltl.l-: iiiii-v o/rvrp-d at Wiian-K.ir-.-i vi sl-;riluv. wh-n .Mi , Tn.j'.;-r's yacht Mim-rva fomaloiud, ami en;'..! imn v.i.-n-Tl»; X-rthiTii A-! , , .(:..;■• p-.'.ili-h. - th,; fnll.iwinrf paniddaM ~f tli..' .tiiiniK in an eNfrii : —"'l'll. , ii:<>-:. t.-i i-:i.i«- ca'athiiv l.lMt Ins t-v.-r lif fa!li:n Wham.'- r-I ..-i-iir-d in tli'; harbour on Sund iv, w1,.-n Mr.; yac'.t .Minerva, 1.-.t-ly hi ,\ ■n.'kl.u:'), Cipsi/.'.ul "1- fnlllwJl-IV.I. I'lijtllt |M IVol,. WTO lii-M'.viio.l ; ..lily .I-I.ii I *.-..i.-=■ .11 .-rap'Ml t,, I •)] the t..1... .Mi , r.-a-I-y. cf l'aiua, .-a-.v ill.; yacht sailing a. imss tl|.; hailioiir ami »-;i< -1 it.; ~f the t i<) ■ am! a hiirli 'iviml a .lan(,',.r.m< ;..;-.i wn.s running'. II.; t.-im.vl tn .!■. -'.•iLtHliifit,-, ;.H.| wli.-n 1..! 1.J..K-H.l b:i!jl; a<,'nii c iiiM si;.; iiiitliinsr of l.cr; ljul, as a Uanri tr.;.; wa-i in Uμ Mil; ..t Mtriit, liu inur.'ly a--iiiiii:i| >lii; hal - : iil--<l q.iii.'kiy away. FUIITITKIi I'MtTICrLAIIS. Tlio. li-atiim falft'ity at Wl.iincar.'i y.'<t Milay risiilt.iil in .1. J , . Ti'ck.u- an.l in, M-.,!1i.. r , \Vi|.,.,i la min-i). I'Vanl; K.-.iik.-u la U.Hnntlo. .1. Callin fa lilack-imtl::, (.'..iii-tn.'v l;n..,ks ami Sa!y h.'int.' iln.wm'.), Mir! .1. I'..,rsi,ii nraalv .<■>. Tlm- pa'.ty wci-.. ..in, yaclitiiis,' in Tr.cli. i's yacht iat.'ly tji..ii-lit from Aiirklii.'l. T1..) -i I alfair ha- ra-t a i,'l(M,iii <:\v> t!,.. wholr <li.-; lict. Tin acciil'Mit. mc(.'i;i'ii .1 at Mirci; ..'cl.kjlc y.;-ti'i-l:.y, t.i:i-,'.. niil.'s f,-,.,,, Mai-.-.l.jn r-.il.t, jr.--t ..pp.i-it.' On,; 'I'l'.ju Point jn t 1)0 WliaiiL-anu harli-ur. S.imi! s.'tth'rs nuLicnl l!i,; ca|.-iz-> and put ..IF in a boat, h.it, only ivsonc I IV..i's.i.i. A .-!.■•(iri'-r, iiiiii.ii' Caj/:. >'l -[li'-n 'in, |i' ■•- C'!['il(i(l to tlin of i!i,:' :,<:t:i,].'nt, mi'l •.in). Capt. KairehiM, of t.li.: Ilinrima. ami others ili-iL't,'' , .! Ui'.i liarlionr to iec.\ur t:,.; lm.|i,.s. J. I'. Tncki;r, tlio own-r of tin- yaclil, v.'ih ii o-.iicli-huililei' at \V'lia.M;;an;i, ami n.;|ili(!iv to .Mi' 0. 1J.i1.-y, ..f Auckland. Ih k'.'ives a wif- ami live children. His lirotliL-r was a sin ß l.; Mian but was to hav.; b'.'i-n ni:inii.'il this wi'iik ; Wilson was a yomii,' uninai'ri.'d man and Hrooks, Cov.rtu'r-y, and Ran,--ay wi iv >l-o iui.naiTi.ui. .Sjaly was u:ami;l but h;i'l no chilflien. John I'eai'.-ioti, tlm .siiriiv.n say.- ;i srjnall Ktnick the boat and tii.'y \v.;i-p. all tin-own into the water, it appears to lia,vt; liiip-p-uod suddonly as that is tho only l-.-eollec-tion ho has; of th-> ocanrr.iiice. IT", aiw llanisay hnliliiiEr on to a hatch and Com tni;y Mwiimtiinz. It unsay told Pi aiNon to citch hold of another hutch mar Jn'iM, but lViirsim lU'ofcrri'd to tni-t tohiuiSL'lf.

The accident was observed by I\[(!:••-rs .Scott and (ioring who were, out sailing, They immediately sailed for the place where the Minerva sank, and after :ili,,i-it an hour they reached the spot and rescni d L'earson who was still swimming almost exhausted. Nothing more was to be seen.