FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9209, 12 August 1895, Page 2

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Sydney, August 9. ||Smitb, a paaaenger by the Catterfchun, was late navigating lieutenant of tbe war ship Wolverine. He was goiag to Chink to geek employment, and leaves a widow and son in Sydney. The. Chinese passenger lnoluded^* Melbourne merchant connected with thf

firm of Wing, Tye, and.Co, going to China on pleasure. ... Captain 1 Shannon's wife was completely prostrated. , -„. Great praise is given to the Chinese crew for the way they stood to. their poata and worked In the face of almost inanrmountable difficatlea to get the boata °Vh9 National Shlpwrect Society haa taken In hand the task of relieving any distress c»used by the wreck. ■ ■ The salvage operations will depend on the depth of water over the vessel. If she foundered on the seaward aide nl the rocks it ia considered that the depth w»U be too great to permit of divers' work, but If the vessel was car led towards the ahallower water there will be a possibility of recovering the mails and the more valuable portion of the cargo. The underwriters await a report from the second mat?. The Marine Board will begin an enquiry as soon as the survivors reach Sydney, where they are expected to-morrow. ' The tugs are continuing the search, but it is almost generally considered hopeless, •ait j> believed that all except thoae saved In the lifeboat were engulfed when the .vessel sank. A few friends only refcee to abandon hope '■"" The cutter picked up evidently broke loose when the Catterthun sank. Ships arriving to-day all report no signs of life or wreckage. Captain Fawkes state 3 that on rising he atruck a plank, to which be clang, and waa afterwards joined by the second officer. When In the water he noticed the rays from the lighthouse. He has no definite Idea whsre they struck, but thinks it waa about four mlle3 north-east of the lighthouse. From th« time she ■truck the most admirable discipline was ahown. No one was flurried, and there waa an entire absence of panic. The captain and officers gave orders coo.ly and the crew cheerfully obeyed. (Received August 10, at 8 20 p m.) Sydney, August 10. There seemß every season to believe that Fraser and Smith were overwhelmed in their oablna and drowned while asleep. None of the survivora saw them from the time they went to the cabin. The ladies were drowned apparently because they were afraid to leave the ■aloon when they saw the great Inrush of water which followed the opening of the door by the chief steward. The Chinese quartermaster, who took the wheel at midnight, states that the second mate altered tbe course four points to eastward. This would show that his opinion was that the vessel was hogging the land too closely. Crane states that Mrs Mathlas asked him for a lifebelt. He went to get it, but in the darkness he could not open the locker. He fastened his own belt on her. When he attempted to leave the saloon the door was jammed by the water, which waa then up to his knees in the saloon. Tbe Chinese steward after some considerable difficulty, opened it, and the water instantly rushed in. The Chinese steward and himself left the saloon, but three ladies and the chief steward did not follow. They found the water on the main deok up to their waist, and had to force their way through it to the poop. They noticed the ship heading for land with the lighthouse on the port bow, and the vessel was rapidly settling down. After rising to the surface subsequent to the ship foundering he got on top of a meat cafe and was there joined by a Chinaman, who In a bland, persuasive tone aald, "More better for you. go catohee another place of box." I replied, •♦More better you." The Celestial declined the invitation. The safe however amply supported us both. We heard ahouts and cries of distress, but only male voices.