THE DISABLED PERTHSHIRE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1424, 15 June 1899, Page 51

THE DISABLED PERTHSHIRE.

SEARCHING FOR THE STEAMER. THE TTJTANEKAFS EXPERIENCES. FURTHER SEARCH ABANDONED. AUCKLAND. Thursday. The Tutanekai reports having left Auckland on Friday last, and reached latitude 33 degrees 35 minutes south and 161 degrees 40 minutes east longitude on Monday at 5 p.m. That took them 150 miles W.N.W. of the position where the Perthshire was reported by the barque Northern Chief. The Tutanekai then zigzagged and returned to Cape Maria. On the Sydney route, and slightly to the north, in latitude 33 degrees 40 minutes south and 164 degrees and 30 minutes east longitude, at 8 a.m. on the pth. the Tutanekai sighted the Hauroto, winch left Newcastle on Friday last for \\ eihngtoThe Hauroto had been zigzagging to the place where the Perthshire was last seen bv the Northern Chief. . . The officers of the Tutanekai bearded the Hauroto, and gave retails of their cruise. The Hauroto then decided to steer in the direction of Lord ilout Island for twenty-fphr hours, at the enu of which she had orders on leaving a.uluev to stand on her voyage. The weather experienced was easteiiy gales. The officers of the Tutanekai think that the Perthshire xs somewhere m the vicinity of south-east of Lord Homo Post, of the Tutanekai. is bound by his orders to be back in Alt ', land bv a given date, and has reluctantly abandoned the search. He thinks that had he been able to have cruised anothei day he would have had a.fair chance of picking the Perthshire up.. THE WAIKARE SAW NOTHING OF HER. Mr W A. Kennedy, local manager for the Union Company, was auviscd from headquarters yesterday tmu toe Waikare had arrived at Sydney <rom Wellington without having seen anvthing of the missing Shire hner Per«.hSll jt may he remembered that Captain Richardson was allowed two extra days on the trip across to prosomite a scare,i for the disabled steamer, and, on beincr interviewed by a represent'd i e or the “New Zealand Times,” expressed the opinion that either his steamer or the Mararoa, working from ooch _ e.uis, had a very' good chance ot picxuig up the disabled vessel. Since that time the steamers mentioned have arrived at their respective destinations without falling m with the Shire liner, and it is surprising that the Perthshire should thus elude her would-be rescuers. Twice she has been spoken by sailing vessels, and though turns and steamers have left Sydney, Newcastle, Auckland and Wellington to scour the ocean as soon as the repoits were received and her position located, none have so far succeeded in securing the coveted prize. ' ;•*' A cable message from Sydney says tiiat the Waikare searched as far north as SOcleg 50min south latitude, but found no trace of the vessel. When the last mail left Sydney it was being suggested there that one of the warships in port should be sent in search of the Perthshire.