THE DAYSPRING WRECK.

Hastings Standard, Issue 157, 28 October 1896, Page 3

THE DAYSPRING WRECK.

SVDNEV, <)€t 2tJ. With reference the wnck of the Payspring, Captain Bibbing statethat the vessel was bound to the island of Santo, and struck on an uncharted sunken coral patch in Brands Puss, fifty miles north of the Noumean coast, early on the morning of October 10. The captain wa- on the bridge at the time, and the weather was clear anil the sea was smooth. The vessel commenced to make water rapidly, and gradually slid oft' the reef. She floated for several hours, but all efforts to save her were unavailing. Before she sank the crew collected the ship's papers, compasses, and chronometer, and personal belongings, and placed them in two of the -ship's boats, which were launched and made ready for the voyage when the vessel finally settled down. The boats shaped a course for Noumea. On Saturday night they lost sight of each other. The missing boat was in charge of the chief officer, Mr Carmichael, and no trace of her was seen after they part'-'! company. After beating about for four days and calling at two island ~ for provisions, the captain's lw; was picked up by the Noumean cost'l,l steamer St. Pierre, and the crew were taken to Noumea. < aptains Bibbing and Rudder are both confident that the missing boat will turn up saiYly. They think she will either be picked up by a passing vessel or laud on some island.