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■"[ WELi,iNatb», tliis"Pay.' The ttirpetifer states that many of the wffej^ e^slsaped by getting on to the jiD^blicmi^^'ano! droppuig en fcp the rqcki. ThlTvas heforeuihft ship;gU4 off into •deep wafer. As sne settled down the outlines of people could.be seen^on the \ss)&s. fit Jthe; n^giti|. k f Jhe masts went one alter anotheryM»reaking vtjp 'Jiie ^eck^r> The sea was covered whh"wfeckage. Cries of help •were, heard from the wreck for a ahwbHimp. ;: "TKe"' stirVivbrs suffered grettly f^ico^ 'Ther saw some; she^p but^iiJ 5 tiot ; it^mptto pursue iHeili b^ng' ipheing fatigned and, hilvrn£ no boots. The forpe. of J th^; gale was terrific, and the surf was runhibjjin uiouutdins high. ;. j.r v:;r : ; • ; latest:; ,'Aftduch ing .incident is described byj&rove, a seaman, who says before he left tfijei \ "vessel, he went below to ask the . i^aptain'g advice. The CaptaipV.uas seated at the cabin table wUli bja arm arpund his wife's waist. Theyj'were both up to their bodies m w^er..^. The Captain did not: answer him jjtnd -Cfrpye wmi back j to the poop stook . jjaiids with all gathered there. He .then jumped overboard and .got aajfe ashore, i , ; : , . ; • Veny Latest. ■■ v< Ihe 'tf irce misiing survivors have, been picked up. The Court attributes the.^dfsflteler, to an error^of judgment iv tho ship standing too long on the one tack. The surviving officers' aw ndt blrtraerl, ot yeWls , r wKicTrpawed* th"c spot without notic^ < m« ai^ttals 61 disiieiwi "■ <:
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 240, 6 September 1884, Page 3
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235LATER DETAILS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 240, 6 September 1884, Page 3
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