FURTHER DETAILS.

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

FURTHER DETAILS.

Fifteen thousand extras issued by Dunedin Daily Tinui, containing particulars of wrtck of Tararoa's hare been greedily read by the public, besides thousand* ig»aed brother papers. The following particulars were published to-day m extra :-—•*. Captain Aogast Cameron, the Marine Superintendent of the Union Company, who landed at the boat harbor off Fortrcue on Saturday morning, and made * thorough search of the beach (at far as was practicable) from end to end, states that «t noon on Satw> day he observed the points of the Tararua's bowsprit and mizen-mast stkking out above the surf. The wreck appealed to be a. mile off store, and on the north side of W aiparA point; Proceeding along the beach Captain Catrieibn collected the survivors ;of this passengers and crew (with tbe •xceptiomof Mr. Lindsay, the chief officer,:who was, it was presumed, searching for bodies along the beach) and with the assistance of Mr Brsnton, whose station be arrived at, procured ft wagon and sent thfc poor- fellows as far as possible towards othe boat harbor, while returning to the scene of the wreck Captain Cameron states, that he observed the bodies of a young female apparently some. twenty years 'or age, and a young man of from twenty-five to thirty years of age. The bodies were perfectly nude, and two ladies, the drives of settlers; kindly proceeded to^ emieelope the giri*e body m a sheet.' ;Capf»ib Cameron adds that he gaie orders for coffins for the unfortunate yaung people, and left Mr Peter Maloney, the second offic r> witU Mr R. Lindsay, - the chief officer, to look after any other bodies which might wash ashore, and haying done all that he possibly could, Captain Cameron reraced bis steps along he beach a task ct grea'i difficulty, gettifig>* lift for part of the road from Mr Rich; George Robin, a steerage passenger from^Otagoioi Melbourne, gives tbe following details :— I left : t_he ship by the last tnp of the first officer's boat. Just as we Reached the : beach the boat cap* sized* and f made for tbe shore As soon as we landed, we lit a fire on the beach, and kept it burning all night. Just at dark we saw -the ship. The passengers were then, cjingiag to the rigging I picked the cook. up out of the water as he swam ashore. Our boat was capsized right on top of us, -and when we extricated ourselves I swam ashore, The sea was very rough, Gustave Tcliein another steerage passenger, corroltrated what Robin has, stated. When tbe s&ap first struck it seem, d but a slight shock, but after that she humped heavily . Tbe second time she struck a hole was nude m her, and she continued striking until she finally broke apt Captain Garrard was perfectly cool, and he gave his orders very collectedly. I think he did all m his power to save us and his ship. Robins picked upTfie'lSody of a saloon passenger. He was entirely nude, and about thirty years of age. He had reddish brown wiskers and moustache. Wm. Hill said : I was a through passenger'for England -in the steerage with my wife and child. At tbe time tbe ship> struck I went on deck to look for my wife and child. I found her washing about the deckr-;(the females were bertued in* another compartment of tbe steerage) — with the child m her arms. All was confusion ; the women and children were screaming ; the vessel was bumping hea-vi-y on the rocks, and a heavy sea was washing over her. • I told my wife tP> hold on to a stanchion, and went to s%B^ if there was any means of getting a boat.^ I found all was cqnfujfon. At last the starboard boat was; got out, and as nh& was being lowered from' the davits a sea struck her and she war stove m. The men got back to the ship, and after some delay a coat was got/oit on the port side,, and then Captaiu Garrard succeeded m. restoring order. He put t : c second mate m charge of the boat, and it wtnt round to the starboard (the lee side), and the; men who could swim were also placed int her m order that they might carry intelligence to land. The boat succeeded m getting near theohere, and a man then swam ashore and the boat toen returned to the ship, and the passengers were ant xious to. get m. . A line was hove frorai the yard arm and six passengers were; lowered into her. They wee caurioned not tego unless they Cuuld swini^ I saw I them afterwards struggling m the water. I allude to the pass Dgera I only saw three of- • them gain the shore It was getting light at tbe time. When the boat returned the captain said he would not risk 'any more going, and the females were conveyed to the smoking-room m front of the bridge. I think it was the captain' who 1 said "to tbe, " (; et vonr wife and child into th" stttuki ;g-r r m, he « \ ] \ be all right there.' Th. -, .» i>. a). ing over the" vessel ait I s;r. to r.iv vviiV ii there, wa? * ch-.ncc of g-.-'f-'g ■•!«'» v '■■' render assistance' I'^m! go, as ! r.run>!i| not be aiiowsd to ivuwui Wi^ i*w. i

took a snrvey of the shore, and, seeing a smooth part near the reef, I went to the captain and called his attention to it, asking if there was riot a possibility of landing on that part of the reef. He sent away a second boat, m sharge of the carpenter. I did not see her leave the ship, but when the c-<me back the carpenter said bethought it was possible to land on the reet A kedge anchor was then put m tittrbeat. I asked ibe cap- ;: tain to allow; me to go tp the reef andexr . *m)ne it, and, said I would hold up my : arras ail a signal ifit Were safe to land on. One of the firemen went with me and the boat's crew. ,Qn nearing the reef, m the '" : second mate's boat, we found it was not ■o smooth as it appeared; it was very r rough and there i wasja heafyp sea rolling over it The fireman swam from the boat toi\the surf. It was a very danger- ,, put plan. , I returned to . the ship and : tbsn went back to the reef for the, fi-e---man, who-swam oat to the boat and; was. taken on board. He was greatly ex- ' bausted. We could not get alongside the ship againi>n account of the high! seas.. YThe^hief officer and a boat's crew tried to land on the reef but could not, and • they made for the' beach. J At this? time the Hawea made the sce,ne of the disaster, and Mr. Hill's attention being attracted to the Wreckage no farther statement could be procured from him. __.