TRAGEDY OF THE SEA

Evening Star, Issue 19893, 15 June 1928, Page 7

TRAGEDY OF THE SEA

COASTAL VESSEL WRECKED SOLE SURVIVOR FOUND OH BEACH j SHIP'S BATTLE WITH WAVES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEWCASTLE, Juno 15. (Received Juno 15, at 10.5 a.tn.) Seven lives are believed to be lost in the White Bay wreck. Dradsco Guiseppi, aged thirty-six, the sole survivor, was discovered, washed up on the beach twelve miles north of Newcastle. Ho told a thrilling story of the little vessel’s battle with the high seas and the futile attempt to run to safety. The waves swept her. and when Hio holds tilled with water the turned over and sank in a few leconds. He supported himself on a piece of planking, but eventually swam ashore. He never saw the other men after the vessel sank. Captain W. Rond was master, Mr C. Ellul engineer, D. Scarsi and L. Dccarlo firemen, F. Badaldt cook, F. Colombo seaman, and there was another man whose name is unknown. ANOTHER COASTER ASHORE HIGH ON BEACH. NEWCASTLE. Juno 15. (Received Juno 15, at 10.25 a.m.) News has been received that another coaster called the Hralla. is ashore four miles from where tho White Bay went down. The Uralla is high on the beach, and there are big sens running. The crow of seventeen refused to come ashore by the rocket line. They will probably land to-day. Captain F. O’Bcirnc is the master of the Ural la, which belongs to the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, she is 529 tons (gross) and 155 ft long.