SALE OF THE GREAT EASTERN.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1647, 1 January 1886, Page 2

SALE OF THE GREAT EASTERN.

On Wednesday October, tint celebrated steamer -was offered by public auction, at Lloyd's Captains' ioom, Royal Exchange, London, in _ the presence of a very large number j of people, amongst whom were ! several weil-known English and con- j tinential shipowners and others, the | broker being' Mr C. VV. Kelloek, of j that name. After « brisk competition, the bout was soM to Mr He Mat- ; tos for £26,000. Messrs Lewis, of I Liverpool, bid up to £.19,000, ami i have now (the Liverpool Weekly j Mercnry of the 3 1st October states offered th« purchaser JEIOO a week for the use of the vessel for exhibition in the. Mersey, besides agreeing to pay £500 to meet the expenses of bringing her fiom Milford. This great vessel, which has been unfortunate from it« birth, has for some time lieeu in Chancery. It is a little more than twenty-six yar* sinethe Great Eastern Ifft her _ moorings at Depfoi-d for her trial trip, and had not got fni'iher than off Hastings vhen a terrible explosion took place, killing ten men and wounding many .others. Four months later her c>in» inauder, Captain Harmon, passing from the ship to Southampton, wa* drowned. Thesn ill omens have »>een verified in the latter history of the ship, whose future career under its new owner will be watched with interest.