LATEST DETAILS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 190, 10 August 1895, Page 5

LATEST DETAILS.

PRAISE FOR THE CREW,

NARRATIVES OF SURVIVORS. A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE. " Sydney, this day. The Becond mate says that overyone, captain, officers and men, were perfectly sober, everything working smoothly. The captain had not turned in, bub he was up and down from bhe bridge to the chart room all night. After the steamer struck bhe crew and passengers wore ORDERLY AND QUIET. The boats were cleared in eight minutes. The third mate and chief steward were told off to assist the passengers. The former waa washed overboard after requesting the ongineer to go to the captain. The vessel lies 4 miles north-easb of the Sugar Loaf Point. Dr Copeman says: "The chief officer, Dr. Anderson of tbe ship, Mr Crane and I, had beon sitting smoking in the chief officer's cabin until aboub 10 o'clock, when we all retired." Curiously enough, one of the topics of the conversation was the WRECK OF THE WAIRARAPA. The chief officer remarked, " I have quite made up my mind that whatever death I die, 1 will not be drowned." Captain Fawfees states bhab bhe night was fairly clear, as he saw the lighthouse when in the water.

Further particulars show that the survivors from the wreck had a terrible experience in the boab which was bhe means of saving their lives. When the boab was being lowered she was struck by a sea and a large hole knocked in her bowc.

As a consequence, they had deep.bailing during the whole time.

They were in a miserably exhausted condition, and after immersion in the water their misery was accentuated by tho seas constantly breaking over the boat drenching the occupants.