A BARQUE ASHORE AT FAREWELL SPIT.

Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 5, 6 July 1898, Page 6

A BARQUE ASHORE AT FAREWELL SPIT.

c About 10 o'clock this morning the Marine Department received the following telegram from the lighthouse-keeper at Farewell Spit: —" Shipashore at bush end of point." A little later another message was received stating that the vessel required assistance. Captain Bendall, Marine Surveyor to the Wellington Underwriters' Association, on learning of the occurrence, telegraphed to Lloyd's surveyor in Nelson, in whose district thevessel has gone ashore, asking if it was desired he should proceed to her. The Post Oflice authorities have been advised from the Postmaster at Colliugwood as follows :—": —" A barque has gone' ashore at Farewell Spit. Unable to obtain name. The steamer Obau is coming towards the lighthouse, and assistance Julias been telegraphed for." /■ About 12.30 o'clock the Marine Department received another message from the lighthouse-keeper stating that he had signalled for the vessel's name but she had not replied. He added that at noon the vessel was drifting off the Spit towards Nelson, and that tiie s.s. Ohau had gone to'her assistance. Captain Bendall received a message to the sftjne effect. The weather chart shows that a heavy north-west gale is blowing at Farewell Spit to-day. It is almost certain that the vessel is not one coining to Wellington. It is believed in shipping circles that she will prove to be the German barque Albany, which arrived here from New York some few weeks ago, and after discharging sailed for Westport last Tuesday.' She had on board 200 cases kerosene, the property of the charterers, who intended to send the vessel from Westport to the Friendly Islands with coal, proceeding from the latter place with a cargo of copra for the United Kingdom. Captain Lehmann, who is in charge, was also part owner. He had refused to avail himself of the services oC a coasting pilot. [BY TELEGUtAI'H —PHESS ASSOCIATION.] Nelson, Tnis Day. A message from Farewell Spit signal station says that tho barque ashore is drifting on the sands towards Nelson. The Ohau has gone to her assistance. No particulars are available, but the vessel is believed to be the Thora.