THE GLENBANK WRECK.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 53, 13 February 1911, Page 4

THE GLENBANK WRECK.

THE SURVIVOR’S STORY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPyEI3HI.j (Received 13, 9.35 a.m.) Fremantle, Feb. 13. Absence of an interpreter causes great difficulty in interviewing the Glenbank survivor. The name now given is Antil Kitala. Finally an interpreter was found 55 miles away, who interviewed the man over the telephone.

He said the anchors refused to hold at Balia Balia. The captain put out to sea and the wind blew the sails away. The vessel began to roll and the cargo shifted. They lost control of the ship, which drifted while seas were breaking over her and she was rolling worse. They tried to lower the lifeboat, which had been neglected. The davits were rusted and they were unable to shoft it. Then the vessel turned turtle. He, the third mate and the cook were thrown clear. They saw the vessel keel up for a few y minutes and then she sank. The three then started swimming. After three hours a tremendous wave, overwhelmed his mates. He kept on and reached the coral reef in eight hours, where he remained two and a-half days. Four boats passed before he attracted attention. He had been without food, water, or sleep and was completely exhausted.

No trace has been found uf the rest of the crew. PORT OF NAPIER. HIGH WATER TO-MORROW. Outer Harbour 6.38 a.m., 6.58 p.m. ARRIVALS. February. 13 —Kini, s.s., from Lyttelton and Westport. 13—Inga, s.s., from Akitio. DEPARTURES. February. VESSELS IN PORT. In Roadstead. Kaipara, s.s. Wairuna, s.s. Inga, s.s. At Breastwork.

Ahuriri, s.s. Kiritona, aux. sch. Weka, s.s. Te Aroha, aux. sch. Ruru, s.s. Fanny, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. February. 14—Mokoia, s.s., from northern ports. 14 —Star of India, s.s., from Gisborne. 14 —Wanaka, s.s., fr>m Auckland. 13 — Kaipara, s.s., for Auckland. 14— Mokoia, s.s., from southern portsPROJECTED DEPARTURES. February. j 14—Tarawera, s.s., for Northern! ports. i 14 —Fanny, s.s~, for Tokomaru Bay. j

The Mokoia is still delayed at Gisborne owing to the bad weather along the coast and is not expected to sail for Napier till this evening. In consequence her departure for southern ports has. been postponed till noon to-morrow. The Union Company’s Wanaka is due from Auckland to-morrow morning, when she will load sheep for Lyttelton. On the 16th she loads at Bluff, at Oamaru on the I7th, and at Timaru on the 18th and 19th for Napier, Gisborne anet Auckland. The Kaipara is expected to complete her loading and to sail for Auckland this evening. The Kahu is due from Wellington via coast stations to-morrow morning.

The Kini arrived this morning with a load of coal from Westport, via Lyttelton. The Star of India is due from Gisborne to-morrow morning for Homeward loading. The local agents are the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd. Owing to the adverse weather conditions the Te Aroha did not sail for Wairoa on Saturday morning. For the same reason the Tangaroa remains at Wairoa. The Fanny arrived from East Coast bays at midnight on Saturday. The Ruru arrived from East Coast bays and Gisborne on Saturday morning. The Haupiri has been delayed on the East Coast and is not due here until the end of the. week.

The Union Company’s Tarawera is due from southern ports to-mor-row morning, and is expected to sail for Gisborne and Auckland in the evening. Owing to the heavy sea at the Breakwater yesterday the Wairuna put into the bay and anchored. She is not expected to come alongside again until to-morrow morning. The steamer lilga put in here this morning from Akitio, for shelter and provisions.