Two lads, Samuel Marden and James Evans, aged 20 and 13 respectively, were drowned to-day through a canoe capsizing m a dam at Mardon's flax mill, Upper Riccarton. No one witnessed the accident but a lad passing saw the boat upset and one of the lad's arms in the water and gave the alarm when the employees at the mill used every effort to recover the bodies. Mardon's father let off the water from the dam, soon after which the bodies were recovered. -Timaru Herald, 3/2/1891.
INQUESTS.
An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr H. Mardon, Upper Riccarton, on the bodies of the two lads who were drowned in the mill-dam on Monday. There were no fresh facts adduced, and the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned. The sad affair has cast quite a gloom over the neighbourhood of Riccarton, young Mardon especially being much respected by all with whom he came in contact. The funeral of the two lads will take place at the Riccarton Church this afternoon. -Star, 4/2/1891.
The Late Drowning Accident at Riccarton.
The remains of the late Samuel Mardon were interred at the Riccarton cemetery yesterday. The funeral cortege was followed by a very large circle of friends whom young Mardon had made in the short time he had been in the district by his genial and obliging ways. As he belonged to the Oddfellows’ Lodge about thirty-five members led the procession and formed a guard of honour from the gate to the church, the coffin being borne by Bros Bucknell, Carleton, Hanson and Rowland to and from the church. The service was conducted by the Rev W. T. P. Winter. After the usual service the Oddfellows’ service was conducted by the N.G., all, as they left the grave, dropping twigs of thyme into it. The funeral of the lad Evans will take place to-day. -Lyttelton Times, 5/2/1891.
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