THE WAIRARAPA AND ADELAIDE COLLISION.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5754, 27 February 1884, Page 2

THE WAIRARAPA AND ADELAIDE COLLISION.

Tfß-SS ASSOCIATION T__--_A_l.] . Hg DUNEDIN, Febrna-y»' M The Wairarapa has sustained unW Sm damage to her port quarter through the mm s.s. Adelaide colliding with her. Tea port MS quarter of the Wairarapa was indeaw* jam her poop deck being raised up, cnwrnij ||$| the beam ends being forced upcoansw Mm ably out of position, and the bolts ia*» \\\m iron upper deck in the Becond saloon *tt |||| started. It appears that the Wafn_» W® left seven minutes before the Adelaide, » ■§§ was going full speed, and being followed?. gv the Adelaide, whioh was being pnww? m% such an extent that flames fully 6&_j£ IP. were issuing from her funnel upon en«_j £v. the narrow part of the West ChMjjg c>°vthe Wairarapa kept on her course. W ._;.;. Adelaide Btruck her on the port .Ww b'? causing her to heel overonherbe»»ja» M There seems to have been co_nd_#Jß W confusion on board the Adelaide, mP m. of her passengers jumped on bMj|ff< W Wairarapa. The passengers intefgff \\M here state that no blame is attaaK fffl Captain Chatfield, and that in their iRr §1. the boats were not racing. „■__!. fir !.___• m Some other passengers by the "WaftjE mm give altogether a different account $j&T ||| collision affair to that already tefef*w*J? ||| They assert that there undoubtedlylS* X race, and that the Wairarapa waited w"' {§§ Williamstown for the Adelaide to cm® m to her. It was fully known on boar* V»* ||| race was intended. . |||