The Go-Ahead Disabled.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2601, 19 August 1878, Page 3

The Go-Ahead Disabled.

The s.s. Go-ahead, which sailed from the Manukau.cn the afternoon■ of Wednesdaylast for Waitara, returned to the Manukau yesterday morning in a disabled condition. "We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr W. 1. Davies for the particulars of the disaster .—The s.s. Go-ahead, under the commander of Captain Decker, left the Manukan on the afternoon of Wednesday: last, with a general cargo, two horses, and the following passengers :—Mr and Master Henry Draper, Misses Hunter and Shuttleworth. The vessel had a strong head wind on leaving, and this . afterwards increased considerably. The sea Avas very high and heavy, and_ | the vessel did not make much progress. Finally the propeller and screw^tfngs3 -broke, (and the lids were blown off .the .cylinders. One of the horses on board died during the gala. When off Mokau, on Thursday]Tno.rning, the small screw steamer* HamiaK'^Tokau was seen coming out£AThree guns'Ayere fired as signals of distress o)utetfi&f>eople on the Hannah Mokau eitKieV Sid iibt hear these or hearing them, took no notice. However, she passed on, and Captain Decker decided to make for the Manukau again. This was done under sail, and the steamer passed the Heads at eight o'clock yesterday morning, and anchored at Onehunga two hours later. The repairs will be effected at once, in order to allow her to resume the trade.