A PATHETIC INCIDENT. AUCKLAND, This Day.

Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 13 November 1902, Page 6

A PATHETIC INCIDENT. AUCKLAND, This Day.

Mr. P. Jones, of Sydney, who left the wreck. in, the long boat, with 44 other men, women, and children, says that on making land the boat was smashed in pieces through coming in contact with a reef, but all the passengers succeeded in getting ashore. One lady had her leg hurt, and two of the fingers of one of the men were so severely injured that they had to be amputated" on his reaching the Zealandia. There was no shelter, and tho night was bitterly cold. Women, children, and men huddled together in the vain attempt to keep warm. A very pathetic incident is related by Donaldson, one of the survivors. As one of the , boats was getting away 'two passengers — a young lady and a gentleman — who appeared to make no effort to secure their safety, were washed ' overboard clasped in each other's arms. They were supposed to be husband and wife. An Austrian who appropriated two lifebefts was jammed between one of the boats and the ship's side and sank. Whilst assisting to clear the second lifeboat from the Elingamite, it swung back on the vessel's rail and smashed tliree fingers of Donaldson's right hand. After reaching Greater King a portion of one of the injured members was amputated with a penknife by Dr. Goldie. Donaldson is awaiting amputation of another finger.