TASMANIAN WRECKS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 5

TASMANIAN WRECKS.

. . SEVEN MEN MISBING. ■ ONE BARQUE FOUNDERS, ANOTHER . ' GOES ASHORE. s ' (By Tolcuraph.—Press Association.—Oopyrichl.) Kobart, Juno 25. A boat containing Captain Lindstol and six members of tbo crow of tho Norwegian barque Orleans,' bound from Seychelles to Duncdiu, with a cargo of guano, reached Macquario Heads,' on tho west coast, last night. Tho captain reported that tho barquo foundered twelve days ago, and that another boat, containing tho mate and. six seamen, was missing. , < Tho Orleans, tho captain states, when two hundred miles off tho Tasmanian coast, opened ont, and commenced to leak badly, and ho was obliged to abandon tho vcsaol. The crew took to tho boats, which woro well supplied with food and water. ,The woathor was'exceptionally rough, and they suffered great privations, 'ihoso who landed wore very woak. Thoy stato that tho boats kopt togothor till Wednesday afternoon. A sharp look-out'is being kept for the boat still missing, which is presumed to bo off tho coast. A epcond disaster has occurred in Adventure Bay; on the east gido of Bruni Island; sooth of Tasmania. The wooden barquo Natal Queen, 241 tons, built in 1866, was finishing loading timber in heavy weather, whn she grounded on the rocks and filled. , Tho crew of nino men landed safely. Latest i reports stato that the vessel is'likely to 1 become a total wreck. PUMPS NIGHT AND DAY FOR 700 MILES. (Rcc. Juno 26, 1.5 a.m.) Hobart, Juno 25. Tho captain of the Orleans states that tho vessel sprang a leak 900 miles from Tasmania, and sailed 700 milos with tho pumps going night and day. Sho sunk half an hour after tho orow left her. / .The Hahinapua is koeping a look-ont for tho missing boat,