The Waihora Ashore.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1177, 16 February 1884, Page 3

The Waihora Ashore.

"- : ; : Per Press Association. 1 : Bluff, Feb. 15. : . The Waihpra, on steaming out of ■the harbp.m;,bound for. Melbourne, at 8 o'clock, was ■ prevented/- toy the ac» tipn of the flood tide on her bow, from slewing at the "turn round the lightship, .and: before ;sh.e>couldi:be stopped she ' took ground,- , on Tewai Point, and listed considerably. On goihgfull speed astern her bow canted up the harbour, and she now lies between Tewai : Point and; lied; ' Crow, close to the latter." She is fast at present. The engines., are going astern, and as the tide is still flood she may come off' all right. The bircumstances are. similar to when the Rotbmahana grounded herei excepting that she is thie'other side of the channel, and^-the. tide flood, > q V ; ; • ' '' : { v * Bluff, Tnis Day. . ' . The Waihora' was :; got I'off^uninjured after pumping the ( "water b/ailast out; ' < '•; She\ i returns 5 -id 'Port Chalmers to be docked, althpugh.she. is , not making", any ; water;.: :: .The accident was due to the iWh.eel, chains i carrying 'a^ay jus! : as "she ' entered [the. tide. .•••>:.'