TALE OF THE SEA
A STEAMER LOST DREADFUL SUFFERINGS OF THE GREW. By Telegraph—Press Association —CopyrlgP* (Received May 18, 0.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 17. *The steamer Prinz Sigismund brought portion of the crew of the tramp steamer Cairnbill from the Bismarck Archipelago. Tho Cairnbill loft Nauru Island on March 27th for Germany, When four days out, her tail shaft broke, and for nine days tho engineers made unavailing attempts to repair
They then decided to send boats to Rabaul, in German New Guinea, for assistance. ' . Three boats, in charge respectively of tho chief and third mates and boatswain, containing twenty-four persons, including nineteen Chinese firemen, departed, leaving Captain Moodio, the second mate, the chief and fourth engineers and the chief steward aboard tho Cairnbill. Tho boats met with a severe storm and got separated. After much buffeting, for over a week, and suffering much from exposure and shortage of water and food, all reached Rabaul, whore the Chinese and the chief mate remained to assist in the search for the Cairnhill, which, when the boats left on April 9th', was 150 miles north of New Mecklenburg. Steamers sent from Habaul ed unsuccessful after a ten days search. ■
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8735, 18 May 1914, Page 5
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