DROWNING FATALITY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3588, 30 July 1912, Page 5

DROWNING FATALITY.

BODY FOUND IN THE WAIKANAE CREEK.

AX INQUEST TO BE HELD

While same -workman were engaged effecting repairs to the railway line leading to the wharf yesterday morning one of them noticed, what appeared to be a log on the mod flats, blit on making a closer inspection they it was the body of a man. The police were informed and the body was removed to the morgue. On searching through the deceased's clothing from papers found on him it appeared as though his name was Ivan McDonald, but later inquiries showed that his proper name was Robert Warren Lang and lie had adopted the name of McDonald for some private reason. It appears that on July 18 he went to the Ormond Hotel from Ruakituri, where he had been bushfelling. He left liis belongings at the Ormond Hotel and came to Gisborne, and stayed at the Record Reign Hotel On Wednesday last he left there and said he was.going hack to Ormond by the afternoon train. He was seen m Gladstone Road about 9 p-m. the same day but he then disappeared ancKvas not seen alive again. He told Mr Albert Law that he was to leave for Sydney for the shearing, and an agreement to shear at Tulloona was found among his effects. A cheque for £69. L 18s in silver, a gold ring. Id-carat gold “4 chain and watch and gold sovereign % o >se and Jacket were found on the /body. How lie came to get- into the l wafer is a mystery, as lie was a steady man. It is presumed that lie fell into the water while crossing the footbridge near the slip. ori An inquest will be bold at 11.30 a.m. to-day bv Air AA - A. Barton, • fd.AL.