BARQUE MARY MOORE.
CREW IN FAMISHED
CONDITION.
BOILED BRAN FOR BREAKFAST.
By Telegraph.—Pre3B Association.—Copyright.
(Received July 9, 11,21 p.m.) Melbourne, July 9. The Orient Company's steamer Britannia, which has arrived, reports that she fell in with the barque Mary Moore, off. Cape Everard, yesterday morning, and that the crew were in sore straits. "
The vessel reached the Promontory 16 days out from Kaipara, and then fell in with heavy gales. She was not heard of again for 12 days, and until spoken by the steamer off Cape- Liptrap.
The Britannia bore down on the vessel, which was flying signals of distress, and found lie crew practically starving. Breakfast that morning had consisted of boiled bran.
As the mail steamer approached, a, man on the barque held up an infant which was badly in. need of sustenance.
The second mate of the steamer and three sailors boarded the vessel, and a liberal supply of provisions was placed on board.
The Mary Moore, which is a barque of 544- tons register, commanded by Captain Robilliard, left Kaipara on June 6 with a cargo of timber for -Melbourne. She is now 35 days out.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13225, 10 July 1906, Page 5
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