THE CAMBUS-WALLACE WRECK. SIX MEN DROWNED.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8089, 29 September 1894, Page 4

THE CAMBUS-WALLACE WRECK. SIX MEN DROWNED.

TERKFIO FLJKY OF TUB WAVES* The following particular of tho wreofc of the barqao Carabuß-Wallaoo on Inland, near Brisbane, on the 6th Inobanb. are gleaned from Sydney papers to hand by tho Perth ehiro last evening : The barque loft Glaegow on May 3. From the time of leaving fcho Channel until what waa conoidored to bo th<) Bolltarloa, on tho 2nd inobant, land bad not boon flighted. The panaago had taken 121 day, and, for an Indication of tho wonthor ebe experienced, It may bo mentioned that) aho encountered no lead than four heavy gales in one week, O» ono ocoaeioa tbo sea washed away two hnb?. The iron deckboaao was ctovo Id on another oconeion. One te»mao, Wfo hall, h*d hie riba bioke<\ On ibo 220 d inotanb, although bh> werhor «raB mleby, tho o»pUnmtmBg d to tako oboervabionH, and eet « fuo. od hie yobbo! bj bo 35 ra'lea off land, A northerly course wbb then ehapeJ. la the evening tho barque hove-' o, and a man was sent tloftb) tho b p4»lhnb yard to keep a Jojkout foe land, At 445 a.m. on tho 3rd, tbo weather beiug vory dirbp, it being elraoeb irapoßGlblo to nee for any distance, the mate called the c»ptaic, and told him that, in hia opinion, ihoy wore near breaker?. Tho captain barely had tlmo to come on deok before bhe venaol ebruck, The oop'ain eMed that on reaching the shore ho was botally unconuoloutf, and did not regain hia eonaea till early on tho following morning. The acoouub of the wrcok given by tho men la very much the came in aubetance as that given above Most of them were in eorae dogroe knocked about, Thrco — namely, Stovona, Mabhere, and Paul (fireb mabo)-~on arrival at Brinbano wero taken to bhe hoepiial, whoro their injuriea wore attendod to. Mathera was dißolmrged, but tho others wore detained for broatmenft After t'uo vosßol sbrnck, ono of tho eearaon named Ouetav Kindraark ewam auhoro. Tho captain übatos that) when fcho voßaolJfltruok oirenuoua efforts wero made to launch the otarboard boat, but the «ea etovo her Hide in, rendering her uoeleep. The port boat wib oorved in a oimilar manner. Ono ! oiauaan oodof»votod to ewim aahore with a lino, but when ho got half way the lino became entangled round hia nock, and he wus haulod in un« coDoeioup, The Gfßt mate was waohed ovorboard and sustained ecverml oovoio woanda from coming; in contact with tho wreckage, but nmiagod to gain tho chore* Most of tho crew jurapod over, board and managed to roach bhe abore, Tho ouptairj, who wag Btanding in bbc rjggiog, waa knocked out by the falling ruiiiomaat to the deck and eerlouoly injured, Tho oarpentor, in endeavoring to launch ono of the boat", wcwj washed off by a heavy sea- and was drowned. One of bhe boya wag washed overboard, bub ewara aohore. Tho cook was also v/anhed off and drowned. The captain and bhreo boya managed to launch ono of the boab^, and nuccoeded in reaohiog fcho ohoro after groab diffiouhy. The chip haa now broken to b't'f, and tho cargo io Btrown along ho bfcaoh for miloo. Alfcogebber cix persona were drowned, They are: K. Blrcb, Bteward, who wao drowned in hia cabio, the door being looked ; Thoraoe O'Noil, the oook ; Thomufl Smith, oarponbor; W. PatfcerBon, D. M'Laugbllo, and A. Peoploo, A.li.'e. AU tho bodiou excopb that ot Birch have been recovered, and wore buried on the felur.ol. Tho litb of 'jho saved are Captain W. A. Leggat; George Paul, first *n»ba ; Honry Marbio, eeoond mate ; William Stovene, third mate , 0. Alaon, 0. Muthortf, Gujtav Kindm^rk, I'Vod,' .Piederickfjot 1 , JVedoriok Weotholm, Vltidim', Madison, Oharloa Wabaoo, J. Bryoo, P. Konnody, N. M'Anlay, John M»rky, A. Brandb, J". Roid, A.B.\<. William Muir, John P<ttberboh, J. Fitilayaon, W»lbor Noilobc, apprenb'ces. • Octptioin L'ggab eb^ton that there wqb no confua oa on boprd tho ba quo Ot»mbu6W-allace aftaraho struck on bbc reef 00 S rod roke lehnd. On bbc cmbrary, all'hando wero cool and collected, and bho crow moved about bhe decko until bho full of bho main* rnaftb so hamporod tho dock that trallic who d^ngorouH, nod the mon book rofuge on tho poop, Ho states thab the force of the eosi wag berriilio, Tho roar of fcto uurf on ibo night of tho wreck io described by by tho tonidontii near bbc bay aa recanrkably loud. The rapid duabrucbion of the chip uhowa that the Bijrf rauflt have boen very heavy. Tho veoeol waefreightod with guneral cargo, inclading whleky, blankete, muohinory, dynamibo. Ljchl ineuraoco companion inbfrciiUjd are tho All ance Mar'ne, LToion, Ointon, China Tradeio, 0 lonial Mutunl, Commercial ITaioD, J^owZittlttod, South British, United V c oria, Marine lunurance Company ti L'jndop, and bbc Kebanoe, The liuoo held by thoRG companies aro nob J»rge, oxcopt th& Pwdianc, which io iutireetocl to tho ox onb of L2OOO,

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