WRECK OF THE P.S. RESULT.

Grey River Argus, Volume 21, Issue 3097, 19 July 1878, Page 2

WRECK OF THE P.S. RESULT.

Particnlars are fco hand <f fche stranding nf the p.s Reßuifc, and by the accounts given by the passengers they must Uave Buffered to no amall extent for about . four, hours, the time the s. earner was in fche break. Tbe vessel was on her way from Westport to Karamea, loaded with timber and general merchandise, when she met with the mishap, which is likely to be a serious loss to Captain Riley, who is uninsured. The passengers on board were Mrs Cooper, Messrs O. Broad, J. SbrimptoD, A: Stitt. and J. M'Fee. Mr Broad's account ia as follows : — " We missed the entrance, and came ashore half a mile Weßtport side of Karamea. Heavy aeas breaking over ua for four hours. A. Stitt and Mrs G. J. Cooper, were battened down in the cabin. Shrimpton and I stood the brant on fche deck. . We were afc lasfc ' piled np' on the beach, and no prospect of the Result getting off, except by launching, which will take son c weeks. It was a fearful night, and very heavy aea and surf. Captain Riley behaved splendidly. lam sorry for him, as he is not insured, aud even if he should Bucceed in launching the steamer, I fear the bumping she has received has damaged her hull I tell Shrimpton this ia one of tbe 'Rtßultß* of having a 'Jonah' aboard. Shrimpton and I took refuse in the water closet which had no door, and to prevent fche water coming np the aperture, which ib did like a fountain, we caught an empty ca.k, which was fl . ationg aboufc on deck, up-ended it on fche apperture, and Shrimpton pluckily Baton the top fco keep ifc down. I don't want to seethe Karamea any more, if I o-ce get out of it. We have not got warm or dry yet. Simpson, however, la very attentive." Mr. Alexander Stitt writes that the cargo was landed safely, and tbat the steamer may get off in a tide er two if the weather is fine.