THE WARATAH.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 5

THE WARATAH.

SABINE'S SEARCH. IBj Tcleernph.—t'rcaa Amoclntlon.-OoMflrtlJ j / Capa Town, September 9. Tho Union, Castlo liner Sabine will sail this week to search for tho steamer Waratah, ■; :v overdue at Capio Town since the end of July, s on her way from Australia to England. Arrangements havo'been . made' for tbo !'• Sabino to search, if | necessary, for three . months. • v;'-,'' POWERFUL SEARCH-LIQHT. THE DRIFTS OF~THE WAIKATO. ' ( : (Rcc. : September 10, 9.35 p.m.) • • London, Scptorabcr 10. . Tho Sabino will, carry a: powerful search-., light for night work. An Admiralty , hydro f grapher assisted in , the selection of the arcar 1 .: of . search, which is- based- on tho expenenoo. ' tft gained '.by- tho "drifts of the WaiUato. . .•. ■' ■■■■; It is proposed that , the Sabino shall steam : at a rate of from S to 10 knots an hour. Tho I Union Castle Lino lias rendered great assist* | ahoo towards copipleting the, search, arrange-' ments. ' •>

. 'THE WAIKATO'S TWO DRIFTS: 'Tho'.New! Zealand katohas been,'adrift twicc-ron?i!)froln 3uno M V:; 1889.,. owiDg'.to a biokc'ii propclje'r: shaft, anaf! Vs<; .again from June 30, 1902, Wis', time with broken tail shaft. 1 ; ..q On the first'oecasifln tW'Waikato .was adrift) -I : in'.tho-. Indian .Ocean for 102' diiys befdio sho' was picked up by tht\,j\sloun. ffirprtpellcr s j shhtt broke oil . Juno 5,; 1890, 1 'and altfioiigh j spoken'by three H-essols,. sho was noti*'/' rescued until Sho'drifted and 1 sailed..in: a. veryiiCsti;ao'rdipary . and ■ ermho'^. 1 '3 manner with varyi'np winds and'currents, and' within the space of 59 days .drifted 1300: mUesi.'.;";.-'V;■: Tho : Aslouu>'-.towed her to; I'Mfiiaiitle, adUtanev of .MO-miles from, the position- in;'which;she- ■'/■'\;t was found, disabled.;- Tho Afeloun -was awarded) ■ <£16,509, salvage. . ■ ' . -. On, Ibe sccflnd. occasion the- Waikato drifted; v frontVJuhe'3o, 1 1902, till July 27/ when sho'wasi-'vi'i picked up by the steamer -Michigan, which, i-" toned;'her • into -Table ; Biy: three-' days later. Tho. Michigan «htned?JCssoo ,in' salvag&: o ;