STEAMER KIA ORA WRECKED.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 5066, 14 June 1907, Page 3

STEAMER KIA ORA WRECKED.

SWIS IMMEDIATELY.

gj|Uiniad Two Others Drowned

BBTISETHI SORTIYORS GET ASHORE.

; « JWCCESSIBLE SPOT. i (p* Frew AMoctaUon.} *■; AUCKLAND, This day. <j£e slp*» stunner KiaOra duringt^ip from Waitara to Onehunga this morning, thirty pfles beta* Kawhia. C«pt«m Blacklock and two pass(Mined Forbes and Ross) drowned. fjVenty-seven survivors managed to —t «ri»ore in ft rough inaccessible Jpot anrf were without food or shelter. •flw settlers in the neighbourhood Jiave gone to their assistance. dlie vessel struck about 3 a.m. in a bß*rjf*tot •"* sank /almost immedtately. Kobs ds beHeved to have belonged to Hawera. Of the survivors twelve are passIfce spot where the party landed Is four miles from the nearest sett>r's house and is inaccessablo. The news was received Ivy telephone. "^ Later. Captain Blacklock, waster of the Kia Ora, is a married man, 35 years of «fe- Deceased leaves a wife and three children.

/jftie^ names of ,the officers and ere* o< the steamer are as follows : C B. De Wolfe, first mate ; James Roberson, second mate ; E. L. jfeggstrora, chief engineer ;H. Lister, second engineer ; W. Hodgson, W. Running, W. Symes, firemen ; F. Martenson, Chambers, Anderson, - J. H. Morris, and D. Forbes. A. Us., ; J. A. Peerson, chief steward ; W. J. Htyncs, assistant steward ; W. Johnston, cadet steward; Miss A. W. Keller, stewardess ; R. Betts, cook ; % Decalmer, cook's boy. frfoe s.s. Rarawa, after rescuing the survivors, returns to New Plymouth, The news of the Kia'Ora wreck was sent by a man who rode 35 miles to the nearest telephone station. Latest news is to the effect tltat t"he survivors are' having a very bad time in an exposed situation without food or clothing. A relief party, including Constable McGarthy and Dr. Jenkins, left for Kswhta this morning Cor the scene, with food, clothing and restorertfres. f The young man Forbes, •drowned, i» telieved to 'be a son of . e*-3erg*. Forbes, well-known in Auckland and «t one time stationed in Tauranga. Ibe Kia Ora is uninsured, excupt lathe company's own fund. The^carg| is a valuable one and includes flax valued at £500 for Kawhia.