LOSS OF THE SCHOONER RAPID.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 117, 29 March 1864, Page 3

LOSS OF THE SCHOONER RAPID.

! l\l\Mori;s were rife yesterday liiornir.ij iluii this i vessel had unfortunatciv cap.-i/.cd <iii the(ireal Harrier, with the ioss of .-i\ live--, during the ; frightful u'alc oi'Sumiav the ihst. Tlii - rumour, we regret, to stnie. has i.ixneil to ! In- imly l'Ji> inn - . Dy iiic >ch<..'iirr ■ ! wliii-li nrrivi'il voli'iilav. iw k-aru ti::>l llic i-IJiij.id' sailed ' li-oiii iliV Am-kland ('o.'s Saw .Mills. .Mcn-ury Jiay. with a r;ii - no ui'tilnlui - . oil .Salur.l.-iy tin - ilnh. ;ii I p.M. On Si:niiav, at :■> p.m.. bi-in;4 thru under dmiiiloil reeled eanvas. she eiiiuiiiitered the lull fury of ihe i;:iie. which slniek he! - with micli violence tliat she tui-iii'il ■ over when about live niiles from Tiri Tiri—ihe ! vessel drilling subseiiueialv into Wan-npruhu I liay. " ■ Captain .Mciklejohn. l ! :iL;e. and ;i l-'renchnian. naineii Frank, stuck t<. the li'oni .Sunday niiil.t to \\ ediicxlav iiioiniui.'. , when they were saved ll.rnutji the vessel drifting inshore. .\iv. .\lcj ; aduen. a ueilkuuwn and <;eneraiiy resj ected. uas also lathed ! to the riiririni; and remained there iVoin Siimlay niijlit to Aionday w hen he expired from : e.\hau.-tiiiii. li\'e other> hi re drowned, namelv ! ili'ssrs. ]'ai;et. liurns. K. Clark, a 1.i.l the son [ JNiI - . -Meikiejolin, and another known as i\.rtui>ee ! -loe. The ve.v.i'i on ivtu-liinir the i bay. and her deck load w;\s the only part of ihe : tiuiiier that' was lost. Since writing the aliove «v have been kindly furnished \vith\he following letter for ]'üblication. Jt contains the full particuhirs of this sad

event. The schooner, built by ILr. ileiklejoliii, of Omali. was on her ih-ft trip : — I . ■\Viinsapin-Ipura, March 2J. 1864. I'kar llaiiiuni;,—Since writing my last 1 have to : attempt irivinL: you an account oi' the untortunato 1 wi, ,•),- oi'rhe ; l;':i],:.r >eli..n>ier. The ' Kaj.id ' lull Mercury V.ay, witli a "I' sawn timber, on the , evening of Saturday, the l'.'th ins!., at I o'cltick, mid when iihi.nt ("■■ sir" Hiil-.-s fivin Tiri-Tiri-matangi ii squall .-triii Ic her. she imm.■<li:ii<-lv wnt ov..t and : tilled, tin. wafer rushing in at th..hatches, the mw and |,:i.<-,.ii a ,.i> then took in the IiLT-intr: two of tho n:eii died their, liaviim- Imii la>h.il up; she drifted :il».iit, iui.l tliiriiiir U.I.- tin-ir finer nioiv uf tho men i wciv Avashi.-d liver ln.ai-ii; one ot tip; men was in his i" i;li at thi.. time >hc eai».-i/c,l, ami as the ealiin filled ■ Iμ was dn,«i,r:l 1,, it. -she dviiu.l intu the first liiiv, ! I ilui't Ivinnv tip. :.»!!;■> ~( it [Mavla —Kn. .V. /. If'.], ■■ ••" t!ie rlyht lint! fi.-i". ( iu ■ itr« i-inir this h.-irlioui-, ■•■!>.. m iiiiiiiiiirhi elil ■■-JJn,: ii:~;., the mu vivnr.s thra? in mniilier. sen aitei whirls swam on shoiv and roi mainetl ~n the h,.;,,i ; .inriiiL'll.e niiriit. : the ski;i|ier ina;::,fjvd to lmcli your Irtither's and he •' in.-N.iilly sent ..(i i>;..- w|.;ile ln.at ami Jlaori.s to bring ii]. the other two: J.e also m nt .linimy and Stretton I thn.ii-li the bus!, ; oip- of ii,, nun walked up hul tho other w-s li.o l>.1:1 ",! , \;,;,|]-;.-,i ; |.e «:,> |l]ai.ill ill UlO l" ; 1..!,:e,i iiiin ii;e lioii.-e, when alter the usiml i- '■'- iKnin- l.,'ii m 5..,1, i.e -rri.l.ialh- lvci.vered, ■ •■pi i.- i,ev.- 1,. ~:h .ill rijiit. '!"!,. • Kapii! ' w,is yes. 1- ••■:■•>- iiPTien:; lov.. ,; „, ~,.., ~, v .„„• L .\.\ :,,;. hoiini; ;.-i..im.i ..;,-] !.-i,..] (.. i.,.- ■ Sv.-i.ii..iv.' 'IV-'l iy they '■"i i'i r ■ ■.L-1 ■ -1.t:.1. ..."I ".,■■• .ill la r water nut. Tho l""iy ot the man in tip- ,'..1.j,. uas take,, on shore and I'lim-I. .\il ;ii.:l i r.ii, ,::v with r. -:-.]-,! to liamacu, i.-that Hie l.uiwark., oi o'm- suie aiv u'Olie, also tho '"'■•" ■''"'I lv,,e>. A.. List .il'ci-ew .mil jusm liters :— ('aJ.Jaill .Alii..|,ie;t,ii]i', MU'vivcd. ."\Jil;!i joj.n, lij-ewiied. I'!; , ." Frank, surviv.-d. .Al, Fa.im■„, tlivwned l»itlo l'a-et, liiowned. I'iKo liii'ms, drowned. l>i:t» AVm. I'm, survived. l>ilto I,'oht. Clark, drowned, i'itto .1t,.. ;, I'.iitujruese, drowned. 1 have ii..ii,in»- m ..re M add, but that the survivors reeeiviil every al'enti. 11 and kindness, both from your brother and Mrs. Haidin-. Hupiiig to sco you seen, I reiuain. dear Haidiipj, Vour's very truly, C'llAliLES ,i. TI'KNER. 'J"o Mr. AV. Tfardiug.