STILL NO TIDINGS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6314, 14 September 1907, Page 7

STILL NO TIDINGS

THE MONOWAI. FIVE STEAMERS DESPATCHED TO SEARCH. Anxiety regarding the whereabouts of the steamer Monowai, which should have arrived at Sydney on Tuesday afternoon from Wellington, increased yesterday as the day passed without any tidings of the missing vessel. The telephones -of the Union Company's office- were kept ringing, and there was a stream of inquiries. Some foolish rumours as to the fate of the vessel were in circulation, some of which were calculated to upset the nerves of those who had relations on friends on board the steamer. As soon as the Union Company’s chartered collier Largo Law, which arrived, at Wellington early in the morning from Newcastle, was. visited by the Health Officer, inquiries were made, but the officers of the Largo Law reported that they did not see l anything of the vessel. The Largo Law left Newcastle at 9 o'clock on Saturday night, and experienced fine weather till Tuesday morning, when .strong westerly winds and ; considerable sea prevailed till Wednesday night. The weather then improved. As previously arranged, the tug Terawhiti, which had left Wellington on the previous night, signalled to. Farewell Spit lighthouse at 1 p.m. yesterday to receive news of the missing steamer, which would have been telegraphed to the lighthouse if tidings had been received at Wellington after the Terawhiti's departure. The tug, after communicating with the lighthouse, resumed her course towards Sydney. H.M.S. Challenger, which left Jervis Bay (about ninety miles south, of Sydney) on Monday for Auckland, pafte* Cap© Maria at 11.30 o'clock yesterday morning, and mod© no signal concerning the Monowai. The Victoria, which left Auckland on Monday, arrived at Sydney at 9 o'clock last night without having seen the overdue vessel. The Miowera, -which left Wellington at 4,20 p.m. yesterday for Sydney, will keep a sharp look out. A message from 'Dunedin states that the general manager of the Union Company is satisfied that the Monowai will be picked up within three and that the delay is due to a mishap to the machinery. Five steamers—the Kaiapoi, Wakatipu, Hero, Terawhiti, and Miowera—are on the look out. The Manuka leaves Sydney to-day for Wellington in the Monowai's place, the Miowera taking up the Manuka's running in the Sydney-Auckland service. NAMES .OF THE CREW.

Following are the names of the crew, in addition to the list of principal officers and engineers published yesterday: —Carpenter, D. McCall tun; boatswain, J. McDonald; A.B.'s, H. McKechnie, D. Macdonald, D. Healy, H. Johansen, F. Johansen, A. McKinnon, J. Gaunson, H, McKay, A. D. Heaumes, P, Joyce; ordinary seamen, R. Scott, R. Money; boy, R. Lacey; storekeeper, A. Burns; greasers, W. Burke, H. Miller, H. Lean; firemen, F. Miller, A. Barbeaux, M. Hayes, W. Robinson, P. Gates, J. Kuman, J. S. Heyward, S. Taylor, W. Fleming; trimmers,' F. Kelly, C. T. Pike, J. Ferguson, J. Brady, . P. L. Dtmdaa, J D, Miller; pantryman, G. Larth; stewardess, J. Macdonald; second stewardess, M. Fitzpatrick; fore-cabin stewardess, M. McAllister; chief steward, R. Watt; second steward, F. C. Harrison; fore-cabin steward, W. Rutledge; miscellaneous stewards, R. Hollis, F. Undered, H. McKenzie, A. G. Glennie, R. J. Lawson, A. Hurst, F. Kirby, A. Bland, A- Martin, R. Dickson, Goodsinan, JEL Cosgrove, A. G/ Stewart, E, Kill, F. Kellan, H. Chapman, B- Barnett, C. E. Kelley; chief cook, C. H. Aidred; second cook, G. McAllister; sculleryman, R. Robertson; cadet, E. Page; butcher, A. Burns; baker, A. Brydie.

THE LATEST REPORT: "STILL NO SIGN” (Received September 14,..0.49 ftjn.) SYDNEY*, September 13. The steamer Kaiapox left Sydney at 1.30 this afternoon, and the tug, Hero, chartered ,by the Union Company, left at 6 o'clock to search for the Monowai. They will zig-zag across the course followed by New Zealand steamers, meeting at a given point, ‘ The Champion, one of Brown's tugs, left Newcastle early this morning to take up the search. The steamer Wakatipu, coming up the coast from Eden, is making a circuit on the look-out for the overdue steamer, and all departing vessels are instructed to keep a good look-out. It : is considered now that there is little doubt that something has happened to. the Mono wax's machinery; but it is also thought that, with tne Wimmera's report as a guide, it should not bo a difficult task to pick up the steamer. The captain of the Victoria reports that after passing Three Kings heavy weather, with rough seas, set in, and continued until yesterday at noon, when the weather gradually moderated, and the wind, which at first came from the north, veered to the south and south-south-west, He has not the slightest doubt that the Monowai will turn up safely. Captain Waller thinks that with the westerly wind prevailing in the Tasman Sea the Monowai,' if broken down, will drift about to the north-east and north-north-east. The Monowai, a steel-screw steamer, was built in 1890 by W. Denny Bros., Dumbarton, which firm ’ also manufactured the engines. Her length Is 330 ft, depth 42ft 2in, beam 24ft Sin.