THE TASMANIA WRECK.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10919, 28 September 1897, Page 4

THE TASMANIA WRECK.

THE RECOVERY OF THE MAILS

HOPELESS,

(Pub United Pbess Association.)

Napier, September 27,

The Tutanekai returned to port last evening. The attempt to recover the Tasmania's mnils >as unsuccessful. May, the diver, reports that tbe hatchway leading to the mail room is blocked to the top level and to the deck with cargo, about 30 tons of wbicb. will have to be removed before access can be had to the mails. The obstructing cargo consists principally of casks. The work of removing these would take at least Beveral dayo. During the time the Tutanekai remained on the scene the weather roas fine and the sea as smooth as could bs desired.. The diver fonnd the sunken vessel to be on an almost even keel, having perhaps a slight list to port, but he waa able to walk about the decks with the greatest ease. The roasts are atill intact, the top of the forf mast being about a foot belcw low water, and,the mizzen a little deeper. On Saturday the diver determined to try to recover the valuable jewellery belonging to Me Rothschild. May first, essayed to gain the cabin by the forward entrance, but after getting along the passage about 30ft he found further progress impeded by a quality of broken horse boxes and other immovable litter. He rheD made an attempt from abaft, but here it was found ths-t the pressure of water frnm above had stove in the cabin ceiling and fittings, entirely preventing an entrance being procured. On arrival hero Captain Fairehild communi< caied with the Postal department, and it has been decided to abandon the mails.

Wellington, September 27.

May, the diver, informed the postal authorities that it would take at least a fortnight to remove the cargo so as.to enable the Tasmajiift's mail room to be reached. In view of tht continge'Bcies of weather : and : labour iuvolveo, the depMtment thought the beat course would ba to blow up the deck and so release the cargo, but the purchasers of the wreck refuse to allow this to be done, and offered to make the salvage of the mails part of their own operations to be undertaken shortly if the Government pay for the whole or any portion recovered ; but this offer was not of a. character thut the authorities could see their way to accept. The recovery oE the mails has not been definitely abandoned* but remains in abeyance.

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