Another Fatality at Sea.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9590, 24 July 1907, Page 4

Another Fatality at Sea.

: (Per Press Association.) ... ..' Auckland, July -23. A telegram from Tairua states that a messenger froiri Ohui.hae just.riddten over, and reported that the scow Surprise went ashore.on the rocks.about a mile froiri the north end of Ohui beach, and is a total ■wreck. ' The captain,, riiate and two seamen arc supposed to be drowned., •.A fifth' hand got ashore' and . found. his wiy •to -Ohui, where . he' is being well ' looked' after by'Mr Jariies M'Gregor. He was badly knocked about, and rambles-a little jin his.talk,, but.is 'expected,to be.well in a day or two'. His name is Harry Jackson. -From what can be gathered from, his account, the • scow .dragged her anchors right fromSJipper Island arid went ashore on the-coast-early on-Sunday morning-. The. names of the crew..-on the.. 28th- of last month-were as fqllojvs:-J. T. JaliieYe (skipper), 'who 'was taken on in place of K.. ; W-.. Gliffej '■■ who ; was sick,whegJiie • .■Vessel avas last here:; H...W. Jackson, aged 26, : of Norfolk 'lsland; A.. Steuartj aged r9.;;.E..-J©hknse'n,- aged 19; -W.--Kelly,-aged .17. The last. two . members of the crew were signed on wheii the vessel wag here last month, and the above- list'cbmf psised'the crew at' the time: she left this' port.- , .-"■. -, ; ;.: .'■-. ■'.' - ' '. .. t- . ; , , : v -, , Gisborne,. July 24. ■.. ■ The wrecked scow Surprise .was owned byMessrs Rbbb Bros., of Gisborrie, having recently .:been...purchased -by them ; for -the Gusßorhe-'Whangaf'ei coal'trade." The.Vessel hadvjuit' completed-her first'trip,\and: ivasVirisui'ed' for:£6soiin:the : Hew^-Zealand,: Office;-' JtessTS Robb "Bros., estimate their loss.-at ,£400.' above- the ' amount ■insured. ■-''■: ,;-.;;';-*'; ■■'" ■-''% -. -..'«.'-•--.