THE WREK OF THE TAUPO.

Southland Times, Issue 3332, 24 February 1879, Page 2

THE WREK OF THE TAUPO.

* A^-iti-nal'^^cUlafs-'of fthe Tattp^aisasfer aTe furnished b^ -^^Pfess- Agericy telegrarii as follows :— The Taupo is now lying about 150 yar_s.d_6m the sho^bstvteeK-T-tii^ bh>ck 7 buoy arid the_beafco_jri^i;ei:_ihel£j^^^ ' by some 50yards*.i o^e,_eacpn.li^s three points on her port -ow,*and the black" buoy two points oh her port .qj_HFterr > .and-the red buoy three points on her sta^M'qnSrti-- She appears to be faAr^in,theuc^nneUJ;oratoe.Arawn mcon. tinuafeoh' -f" _e_^brt ffide^wouMJclei-r f ßtfth the buoy arid the beacon by certainly 40ft., and if, aB _^_^ft^^esp watep liiesiclose to each of these, lifccist d-fira-teito-itrndefstsridl .what she etafHid-E'_.=Bi'iß:'PPS«S)le-that^sopkg ; niay; ;have : seen displai?ep!abji^ii^apJion;of o^&'v^^ mto__a^^ C-__a„ ;i but;^o.rbcgßVwere7visible. /The i tide^t-_e time of -triKng ; ItTias also Jbeen suggesTCd^that a ; Sunken' _ock \ may hav^at-ed -th-''d_aster y > for many on j board _reJO- opinion, judging from the ripping! souad, -that-the-vesseL-stuck_-on-a.-yer.y.sharp' pointjf-fWhen^Bhe fixpt atriickjßhe:listed.;Oyeiv..to, "the Btarboard, but"' af tef^ a jjuantity^ of discharged, she.„moveHJ~her gositipn^andrhßtM; sHghtly '6vert6^the'?po^ '■iiad J^i _ieri f6b_* ( whie_"s_e _-_ckf'th-y^emdi -_aye _ad itPt6 : go : figlit thrbu^h-he..h-ttoiti:fi?pm; the port to the starboard to allow her -to vlist ; . over to port.."^Theoei£g_i__abmr andi'inain iarid; after hold-kreer^ fidlMfTwater at ebb tide, and ther.tid&.ginfi freely through, so that eitheiythe; bulk-head-- -epai-ting— the-eompartments-are; brolM-^or^l^^tter-Jiole^ha^e;^ "bottom^ v She'isWvdrelyto'a_t-d right' a_d&hip,' . .the.-declc. pla^^^vi^g, started 'thej 7_&itoc_ibriB J, 'sp_pport'- tfie : \main-'dec_ by 1 - thei x hateHway. r; Th- Mcl ft? the foremast, touches ' ttL-jgrbufid 'l^oidy :'the : -depart ois rfloafcmgi;: No; '•'-view' caiiibe got.ipf it_eJhol_;or;holes^ arid their /shape arid7e_K_-e_.e a^pre^nt.arpo-'Urelyfpon-I -jectured. l.^a slight, strain jng.jatpjashiDS lino <tefl-age'__.vpbie or^j^Mpping,: ' Judging iiom'app ; earande.*there J_oes l hot se^m anyjrcsßibiJity of flpatmg herj-rit she mayi?per- . haps, be Hauled ! 6_^_i6re^TJT^ert^nlylppks'as thorig-the_'- i hfea4 i should _ast tb the - Bhore,.for if the wind-were to blow, it would ' :i ttnnitbw_-ls^the t (*arinel^andJthe.;vesße_would <iB-rik'.ri^ti_*heo-iir%way;and^ entirelycblQek-lit :..rip ::Asitii&) th^ situatipftoithej^reck^iß render r.ihayigatiQn^diffici-t rtojiOTge^eßßelß. -It will.be Kre^mbere_3i-hat.{jßo/ner •; Ai touched -bmething in-ne^y r j'the,,,BaTnejplace. * A^seareh was"n_— e -y^the'HarbPr' "Master "and Collector of-. XJustpms, y -ot_li- be found.. T_e^chi4f.;6_ice- bf-^he Taupq gtates thWh^-w/fietjirebtly beeu;muoh doser in than . the^present position of tfie^reck. t.:__r'-'__-'.;i ■ ' .. . m^y m ig^ tm m m a, mmmmm mm^_ mmm^_^___. _ _a_________a___^ ■■