FATAL WRECK OF THE OCEANIA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 115, 23 May 1885, Page 5

FATAL WRECK OF THE OCEANIA.

H^>r 1 a resident at Terawhitl obserTo-I ■'»J)H nainUid black, among tho rocks ■£jel™Jr<>'Tom'B Rock, Karori. After MffHtboat for half an hour oho ftot clear, ■jj™ toward Port Underwood. She apwater. Tho vessel ia beK k 's?*ne Oceania, bound from South Aus■£i I'6™stou, Shi) was woll ucross: the Ms'™iaatsenn. ■JSJOTOS, May 5.-Tho vessel which jeaterday morninsr waa the MSl',from Sonth Australia to Wellington. ■a»M blowing fresh from tho X.W., and ■wS?J««l'iKTerawhlti at 3.10 a.m. tho IMs\,!™«. She hnng for Bomotime, and ■fJW off, whon it was found that F"l6- Thepumpswcro Bounded, ■iSlert of water found in tho hold. On ■«s™,s>M4iilg 12 feot was found. Tho ■JS^Siaed the boats to bo lowered, nnd ■nS«»e placed In them, tho votsel die■Q> 'aw minutes lator. Tho captain ■ilM1 ™1!, Wit Borne of the crow succeeded ■«X?i ataff »rtiole3 of wearing apDarul. ■k^J "as buUt by Captain Hofiort, Firth, ■fcS 1"* 350 tona rcgiater. Sho had a ■KffiS'i wheat, nnd salt, ana was conm(*sr3Lavin&nd Co. Bha waflvalu-d ■jft}1" la insured In Sy.lnoy oflicea for ■fcjtoii,"'«ew had succeeded in rowing H%im ° when tho etomner Hnia. from ■dSSi.T 1* Been t0 round tho Cape, nnd JB "™»itUie man to town.