(Tor United Prons Asoooiation.) Auckland, January 14. Kdwards lay txhaustod on the boacb, and aftorwaris smim a rivor half v mils wide, reaohiDK the settlement, where the sad news was made known Sevu'jl of the drowned persons had many Henda and rslot ons in Auckland. Mre Peikm.", wife of Euler Porkins, was 45 yoars of o^e. Mr Prrkins was for many yeai'j accountant lor tho firm cf Copland and Co,, provision and corn merchants buttwo or three years ago ho touk up land at Glorit, whore he has since resided. Mrs Potkins and i ur of her children ivora drowned. There ;ira five of Hie family left, besides Mr Perkins — four sons and one daughter. Mhb Jessie Perkins laaves si twin sistei. Miss Horde, who with her brother A, Porkins (who is employed in Mr A. Aitken'a auction mart) proceeded to Kaukapukapa by train this morning to meet their father. Mis 3 Josephine Macdtroiott (19) wa3 living wiih her rareDts in Commercial Koad, Ai-iihhill, Her lather is Mr W, J, Macdamott, cf the Herald office. Sho only wont up t} Glorit on Friday lust with Miss Jessie Perkips fcr a holiday. Mr Armstrong, who "vas drowned with bis young son, was a delicate man, who formerly was a groctr or drapor in Man chester. Hecamefrom "Wellington some time back, and get employment on farms in tho dittrict. Hf) leaves a widow, who is without friends in the colony. He was about 30. Mr Beswanck was a resident of dinar j, and came up here recently fc) seek crnrbymenr. Jt is bsliovod he leaves a widow and eight; or nine children in Onmaru. Mr Slocdennott went wp (o Kaipa-a this morning to assist in the search for his daughters body. Blirs Jessie Perkins was toluvebiei married shortly to Mr F. Ramsay, a young farmer at Fiiarca Sho was just over 2., and was in the fervice of Mrs Alfred NatW, Princes street. When sho took her holidays la«t week, she took Mis 3 Macdormott with her for a visit to Glorit. 