BARQUE AND CARGO UNINSURED.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 31, 5 February 1894, Page 3

BARQUE AND CARGO UNINSURED.

Invercaroill, this day. The barque Gazelle is uninsured. Her value was about £2,500. She had 500 tons of guano aboard, conaigned to J. H. Stanley, of Dunedin ; also uninsured. Captain Svendsen died ab Thursday Island, and the vessel was in charge of the mate, Capt. Chae. Rogers, who has sailed as master since 1870, much of tbe time out of Du.iedin.

The crew were shipped ab Auckland

Waterstone surmises the vessel was lost through the new light on Stephens Island being mistaken for that on Farewell Spit.

The Gazelle made several trips from Bluff to London, and was a amarb sailer.

[The following crew lefb this port by the barque Gazelle ;—Charles Rodgers, mate; William Davidson, boatswain: H. J. Clark, cook and steward ; J. Anderson, L. Dear-nan, J. Olson, G. Petersen, J. Wilson and J. Millar, A.B's. Captain N. P. Svendaen also sailed, but he died on the voyage,]

[The new year has, ao far, beon very prolific in shipping oasualitiee, in which both colonial and foreign interests have suffered, and in another column of this issue will be found yet another addition to the already long list. Intelligence came to hand yesterday from Nelaon of the total losß of the fine iron barque Gazelle, one of the smartest and best known New Zealandowned trader?, with nine of hor crew, near the French Pass, which was the scene ot bhe wreck of the Union Company's Bteamer Koranui in 1889, and the paddle steamer Lyttelton 3 years previously. No details of tho catastrophe have been received, bub the total disappearance of the vessel seems to suggest that she struck heavily, evidently going aba good rate of speed. The Gazelle was a very staunch craft of 336 tons, and was built in 1877 at Glasgow. It will be remembered that she arrived here several months ago from Rocky Island, in charge of Captain Ball, afber a very proaperoua voyage. She remained in port for some time undergoing a thorough overhaul, and during her stay a change was also made in the command. Captain N. P. Svendaen, of Auckland, was transfered from tbe schooner Annie Hill to bhe Gazelle, bub he only enjoyed his promotion aa far as Thuraday Island, from where newß of hia death waa forwarded to New Zealand. The command then devolved upon Captain Waters, first officer, and the vessel arrived safely at her destination. The return voyage to the New Zealand coast waa safely accomplished, bub the Gazelle came to grief in crossing bho Cook Straits, being wrecked near the French Pass, Nelaon, early on Saturday morning. A stoamer left Nelaon ab midnight yesterday bo make investigations. Four bodies of the nine drowned have so far been recovered.]