THE LAST OF THE FATED VESSEL.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 139, 4 May 1881, Page 2

THE LAST OF THE FATED VESSEL.

A surrivor — the Maltese ceok who I •waw b»v«ty for his <m& life vid tried

to rescue a girl — vartß that the ctptaiu got all the ladi.rs out of the smoke- house ,on to the.igrc»«tle be».i, all being there •till %3C^wheiVa great sea wa*hid them off. The^*pjtain. displayed great courage td ; thi2larßt, his exclamation, when all hope 'ma losfc being, " Oh, God, what shall tare doPjiow P~ The steamer soon • settle^o^^ After night eirne on cries w^ere heard ion shore, and th^n cheers, a» a light, suppose I to be that of the Kakauui, wan seen, Thtn a great crash was heard— rhen only the rolling of the surf. At daylight the steamer wu see* .heeled over, and-ahe grado.all; sank until only portions of the spars were vi. sible. . ' . _~ Tne Hawera, "BTaYamii, an* Prince Rupert wrre teen m the faffing, and the ••^•rjpicked u^tbeseeund mate's boat, bat it is unknown here whether the picked up more survivors. The total rescue,; so. far a«i is known here is 20 men. , > - .. , .. A portion of the mail bags were picked up at sea, and one child's body by the Kakanui. Those on shore declare it was heartrending to contemplate their inability to help two brave swimmers who battled tor life floating with » plank. On© spleadid swimmer left the plank at the edge of the 6».f, »nd came m with a roller, but, struggling within a few yarda of land, wn taken out by the bact drift. The reef extends seven miles ont, an^ the menJaaded,almoatn*ked, but elotbes were sent out to them at the order of Mr. J. S. Shanko, #hsse efforts to supply their wants, and the kindness of Mr. Brunton, Was unbounded. Singularly the body that came ashore had a life* buoy attached and life was scarcely exrinct, but aU meanaio restore it was unavailing. . : . , ' / '.'"