WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10514, 6 August 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE.

SCENE ON THE BEACH.

A Gisborne telegram received on Sunday, says: —A large quantity of wreckage drifted in to the beach during the night, including hundreds of cases of kero3one, fruit, several cases of general cargo, a quantity of deck fittings, hatches, combings, the stem of a small boat marked " Tasmania; Hobart," a mast and sail, two paddles, and some few broken articles of cabin furniture, such as legs and backs of chairs.

The Kaiti beach on Sunday presented a busy scene. From daylight until dark Mr. Gumming, Messrs. Huddart Parker's shipping clerk, had been astir, and set men to lift from the surf and pile high and dry upon the beach anything that had come from the Tasmania. The men were kept busy at this work all the morning, and every few yards there could be seen great stacks of cases of kerosene and fruit, which were the principal lines of the ship's cargo, which had travelled to Gisborne. There were articles of merchandise, such as a case of crockery, which arrived intact. There were several packages and passengers' luggage all clearly addressed, and in fact a passenger for Gisborne, on reaching Gisborne, was surprised to find the whole of his lugeage waiting for him.. Ib had been driven 25 miles by sea, and was picked out of the surf and sent to his home. Amongst the debris with which the beach was strewn was a great quantity of light woodwork belonging to all parts' of the ship, bub principally from the deck. There wore, for instance, hatches, combings, fenders, coops, loose boarding, deck chairs, etc., whilst from the interior of the vessel were

several articles of cabin furniture, including the back of a saloon chair, table legs, cushions, and other light articles. The most valuable find probably was Chat of a sextant intact in its case.. Aremombrance of the tragedy which took place amongst the horses on board was furnished by the discovery on the beach of a portion of a horse box and not faraway was picked up a horse hoof freshly shod. A portion of a violin, highly prized by a young lady I passenger, Miss Celia Dampier, was picked up and carried away by someone unknown. I Needless to say the beach was strewn with i fruit scattered from broken cases, and the [young people of Gisborne regaled them- | selves to satiety with oranges, passion fruit, bananas and pine apples.