NEW ZEALAND BARQUE'S EXPERIENCES.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1904, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND BARQUE'S EXPERIENCES.

THE WKKCK OF THE WEST AUSTRALIAN. SUFFERINGS OF SOME OF THE CREW. DRIFTING ABOUT FOR EIGHT DAYS. [ritKSB ASSOCIATION.] SYDNEY, 28th August. "ho membors of tho crew of tho Now Zealand barque West Australian, which was wrecked at Now Caledonia, havo arrived at Sydnoy. Tho captain states that ho encountered rough weather after having Wellington. During tho gales bho water-tanks were washed overboard. Tho ship put into Noumea to replenish, but when leaving struck Campbell's reef, and all efforts to float the ship proved unavailing. It was therofore deoidod to abandon tho vessel, and tho crew started for Art Island. The captain's bout arrived safely. Tho first mate's boat, containing fivo persons, arrived aftor nightfall, and tho occupants of tho littlo craft wore afraid to land, fearing they would bo massacred. Thoy drifted about for eight days, suffering great hardships owing to shortness of food and wator, and woro ovontually picked up by tho 6teatner Antoino, which previously took tho captain's party oft tho island. (Received August 29, 0.29 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Aftor leaving the island whore tho captain's party landed, tho mate's boat returned to tho wreckod West Australian, and remained thoro three days, when food and water wore oxhaustcd. In tho face of tho stormy weather and a rough soa tho boat reached an uninhabited island, and obtained a' supply of coconuts and shell fish. Subsequently thoy landed at two otlior' islands, and got a littlo wator, which was supplemented by rain. Tho boat was shaping its course- for Nouinoa when it was rescued.

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