LOSS OF AN AUSTRALIAN TRADER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 147, 22 June 1901, Page 6

LOSS OF AN AUSTRALIAN TRADER.

THE BASQUE AN'DEIES ABAND-

ONED.

A SEAMAN WASHED OVEEBOAKD.

The British barque Andriea, a Teasel of 831 tons, which loaded a cargo of jairah at Fremantle for South Africa, has been abandoned in a sinking condition off the Cape. News of the disaster reached Sydney by the steamer \berdeen. An account from Port Elizabeth, dated May 10, soys:—The crew of the British barque Andries. of 831 tons, and built iv 1374, were landed thia morning by the transport Algeria. Captain Herbert reports that he sailed on March 27th, with a cargo of jarrah wood from Fremantle, West Australia, and on Saturday, when off Fish Point, between East London and Algoa Bay, he encountered a severe gale. At 4 p.m. the gale increased, the wind blowing with terrific force. At 9 p.m. the fore topsail was carried away, and while the crew was taking in the fore topsail it split. All went well until 2.30 p.ra. on Monday, when a heavy sea. struck the barque, carrying away the bulwarks and sweeping everything from the deck. The bowsprit went, ami with it the fore and rnaintopgallant masts, and aa the gale increased the mainmast snapped off within eight feet of the deck. The ship rolled incessantly, and the heavy sea swept able seaman T. W. Allen overboard. On Wednesday evening the barque was sighted by this transport Algeria, and as the vessel was in a sinking condition she was abandoned.