An ill-fated -Vessel.
THE SCflOOttiHß JBMERALD. A TOTAL WRECK. THE SHIPWRECKED CREW. A STR'tTG GLE FOR LIFE. f BY TELEGRAPH.) [united press Wellington, This Day. The ketch Emerald, Captain Backstrom, went ashore at Palliser Baj on Monday evening, and is Jikely to bo- | come a total wreck. She left Oamaru i on Friday, and got driven into Palliser Bay through stress of weather, and wenc ashore on the boulder beach. The crew experienced great difficulty | m getting ashore. Ihey drifted a large log ashoro with a rope attached, which was made fast by the settlers on the beach, and tne boat was then pulled ashoie by means of it. The vessel is insured in the Hew ! Zealand. Company for £550.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 84, 15 March 1883, Page 2
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120An ill-fated -Vessel. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 84, 15 March 1883, Page 2
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