POSITION OF THE SHIP.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1747, 12 May 1913, Page 5

POSITION OF THE SHIP.

THE SCENE VISITED. STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN. (By Tehsrapli.—Special forrespondent.) Bulls, May 11. The Tyser liner Indraharah is ashore on a sandy beach three, miles north of tho Ranjitikei River. She carried officers and crew to tlio number of sixty, all told, and although Ihe lioat- - crews thai brought Ihe new- ashore had a very reciting time there have been no fatalities. One man nearly hist his life through being washed overboard, and was recovered some two hour-)' later in a very exhausted conditiou. Captain llollinssworth and Ihe remainder of the ship's complement -arc still on board, and verv liltlo news is available as lo Ihe possibilities of ijcltinj! Ihe vc-sel relloaled. but ther» is as vol no foundation for Ihe reports (hat she is lil.'ely 1:1 break lip. .'V ropr^oiilalivt l ol' Tin: Dominion' visited the -telle ,d" the disaster tliis moriiim: at eleven o'clock. The stranded ship wa<- sf iiidin? head on to Ihe shore, and nVmf 70« vatds distant. A heavy sea was vunnini}, aecompank-d by a stroiiK southeviv wind, v.hich made it impossible to set ,'t>rnmmiieatioii with the ship excel,, bv fie/: -ientils. The ship ha? a slight list, mid appears to bo in a good deolh of water. K'dinblo informalion Ibis evenins stales thai I bore is ten feel of waler at Ihe bow a I half lide and -about i!l feet al the • lern. The is swini;iu': by the bow considerably, but her pavilion has not. changed l" any extent. Il appeared In llio-o all <Ihil'c thai Ihe ve--el had '.woior ri';hl vned dui iie: I In- ilay. but those «!i,inl.| koou- m '-lial tho bows have "At moved.

A Message From the Ship. About noon bottles containing messes from (he captain were brought ashore by the incoming tide. Ono of .these contained tin? following note, addressed to Captain liaino.v, Marine Superintendent, who arrived from Wellington, early this morning:— "Captain Rniney.—At 0 a.m. ship is bumping a good deal. We .shall work tho engines' again. Had to stop for steam at "> a.m. The .ship has slewed to head N7B dog. The tanks, 1, 2, G, and tho bciler-room and engine-room tanks have lieen pumped out since stranding. The draught on leaviifg Gisbomo was 18ft. Gin. ami '21ft. Oin. with all tanks full and peaks empty. Both propellers are damaged, but tho holds remain dry. All hands aro well. Tried last night to get oil'. A boat got adrift this morning. Assistance is urgently needed. We could not put out an anchor with our boat as 'rhero is too much .swell. The Utiles have been pumped out, lightening the ship in all by 050 tons or It inches." Another message that came ashore in a bottle reads:—'"Dear Boys,—How aro you getting on? We aro having a docent time on board, but sho does not half shake. Had two hours' sleep since she struck. Wo arc packing your bags; hopo to ,1)8 with you (boon—Mitchell." A Thrilling Experience, Tho victim of yesterday's thrilling experienco is Mr. Ai Man-on, of Napier, foreman stevedoro for Messrs. Fenwick,. and Co. His story of tho disaster is to the effect that whcii tho Indrabarah sighted Wanganui Heads; about !) p.m. on • Thursday, 'the dirty weather and heavy was made the captain decide to stand oft' till daybreak. The ship's head was turned to s:a, anil a wide circuit miule with the intention of arriviug off the Heads at dawn. He gives no expression of opinion, except that there was a very heavy sea running and tho night was pitch dark. He supposes that the strong tide setting in-shore was tho cause of the stranding, The ship struck at 1 a m., and at daylight Captain Ilollingsworth | requested him and his mate, Mr. W. Watson, to accompany a boat's crew that were -attempting to get ashore. Tho boat, however, had scarcely been launch-, eel when a lingo wave nearly swamped her, and swept Mr. Manson overboard. At the same time four oars and other tackle were lost. The othei 1 occupants of the boat made every effort to pick him I up, but after battling with tho waves for over fin hour they made for the beach, where all hands were safely landed. A Heroic Action. The second officer, Mr. Adcock, immediately stripped and swam to his assistance, but was unable to reach him for quito half an hour, by which time he had' drifted same distance down the beach. Mr. Manson says that ho was just about exhausted wnoii_ the male I reached him with the life-line, and but for his heroic and plucky action would never have reached tho shore alive. Mr. Manson and the rest of tho boats' crews speak in high praise lor the kindlicss that was shown them by residents in tho locality who had been attracted to the spot by the ship's syren. Messrs. Manson and Wat sou went on to Bulls after being fed and cared for at Mr. Bell's finxinill, somo three miles from the scene of tho wreck. They will both be well enough to return to' Napier by train to-morrow. Position in the Evening. The latest information received at 5 p.m. states that tho vessel's condition lias not materially altered since yesterday. Tho arrival of tho tugs is eagerly looked for, but unless the sens moderate tho tugs will bo of very lit Mo assistance. Still, there is every reason to hopo that the ship will bo refloated if calm weather comes soon. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. PROSPECTS OF REFLOATING. SHIP CHANGES HER POSITION. (By Telegraph.—Prcns Association.) Marton, May 11. A sensation was caused in Bulls yesterday when news reached tho postmaster that the Tyser cargo steamer Indrabarah had stranded 011 the coast, seven miles north of the Ranpitikei lfivcr, mid between tho river and the old stranded steamer Fusilier. _ After reaching Wanganui Heads tho caplain had dccidcd, utter failing (o find anchorage, to stand off, as tho night, 'was verv dirty, with hailstorms and hazy weather, and there was » tremendous sea running, with a set to tho south, Lviduiitiy the s J hip drifted, and grounded about 1.30 a.m. a quarter of a mile from the shore. After locating the position, a lifeboat was lowered, wilder the second mate, Mr. Adcock. A tremendous lurch tore away (ho oars, and precipitated a stevedore, Mr. Manson, into tho sea. It was impossible io get the boat back to cfI feet a rescue, and, after landing, Mr.- Adt cock stripped, attached a life-line, and swam out. After repealed attempts, ho i rescued, Mr. Manson, who had kept himself afloat with a floating oar. Manson was an hour and a half iu the water. Ho had previously been on the Star of Canada when it stranded at Gisborno about a vear ago. . , , The crew of the lifeboat remained at Mr. Bell's flaxmiil and Mr. Dalrymple s residence. Mr. Dalrymple provided muchneeded refreshments. Doubts are expressed by those competent to judge as to the possibility ot towing oil' the ship, but the Terawhiti, Knpiti and Stonubird are expected to make an attempt. present there aro low *' , J'hc steamer lias now drilled round, head on the shove, and is apparently (irmly embedded in the sand, and looks as though she were anchored. She is quite motionless, and appears to .have suffered no damage. The sea is now subsidmg, and. when normal, the steamer will be diawing about. 12ft. to lift. Mr. Adcock remains ashore to keep communication with tho agentr, and is semaphoring lo tho captain, who is on board with all except seven of the crow, who are all safe. The crew aro reticent, but news from Bulls 10-dav stales that an examination has shown'that the cargo holds are undamaged, and the engines arb sound. During to-day the ship swung clean round, head to sea. and (lion drifted back to her original position, head to shore.