TARARUA WRECK ITEMS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2240, 3 May 1881, Page 2

TARARUA WRECK ITEMS.

Mr W. Scoone and Mr Wu. Ashworth, Junior, left Bangiora last night for tho scene of the Tararua wreck, to, if possible, identify some of tbo bodies. Mr Wm. Bassett, another of tho ill-fated passengers, went from Uanpiora, in which district he has been employed for some time. Ho was single, about thirty years of age, of medium height, grey eyes, dark hair, and had had one hand recently broken at the wrist. His mother resides at Hobart. He was well known to Mr Hi. Atkinson, seedsman, of Bangiota.

The cook, who made so full a statement of the Tararna disaster, as already published, was transferred to the Union Steamship Co.’s s.a. Taiaroa, which arrived this morning at Port. He asked tho Manager of the Company to give him a trip up to Wellington to enable him to see his friends there, and tho request was freely granted. 'I he man speaks in an earnest manner about the scene on board the unfortunate steamer. Do has, however, nothing farther to communicate than has already appeared. Ed. Johnson, one of the crew saved, is now at work on board the Taiaroa, and to nil appearances little the worse for his late experience. DUNEDIN, May 3. The Union Company has telegraphed to Fortrose to have the bodies sent up to Dunedin, but tho Coroner thinks they should be buried in the cemetery at Fortrose.