WRECK OF THE DRUMMOND CASTLE.
London, June 18. Mr Currie, one of the owners of the Drummond Casile, attributes the disaster to a haze. The captain and officers were on the bridge at the time of the accident, and no light could be seen, For two hours previous to striking the fog horn was sounded. Twenty-five bodies have been recovered. The Queen has sent a message to the company expressing her deep distress at the accident. June 19. — When the Drummond Caßtle struck it was raining and dark, and most of the adult passengers were on deck. There was a grating sound when the steamer struck, and the officers at once ordered the h^.vto be lowered, but before they could be launched the vessel sank bow foremost. The seamen who Burvived clung to a basket and plank, and drifted about fourteen hours before being rescued by a fisherman. The air was filled with the shrieks of those struggling for life for several minutes after the accident happened. Among those drowned were several women and children and one family consisting of sixteen. Ten naval officers were among the passengers.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7661, 20 June 1896, Page 2
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188WRECK OF THE DRUMMOND CASTLE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7661, 20 June 1896, Page 2
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