THE BARQUE PITCAIRN ISLAND

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12507, 21 May 1906, Page 7

THE BARQUE PITCAIRN ISLAND

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 18. The barque Pitcairn. iMand, bound from Wellington to London wa.s burnt at ewi in latitude o2 couth, longitude 9i) wetst. The captain, hecond officer, and ten of the crew landed at Port Maiillin, Chili. Ilie iirct officer and eight men, in another boat, are missing. LONDON, May 19. It is estimated that the infiiirancet. on tho Pitcairn Island amounc to JLIL'O,OOO.

(ritKSS ASSOCIATION" TKI.KGP.AM.) WELLINGTON, May 19. Mr (I. H. Scales, woolbroker and shipping ngi'nt, wa.-i advice! by cable mes- | morning oi tho los-s of tho i J'itcairii Island. S:ie left Wellington | lor Loiidtjii on. March 19th". | Following were the officers and crow i of tho Pitcairn Itsland :—ll. J. Fletcher ' Smarter), V. 11. Dryland and T. Heron (maten), A. John-ton (carpenter), A. Anderson (t-ailmakf!), W. Ltuiiii, (cook), J. Hagan, P. A. Ke-arns, M. Meddt-n, P. Carroll, J, Seiiri, C. Abolin, J. j Dolan, T. Talhin, J. Williams, R. Mc- j Keii",k\ F. Hujivard, J. Clarke (able <icAmi n), W. Waddilove, and C. Lambert (ordinary &oaiiK.>n), W". KoariLS, j (eaiiiii boy). Waddilove is a sou of. Captain WuddUove, of the Taugauten, and Lambert's motlier rceid«> in Wei- j Jington. '' Xlil' cargo ocwißistetl of 5413 bales of wool, 756 bales cf tow, 5000 horns, 3JO tons .scrap iron. Of the above, :2011 bak'is of wool and the scrap iron wi'ru taken in at Dunedin, and the balanco at Wellington..

The total insurance is £109.300. The cargo wa.s valiMnl at about £11/3,000. Most oi tho local officL'is are in tho in.:-ur<iiiicce.