HEAVY SWELL STILL RUNNING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3587, 29 July 1912, Page 4

HEAVY SWELL STILL RUNNING.

EMPTYING THE STAR OF CANADA. SEA PROVING VERY SOMEThere is still a big swell in the Bay, and the stranded steamer Star of Canada is not faring too well. The disturbed sea is, in fact, straining the vessel seriously,, and there are some in a position to sav who prognosticate that a day rr two more in the powerful swell must result fatally for the big steamer.

On Saturday the pumps were kept busy at No. 3 hold, and the water was kept well in hand. Good progress was made with the unloading of the silver lead bullion and antimony from this hold. The operation was only carried out with a great amount cf difficulty, but the men did remarkable work, considering the extremely adverse circumstances. Divers were below, putting the bullion into the baskets out of the water and silt.

Yesterday a further quantity of bullion was got cut of the hold. Captain Plunket, conversing with a “Gisborne Times” reporter last evening, eaid that the sea 1 was proving very troublesome, and was undoubtedly dcinu the shin a great deal of harm. On Saturday and yesterday Diver Walters was engaged for the greater uart cf ids time in. plugging the holes where rivets had fallen cut, owing to springing plates on tne ship s side,"next to No. 3 hold. There was no suggestion, so far as he knew, that tiie steamer should be finally abandoned. The work of salving the steamer would lie carried on as assiduously as ever to-dav. The work or unloading the bullion will be carried on to-day as usual, and it was anticipated, that more lighters would be requisitioned, owing to the number which would be at hand, now that the Muritai was about to sail. / A large number cf people visited Kaiti Beach yesterday, but there was not much boating about tiie steamer, owing to the chop- sea.