THE DREDGE MANCHESTER

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14984, 4 May 1912, Page 7

THE DREDGE MANCHESTER

THE FRUITLESS SEARCH.. i' "• • , .f. ■r ■-iVtt.'.'-; -'-A-'v r" v y-D : i By Telegraph.— Association.— . •: v-. ■<; - ■ Stdney, ; May 3. s _ < H.M.S. . Challenger has returned; from ~ ~Y, her unsuccessful < search v . for ; the dredge • } : Manchester. ' * * The Manchester is now 28 days out from Wellington, and nothing ha« been'. , seen or heard of her from . the . time she > cleared the' New' Zealand coast. -The , steamer lhumata • and the barquentinfc. .■ Volador, which arrived' at Sydney, 'this week from New • Zealand,- report having i; ' experienced terrific weather in the Taa-, - • man' Sea, which -is ,< not of a reassuring , : nature. So bad was the weather that the Volador was severely knocked , about. ~, . Captain Benton, <of the - Ihumata, 'stated that his vessel was eight ; days, on the. passage from Kaipara >to Sydney, /and; the weather was exceptionally . baa the. whole way. He stated that there was ' a tremendous sea running, : and he did? not think that a vessel 'of j the . dredge * type could have remained ; above s water. N long 'in > it. ; , The Volador occupied ,21 v days-on the run across , the Tasman: Sea. She was badly handled in the blow, im-. .- mense seas crashing on board for " Beveral ' days. Portions of her f; bulwarks were stove in,valid - a lot of •! damage was dona , about the ; decks. r Both the Iliumata and Volador followed,' the track which the Manchester was; supposed to be taking, but saw nothing vof the dredge.