NEWCASTLE SHIP LOST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13866, 28 September 1908, Page 6

NEWCASTLE SHIP LOST.

*; • :. —— ;—©- . : .''■.': •■ : - ' . ; -' FATE OP THE PALGRA"VE. . The loss of the ship? Palgravo, 3187 tons,' re* ; moves from the shipping register one of tho . largest sailing ships flying the red ensign- '-.:■■;' The vessel loaded a coal cargo at Newcastle 7 in Juno last, 'and according to news by the / English mail she was lost near Coquimbo, ■ ' on the west coast of South America. . Lloyd's '?■.%' agent reported on August 14- from Coquini-, .-' 00: "Vessel absolute total loss.. Decks; under water. The bottom is rocky. lies.".? m an exposed position. Likely to break up. /< Value does not exceed £50." ■ Fortunately all on board were saved and, landed at Ooquimbo. A previous casualty '■•; to : this ■ ship occurred in the early nineties, when the Palgrave sustained very grievous." damage aloft soon after embarking on ono :. of her outward voyages. On that occasion she encountered heavy weather, and, a calm: ;■;■ following, left the huge ship rolling so heav- ..;' lly that sho carried away her-lofty masts.;. ;; . -The Palgvave was taken back for repairs,';-; and as she towed into port with her masts., gone she presented indeed a sorry ebntfasj to the fine ship which not so long before had' H put to sea with everything shipshape 011;% deck and aloft. The Palgrava was by n».'l. | means a fast sailer. Her chief virtue lay in-, the fact that sho could carry a'very ■bii||!| cargo. She was insured for ' £12,000. > .Tw|f Palgrave was commanded by Captain BJ - Coutts, .■ ' • : iff