THE DISASTER IN THE BAY.
KURTHER;PARTICULAES. , . THK^E^ BODIESfBECOVERED. Aftfcfvih^JPfpt&uraberiand's niasfe went on .WeWes^-Mjijijjht ( - the - ,vepael ' up very quickly .ah<rjb£ midnight only the' poop aud t sterp' l wo"r^ l i"vlsible*anove.the raging waters.. . Frb'm 'r-.tbat' ' time' the •weather befian to', moderate, and at dayliglit, the gale, had blown itself oat. The feceiie' presented as the 'sun rose was 'wild aiul terrible.- .About,- a hundred yards from shore lay all that was left intact of the xessel.,. Herspaiß, .were gone, portions oply'oftheni showing above the foaming Water, tjift some of the loose cordage, which had formerly Jield them secure was ttapping about in the wind. As she could tie seen from the beach it looked as if her back was broken, green seas washing over amidships, and Hying ahorewardsin clouds of white spray where they struck with fearful force against the bows and stern. For nearly 'a mile on either side of 'the ship the beach was strewn -with cargo and all kinds-of wreckage, including portions of the foundered Boojnm. The cargo was of all descriptions— lialcs of paper, , casks, boxes, furniture, seamen's chests, &c, mingled with fragments of boats and spars broken . into , matchwood by ■ the action' of the waves.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7742, 13 May 1887, Page 3
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199THE DISASTER IN THE BAY. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7742, 13 May 1887, Page 3
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