STEAMER GERTIE DISABLED.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14408, 16 July 1912, Page 8

STEAMER GERTIE DISABLED.

(SPECIAL TO "TIIB ritESS.-'J .--l-..^'V'i GREI'MOUUii, July-JIV -"!;-. Tho steamer Gertie on her last '.ynjtai,'*'■ >'; from Greymouth to Wan-janui, ' ra-hor scrwua breakdown. About 5 . pjiat «jj/, 'lue-.aay tho flanges m tho mam stcampte* b'.ew out. Captain Rtdgcr, who was »,;&»■•,{". •.- cabin, noticed tho denso cloud of is-tuing, and at onoe knew thafoomi>Ujin*f.-'. 1 '! was wrong, and made an effort to turn* off '"'- k tho main stop valve. Although ho wa_ bid'iy. *■■ "*&' scalded from tho hand to the «ib>w f h*'.!,managed to tun tho steam partly off, aod* <- with vko. assistance, of others tho st«un ytta "it finally shut off. Tho vessel wa 8 thon off tha" -'■'*■* -Farewell Spit Hght and a nasty sea was run--" *\i ning, which was carrying tho disabled vessel "_j tow-aida the shore. Signal* of dutrew w«» .''.' a., onoe mado and in rospoMo the steamer 'i Kennedy camo aad "stood by the vessel dur. ' ? mg the night and until it was oc-rSn that .i repairs had been effected.' Splendid work was - don© by tho engine room utaff of -.Jio Gertie, wlio worked like Trojans getting repairs -, effected, tho work being carried out'ia lew than seven hours.