THE COLLISION IN SYDNEY HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13170, 7 May 1906, Page 5

THE COLLISION IN SYDNEY HARBOUR.

• ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, By Telegraph,— Pres« Association.— Oopyrleto. ' '~'.;; Srnsfe** May 5. ■ When Messrs. Howard Smith 'knA do? 8 I steamer" Buninyong, inward bonnd from j Melbourne, with 80 fass*nfMfe oil board, came into collision, with the steel barqueOiffel, ' which was prot«**ding tt* Newcastle to load* lor the West. CoiLai' of America, in tow of a. tug* it was clear moonlight.. There is preponderating testimony that ntrthihg approaching a paiiie occurred, though a" lady passenger accuses some of the male passengers of behaving like madmen in their efforts to reach the boats. The effect of the steamer striking the lowing hawser was to bring the barque down on her at a great pice. The passengers were thrown down by the shock of the impact, and it is marvellous how all escaped the falling funnel and the a© companyiag wreckage. v ■ The, fires were extinguished by th* tremendous inrush of water, and tht* engineroom staff had barely time to m.'ike their escape on deck. Boats from TT.M.s. Powerful and {he Naval Department at Garden Island were on the scene in a few minutes, and rescued the passengers. /■-'..■!. Finding that the vessel was sinking, the tug, after depositing the Criffel in a safe place, towed the steamer across to shallow water. (Received May 6, 10.34 a.m.) .. ~■ Stdvkt, May 6. The Buninyong has been towted- off and ' taken to the wharf.