WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7258, 18 January 1889, Page 4

WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.

The three-masted schooner Heath, in ballast, from Sydae/ to Newcastle, went » ashore earl voo Friday morning. 4th Inst, at Gape Three Fotata, daring thick

weather, and became a total wreck. A heavy see was "running at the time, and the coast where the vessel struck is fearfolly rocky. The Heath was driven with terrific force on the rocks, and at once commenced to break up. The crew consisted of Captain Bartholin and six men. As soon as the danger was seen, one of the seamen, named Ohlsen, jumped into the only boat and unloosed it, thus leaving the remainder no means of escape, except bycllnglng to loose portions of the wreck. The whole of the crew, seeing death to be inevitable if I they remained on the bull, trusted themselves on to the deck house, and after beinz buffeted about for a long time and much I cut and bruised, four of the men manI aged to reach the rocks in a fainting condition, the fifth being washed off as they landed. Ohlsen was also drowned, the boat in which he put off being found smashed to pieces. After resting some hoars on the beach, recruiting their strength a little, the men, cut and bruised ac they were, one of them having a badly crushed foot, started inland to look for some place of refuge. They walked twenty-five miles before they reached the farm house of Mr Mullen, near Gosford, utterly exhausted. Here they were taken in and everything possible done for their comfort. On Saturday they left Gosford in the steamer Gosford, for Sydney. The captain and men have lost everything. The Heath was of 187 tons burthen, and was under command of Captain Bartholin. She was owned by Mr Barnes, coal merchant, Sydney. The vessel was engaged in the coal trade between Newcastle and Sydney, and was on her way to the former port. She put into Broken Bay windbound, and in making her way out again came to grief. The vessel was partly insured.—Mobart Mercury. MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S STEAMERS. Saturday—The Penguin arrives about 7 a.m. from Wellington, Picton, and Nelson, and returns to the same ports at 9 p.m. Sunday—The Mahinapua arrives about Ip.m. from Akaroa. PORT OF KAIAPOL Cleared—January 17. Huon Belle, ketch, Neilsen, for Ljttelton. Exports. • .. ; Huon Belle—soo sacks beans. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London: La Querida, QJTL, sailed November 20th, 59 days out. Bakaia, ship, WSLN, sailed October 15th, 96 days out. Halcione, chip, sailed November Bth, 71 days out. Kaikoura, R.M. as., due at Lyttelton January 29th. Tainui, R.M. s.s., via Auckland, Napier, and Wellington, due Lyttelton January 27th. New York: Matilde Hennings, barque, via Duhedin. : Alice Reed, barque, sailed September' 15th, via Dunedin. Newcastle : Adam W. Spies, barque. MATTBITIUB: Laira, barque, KLHD, via Dunedin. Port Pirie : Algoa Bay, barque, VK WR. River Plats : . St. Mary's Bay. Wellington: H.M.S. OpaL PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London: Mariborough, ship, January. Hampshire, barque, January. Zuleika, ship, February. Wellington, ship, January. Ruapebu, R.M. s.s., from Lyttelton, January 24th. Lurline, barque, February. VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. Days out Norman Macleod, Oct. sth ... 106 KUloohan, ship, Oct. 20th ... 91 River Indus, barque, Oct. 7th ... 104 Clan Macleod, barque, Nov. Ist ... 79 Brodick Bay, barque, Nov. 6th ... 74 Phyllis, barque, Nov. 14th ... C 6 Cormorant, barque, Dec. 7th ... 43 Wave Queen, barque, Dec. 23 ... 28 Waimate, ship, Dec. 28th ... 22 Glenhunt'y, barque, Jan. 15th ... 3 i , Silverhow, barque, Jan. 16th ... 2 ! SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. " ■ ! Wellington, January 17. ' Arrived—B.4o a.ru., Wakatu, from Kaikoura; 9.15 p.m., Wakatipu, from Lyttelton. .To sail—6 p.m., Wakatu, for Lyttelton and Kaikoura. ' . ' Akaroa, January 17, : Arrived—s.4o p.m., Takapuna, from Lyt-> telton, ' Port Chalmers, January 17. Arrived—Early, Mahinapua, from West-; port. Sailed—Barque Lavinia, for Lyttelton, with part-of original cargo. , Bluff, January 17. . Arrived—Barque Splendid, from Port: Chalmers; Tarawera, with the Sounds party, arrived at 5.15 a.m., and sailed at 6.15 a.m. to-day. Sailed—To-day, Bells, barque, Captain Cotton, for Melbourne, with 234,000 ft timber.