THE STEAMER HAWEA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2273, 19 August 1908, Page 3

THE STEAMER HAWEA.

CABLE NEWS

STILL MISSING. LANDING OF BOAT’S CREW. United Press Association, Copyright SYDNEY, August 17. A boat from tho s.s. Hawea has landed on the south of Solitary Island, near tho Clarence river. The island .is not connected by telegraph, blit signals state that the boat, in oil irge of tho chief officer, left the Ha wen on August 10th, in Jatiitudo 19.1 d S., longitude .154.57 E. The captain requested immediate assistance, as it is feared that the vessel will drift on to the reel's northward of Lord Howe Island. The chief officer states that the vessel’s longitude position was probably affected’ by tho .recent southwest. gnh\s. The occupants of tho boat- landed n a greatly exhausted condition. 'SYDNEY, August 18. The Hiwoa’s boat contained the chief officer (Mr. Irwin), third engineer (Mr. Ritson), and seaman Pascoo. According to tho position given by Mr. Irwin, it appears the. Hawea was less than a hundred miles from the mainland, duo east, of Byron Bay, when the boat left. Tho recent gales have doubtless driven her many miles to seaward.

The opinion as entertained hero that the Hawea lias already been [licked up.

THE HAWEA’S COURSE. ROUGH EXPERIENCE OF BOAT’S CREW. United Press Association. Copyright (Received August 19, 12.35 n.m.) SYDNEY, August 18. Mr. Irwin relates that after leaving Newcastle the Hawea mot with heavy south-east weather and high seas. At 5.45 on the morning of tho 30th of July the shaft carried away, and it was found impossible to effect repairs. Endeavors were made to sail the ship, but without avail. Although there was a heavy easterly sea the vessel behaved splendidly. Alter sending a boat, to Lord Howe Island to seek assistance and to make the domand on provisions lighter, the Hawea drifted westward and northward through continuous easterly and south-east gales. "When the vessel was 34 miles south-east of Cape Byron,-a •second boat was despatched. When it left the Hawea tho weather was fine, anil the occupants expected to reach .the mainland the following morning. At ten o’clock tho same' night- the wind freshened from the eastward, md a heavy sea got up, which threatened to swamp the boat. The crew put out tho sea anchor, and used an oil bag. The wind increased to a strong gale with a high sea. and they covered the forepart of the boat with canvas, strengthening it with the boat’s bottom boards. Notwithstanding this, they were kept at it continually bailing, and they never expected to live through it. They were unable to sleep, and their food supplies were just sufficient till they landed. The gale lasted 40 hours. The crew sighted land on Monday morning and reached the shore half perished. The Tofua leaves to-night in search sf the Hawea, and the tug Advance has also been despatched.

MOANA’S FRUITLESS SEARCH

[Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, August 18. The steamer Moana arrived early this morning. Captain Newton reports that lie called off Lord Howe Island, and waited there for three hours. He sail' nothing of the crew landed from .the dlisabled- steamer Hawea. He left instructions for them to return to Sydney by a search steimer, due at Lord i Howe Island to-day. Captain Newton sighted a Tyser steamer and a foreign barque, neither of which had seen the Hawea. He believes the Hawea lias drifted north between Lord Howe Island and Elizabeth Reef, or between Elizabeth Reef and Middleton Reef. The Moana experienced heavy easterly winds in the locality of Lora Howe Island.

A TUG DESPATCHED IN SEARCH

[Press Association.]

’ DUNEDIN, August 18. The Union Company has made aria n "emeu ts for a tug to assist in the search for .the Hawea, and it was to leave Newcastle to-day. The tug is a powerful 0110, and should he in the vicinity of the Hawea to-morrow night. -