----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller To: Elaine Mattsen Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:11 AM Subject: HB Herald, Sat. June 6th 1891 SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - June 4 - Australia, s.s., from Wellington. June 4 - Te Kapu, s.s., from Wairoa. Departures - June 4 - Fanny, s.s., for Pourerere and Blackhead. June 5 - Te Kapu, s.s., for Nuhaka. June 5 - Result, s.s., for Mohaka. June 5 - Weka, s.s., for Wellington. June 5 - Australia, s.s., for Northern ports. Telegraphic Shipping - Auckland, Friday. Sailed - Tarawera. Passengers for Napier: Misses WILKINS, ROSSOW, WOOD; Madame PATEY; Messrs POOLE, PATEY, JONES, MORRIS, PANDER, NEWTON, PALMER. A sad drowning accident occurred at the breakwater works yesterday. Several men were engaged in chipping the outer row of blocks, to make ready for getting down a monolith, there being only a moderate sea, although occasionally a rather heavy wave would break on the end of the work. Just before the accident happened Mr PALLISER told all the hands to leave off work on the blocks, as the tide was coming in.......One of the men, named Peter BLOM, either failed to grasp the rope or could not retain his hold upon it, and was washed off into the sea. As soon as possible a rope was thrown towards him, but he appeared senseless and sank. Mr J.T. CARR ran up to the end of the work, and after divesting himself of his heavier clothing dived into the sea several times.......The unfortunate man BLOM came to Hawke's Bay about 18 years ago, with the first lot of immigrants from Scandinavia, and was known as a hard working man. He leaves a widow and several children.