PARTICULARS REGARDING THE VICTIMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 101, 2 May 1881, Page 2

PARTICULARS REGARDING THE VICTIMS.

A WESLEYAN MINISTER ON THE CATASTROPHI-J. A PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. |KKOM OUR OW"N CORRESPONDENT. J Dunedis, Ist May. It is stated that about twenty-five people took oat passages after joining the steamer at Port Chalmers. Of these the names of four only have been ascertained — John Barry (who is sail to have been at One time engage 1 ! as drivnr of Weston's Green Island coach), Dennis En^lisli, William English, and Alexander M'Kenzie, all shearers. The last mentioned is well known in the Otepopo district, where his father kept an hotel for many years. The Baeo are brothers, who came down from country in the early part of the week to proceed to the Mount Browno diggings. At the midday prayer meeting h«ld in tha Garrison Hall to-day, tho'Rev. Air. Best, in referring to the news of tho wreck, said— " I do not wish to say anything that may damp yonr joy, bub it is as much a Christian duty to waep a3 to rejoice. Wo hay* read the news of the wreck of the steamer Tararua, and it is said that there are only twelve persons saved out of m6re than 100 passengers and crew. Three of our (Wesley^) ministers were on board, one of whom had spent forty years in his high mission in New Zealand. It is more than likely they h*v% ' all perished, and 1 have to ask the prayen of the congregation for the families now in such deep distress." Mrs. Hampson then engaged in prayer, and made special reference to the catastrophe. Mr. George Martin, who joined the Vessel at Porti?baltneis, came from neav-Timara, whetfTals relatives reside. Mr. Ramsay is. the oldest aoti of the Rev. D. Ogilvie Ramsay, minister' 6t Closeburn, Dumffietahfu, and nephew of Mr. C Eam«ay, of this city. He had como to this country for the bengfi t of his health, and was returning Home. * It is bgikved th£t*£!ftptau£ Garrard was making hw'laet trip before being married to a lady m Melbourne. He wMonly twontynine years of age, and is understood to be tho jOQDgest captain in the intercolonial service. , Mr. Batnbridgd was a cousin of Mr.*Maokay, of Mackay, Bracken, and Co., and was returning to the old country in illhealth. '• Dr. Campbell is a well-known Christchareh practitioner. Ho had been in the colony for 12 or 15 yea's. H,e Qpat practised in Lyttelton, and subsequently removed to Chratchuroh, where he tncceeded in geteqf^ together a targe practice. He lately decided on paying a visit to the old' country, and intended being absent for nine months. He took his passage by the Tararua to join the Orient at Melbourne. Mr. E. Connell And" Mr. E. Mitchell are the lay representatives at the Wesleyan Conference. TJh> Bey*Messrs. Armitage and Richardson aASrettf known Wesleyan clergymen, and were", il«o on their way to Melbourne to attend tha We3ley»n ConferenoaTT Mr. Dean, of Dean Brothers' tinworks, Cbristohuroh, w*» on hia way to London to purohase and bring out the latest machinery used in their business. ' Mr. If. Kodgers, bookseller, of Invercargill, was not on board. He missed hie passage at Port Chalmers on Thursday evening, and went home overland yesterday* The way in which Mr. fiodgers missed the steamer is worth telling. He had brought some-birds with him from Sydney, and took a friend with him from Dnnedin to the port on Thursday afternoon to give him one of the birds. Having done bo, he walked tip the wharf with Mb friend.not knowing the steamer was bo near Jt&rting. On hearing the whistle, he ran down to the end of the,, wharf in time to see tho r Teasel steam off; He got into a watprman's boat, bat failed to

catch tho steamer, and rotnrned to port blaming himself in no measured terms for having missed his passage. The Rev. Mr. Waterhouse was well known as having been for many years in charge of the Wesleyan Mission at Fiji, and Mr. Waterhouae is his Bon. The Bey. Mr. Richardson was President of the New Zealand Wesleyan Conference, and the Rev. J. Armitage one of the secretaries of the Conference and editor of the Wesleyan.