AMERICAN-BARQUE DISABLED.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 138, 11 June 1909, Page 5

AMERICAN-BARQUE DISABLED.

RnppEß ■carried away* . 1 A barque an -wte »igatea 'Off Tiri shortly after daylight this morning. She 3 prored rto ;be the Kaiulani, ibinid sfram jfewcastJe to rH<mohriu, andowas (making ifor,;Auckland have qrepaiw Effected to her rudder, -which was in heavy .weather.'• 3?he'.:herque waslbeing steered 'by ja >jur-y .rudder,- and signalled ifor a tug. sChe JEarbour rfioard tugj r Te. Awhina,-W!ent aout:at >8 o'clock the an tow .ehortjy , .-before tent o'clock. ' The Kaiulani .lis' an American <eteelhargue <6i :1571 tone register. f 6he was fbiiilt at ;Bath, IMaine, tLS^in' aaflflj.an'd aa:Yiwnpfl ihy diamond, and 'Go., -of Ban TTranciseo. fShe aTTiyed :at ?NewcaJsfcle~irom Adelaide tp ,l6ad-epil She csoal : pprt. .%yaa ; left-,<>n .-April '15, 'and but Averse :cir<siiinf ■Btanjces "barque should rhiTe-/been much to the eastward ;ef Zeajand. time.. Tiwi.'or iiixee f years it was quite -a common sight ito , see 'the American woojien wali seirrying ■ (coals from 'Newcastle to the -West^;CoVst ; putting in Auckland in a .leaky epnditionj but'it is #some considerable •time now since units of Uncle: Barn's mercantile -marine ha,ve - a Shaven of -refuge -iii .Auckland harboui-, .which js ,a v -6iort,-<if ■Budway port between Australia and America. ilfce Eaiulani, f, .fine type of vessel, ■with thejioft !yards typical of -American mailers, was towed up"to *n-anfthor*ge-ia ithe harbour shortly (beforie «jae loat -the .greater -part riot fher in a, iieavy gale on -Stay i16.,- : when. she-ivas about 900 JBilee off -.the -East Cape of Ue.w. Zealand, !'seyeral; ;eails" were 4 alsocarried iaw«y 'during the iitoriaj" which • ■lasted for/fchree'daye.: After that a week', was spent fixing-up-jury-*aokle for the remnant of the Tjidder,- a notable wilder?' taking, in which an Italian member of: the crteW playetl a prominent part. None less remarkable was-the flae achievement of the master (Captain iGolby) i&inavi..gating the to Auckland under the circumstances. ; !The barque ha? *. 'lull cargo <~tsf coal, ?ha.v& to tie discharged to *aaWe a newnudder to - : ■;■•■- ---; lpE .GAdPTAIN'S pOEUtf>V7$ !l '. Ca,ptaki Colby was seen .by_>a "Star" Reporter -in the rcabin, soon. «tfter bhe dropped .anchor, -awl supplied aii interesting account of what -Jitld. «d. -it -appears,that after sle'aying ■ciietle on April -:10, favourable weataex M,-a.B Met'mnii, : an2 the Morth <3ape ! of -New Zealand: "wife r *Wettby*wi ■days 'later. By i&y 124. *he av*se»l -was in 'let; -36.80 SBOuth, iana" itong. " 184.30 "west, pt a*out '900 to' the 'eastt Ward -of the feist 'Gape.' '•■Phis' "wae-fcTn sday ■Vβ. A" wobble ? gale ; ifom ; thie : iBJ& :sefc-Jin, iihifee iiayis. fOn the -first day ithe" 'ship 'ipit "sßyer£6t Siils, Tn,r : clifding' -the '|brfe-sail, 'l'dWer topfeaili etaysail, etc/ .gale aicfceaeei-the ! ; nexb 'day. -An ;UTnUfetfaUy '• .' heavy -ee> ;tecruck the vessel, on "bjer "jujiifte,r, -and T)rbke 'just on "the f stern,' breaking" Ihe rudder in. three places, *ii(i-lsearihg one large piece 'away altogether. - The gale tageo. threughdut "that iifiy.• ;iha next, and -took.'bff AH this time, the .yeseel 'toesed •about. aimlessly, in ~t!he "fet-11l continued -heavy faster- had. flubeidied.., . Thejseae ;ew4ptfright. Wrer, X.b:e Sveseel, 'and, it -is * s&tot" -that file 'damage wis IR) ""liOTe eive. "Ifc aigalb .and a interjected 3he'Captain's i trjayjSi- i wffe;'wh6%--ling with lim .-on the-voyage, ?&ni ihe seas just BTveprfc right rover iis.*'. . : ■■•' ;

The 'iioxt -Week -iafter :the: jp,Te Was :fle* "voted t"o"fixing jjury :tackle te .what was ?left of ithe -rudder. .Ito ;e_able ithis *o <be done heavy en__is had to be passed uf ,"_et* "the 'gudgeon and va-tißUs atachmfents "seoure'd ip -order So -"stiop the, irndder .irom "working.

About TOO "s6n-s 'of coal 'Were "jettisoned :tb .give the Wssel tth'e at ;the stern, and {then an Italian diver went -"over *tbei side *-nd passed-a rope-irhSer -the '•rudder, 'by wjhich % ,heh&f 'chain ;*was drawn intpposltion. In all, .about-a week was tspent in fixing up the (rudder, j-and iihe 'Vessel made a -etart westward -on May ii. 'She behaved reniaf Itabjiy. "Wfen under the JrhprOyieed -steering -gear, a_<_. on -two '©soasidns *sic Jogged ISO '"and-.lsS "miles % day. - ■ . : "y_ ; I . -fehe jEauS-aiki :CuK Was -niide '*go. _7esterday -•on'■pliias'antiy close %b jPdint ißodney," bat .again _er good luck 'did iro.t .desert heti ' and ;she /got ,<Jlear. .-The - captain jstabes that he signalled the. steamer Mora for assistance, trat Received. no" reply. -"-- '- j ■