THE ENDEAVOUR

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1915, Page 2

THE ENDEAVOUR

SEARCH BOAT AT DUNEDIN. LITTLE HOpFhELD OUT. (BI TBUSORAPIJ— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, 27th January. After being buffeted about for 42 days in the bleak, inhospitable latitude of the Macquarie, Auckland, and Campbell Islands, the collier Werribee arrived off the Heads on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of Sending a sick member of the crew ashore for medical treatment. It will be remembered that the Werribee and Grantala were despatched from the Commonwealth to search for the missing trailer Endeavour, which is supposed fc> have come to grief whilst returning from the Macquarie Islands, where the vessel landed relief men for Dr. Mawson's expedition. Reports from these islands stated that a violent gale raged for a couple of days after her departure, and it was surmised that she may have broken her tail-shaft or met with some other mishap. There were 22 men on board, including Mr. Dannevig (Director of Fisheries), Mr. Power (wire, less operator at the Macquaries). and Mr. Harrison (biologist). Captain Thompson, of the Wenißee, supplied a Daily Times reporter with a few details of the cruise in search of the missing vessel. He remarked at the outset that the chief item of news was a long succession of boisterous weather encountered by the searching vessels during practically the whole of their 42 days' cruise, which extended as far as 53deg. south. Gale succeeded gale, culminating in a terrific hurricane last Monday, which continued for nearly two days. Although no sign was seen of the missing trawler, Captain Thompson says it was through no fault of the seaj-ching vessel, which fairly gridironed a large area to the eastward of the Macquanes and westward of the Auckland Islands and the Snares in accordance with instructions from headquarters. Neither Captain Thompson nor Captain Bolger could hold out any definite hope of success, but they were determined to make the utmost effort to find the Endeavour on the return of the Wornbee from Taiaroa Heads to Hobart, where she is. due on 6th February.