BARQUE IN A HURRICANE.
A FEARFUL EXPERIENCE. (Received 10.35 ajn.) . SYDNEY, this day. The barque Emily Whitney, which wa3 picked up dismantled off Sydney Head 3 and towed into port, was bound from Newcastle to San Francisco. Sue ran into a terrific hurricane shortly after quitting Newcastle. Her masts came down when the storm was at its height, and during the night the vessel was covered with wreckage. The boats were also swept away. When daylight came a seaman was found to be missing, anct it is supposed he was lost overboard from aloft at the time the spar 3 cam* down.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19040213.2.20.4
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 38, 13 February 1904, Page 4
Word Count
102BARQUE IN A HURRICANE. Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 38, 13 February 1904, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.