THE STRANDING OF THE ANAZI AT AUCKLAND.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1749, 13 March 1874, Page 2

THE STRANDING OF THE ANAZI AT AUCKLAND.

The .barque. Anasri, from London, which went ashore at Auckland on .Saturday evening, 28th February, had been 120 days on the passage. She is commanded by Captain Holman, who has visited: this . Colony on several occasions, once being in the ship Ida Zoigler. On the 14th November the storeroom was found to be on fire, and as there ?£b«iu nils cunluuoi able excitement on board, bnt after a hard struggle on the part of the passengers; and crew, it was extinguished without doing any serious damage. The following further particulars as to the grounding of the vessel was supplied to the New Zealand Hirald by Mr P; Burley, of Auckland, one of the passengers :—'* We Sassed Tiritiri about seven 'o'clock on Paturay night, and instead of making for Rangitoto reef, the captain made for the Lake shore.^ Instead of anchoring under the reef, he said that he intended working the ship about all night. The captain was on the forecastle, and he reckoned to know all about the harbor. I told him that when vessels could hot get a pilot whilst coming in at night, they usually anchored inside the reef. He would not follow this example, but hove the ship to and kept drifting about, remarking that he not intend to anchor until the morning. I turned in at about ten o'clock, and at about a quarter past twelve a fellowpassenger named Brooks remarked that he believed the pilot; was on board, as he heard a strange voice singing out the soundings. This turned out to be incorrect, as it was one of the sailors that was taking soundings. I heard him call out 'Seven fathoms,' and immediately after sang out 'Four fathoms.' We at pnco jumped. out of our bunks and went on deck, as we were afraid the vessel wonld go ashore. The captain was standing at the wheel giving orders. No anchor was lat go. . The ; crew were tryingto keep her off. but the wind .was dead' on shore. About half-past twelve, as near as I can guess, i the ship gave .three bumps. She was about 80 yards from the shore. At ten o'clock on Sunday morning myself and another passenger named Wood lowered ourselves over the side of -the vessel into the sea and swam ashore. We, had difficulty in doing this, as the captain refused to allow any of us to make for the land. We had, however, watched our opportunity: and swung ourselves over at a favorable opportunity. Previous to this the captain refused to hoist. any signal of distress, or to consent to any of us going ashore, although the passengers went aft in a body and requested him to do so." '