BARQUE IN DISTRESS.
The local branch of the Union Steamship Company yesterday received advices from their manager at Papeete, stating that the American barque Louis .arrived at Taiohae, Marquesas Islands, on September 8, in a leaky condition. The barque was bound from Iquiqne, South America, to Honolulu. with a cargo of nitre. It was the intention of the master of the barque to discharge all but 300 tons of the cargo, and proceed to San Francisco to carry out the necessity repairs. The Louis is a wooden vessel of 820 tons, and is owned by Mr. A. M. Simpson, of Sail Francisco.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18991019.2.26
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11198, 19 October 1899, Page 5
Word Count
102BARQUE IN DISTRESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11198, 19 October 1899, Page 5
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in