THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9990, 29 November 1895, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS.

NO SURVIVORS OF THE WRECK FOUND. "

WklusotMi, November 26. 11, M,5. Lizard returned this evening from a visit to the Auckland Islands, whither, on the 13th instant, she had gone on a search for any traces of the survivors of, tho vessel wrecked on Enderby Island, from which the Hinemoa had, at the ond of last month, brought wreckage. The searoli for survivors was unhappily nob successful, the crew ovidently having been lost with the ill-fated vessel. No clue could bo obtained as to the identity of the ship.' ' The search parties landed on tlio 9th instant, and made a thorough investigation of the island. Many remains .of oil) wreckage I were found, aud in the. course of a,walk ; around Enderby Island- (about six miles) ' whab are supposed to -be some'of the remains of the Derry -Castle (wrecked 20th March, 1887), with the ship's figurebond in good preservation,' "were seen. Walking was found to bo very. difficult, gome of the tussocks being over five feeb high, and in many places "[the scrub, although there were liq. thorns, was quite impenetrable without a pioneering party to clear the way. The search party, after getting nearly ths whole of tho way round, were forced to let themselves down ■the cliffs, and wait for the ship's boats to bring them provisions. The depots and boatsheds established 'by tho New Zealand Government for castaways wei'e visitfe'd in turn, and found to have been untouched for soma time. A tiny cemetpry of /ljoro than ordinary interest was visited nei\r.tlie depot for castaways at.Terror Cove, .tort Ross. Headstones, two.of which were of marble, contained pathetic headings. One road: "Sacred to- the memory of John Mahoney, master mariner, second mate of the shiplnverailtd, wrecked on this island on 16th May, 1864. D!Bd from starvation and another was mai'kod " J.'Y., died 22nd November, 1850, aged five months." A third, made of a wooden cross, was erected by the crew of the s.s. Southland over the remains of a mau who had apparently died from starvation, and was buried by the crew of the Flying Scud, 3rd Soptember, 1865. The Islands were left on the 23rd November. Exceptionally good weather, with some rain, was experienced during tho whole cruise until to-day, whan strong sou'-easterly winds were mob with. During the circuit of the group a survey was made, so far as time permitted, and many soundings wero taken. The vessel will probably leave for Sydney shortly, on being relioved on this division by M.K.e, Goldfinch, '