Lost Overboard.
Jean Yviquel. a young Frenchman who came to Lyttelton a year ago on the Fron-h barque Marie, was lost overboard from the schooner Eliza Firth on Thursday morning. The schooner was on the ■voyage to Lyttelton, ani when off Steph, n Island, the crew was cal’ed to •hoxun aaX uaa standing on
Ibe timber on the dtek. when he atoned and fell through the rail into the eeo. A life buoy was thrown at once, bwt lha sailor faded to reach it, and a boat was got away promptly it was too late to effect a rescue. Ths eaptain, who went aloft, sow Yviquel sink within a few feet of the life buoy, his ottetowa doubtless impeding him. Deceased was about nineteen years old. and was a sturdy, jovial sailor, much liked by hit shipmates. •
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 20, 17 May 1911, Page 4
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137Lost Overboard. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 20, 17 May 1911, Page 4
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