WRECK OF THE STEAMERS BRUCE AND WAKOOL AT HOKITIKA.

Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 793, 2 June 1865, Page 2

WRECK OF THE STEAMERS BRUCE AND WAKOOL AT HOKITIKA.

(From the Hokitika Times, May 27.) • Ws regret to state that ih« p.i. Bract, has iharadth*

fate of so many others ships at. this port, and i* J»w high and dry athore, a short distance to thoMdrV ward of the Nelson.. She arrived offHokiti* on Thursday morning, and in endeavouring to enter, the river, the tide caught her and put her on the Spit An effort was made on Thursday night tofet her off, but failed, the anchors not holding in tb* loos* shingle where they were buried. It ii hofsjilioweTer,.that this fine vessel will be removed.from her unfortunate position as soon as the applknocs frriva to launch the Nelson, which are now on the way. The steamer Wakool was wrecked on the beach »t Hokitika on 23rd May, She had been leakwß and threw overboard the cargo she got from the Onto, to keep her from sinking, and the master had to tan her ashore, to save the lives of the, crew and ptstcngers who were all safely landed. Tha Wakool no sooner struck the beach than she went to pieces. The Time* says " The Wakool has become a total wreck, «nd now that Tier innermost secrets have been laid open to the light of day, we can see how "fearfully and wonderfully" she|ia'made. It is a miracle how she hunt; together so long in these sens, and we mast cordially join in the remarks that we have received from various correspondents concerning the laxity of the Inw which allows such rattletraps to be afloat. Nothing but a rood stout boat of the best eon* struction should be employed here, if safety to life and property is to be guaranteed." The Tararua from Wellington and Southern ports, arrived off the harbor, this morning about thvee o'clock, but when we went to press there had been no communication with her. us ebb tide had begun. The William Miskin from Hokitika, brought #0 passengers, cbieflv for Otogo. A person has contracted to take off the Bruce, from the bank at Hokitika. for £900. The steamer Lady Darling, left Hokitika for Dune* din on the 25th of May. The Wave, with 4,690 feet sawn timber.left Picton for Hokitika, on the 18th May; The Jupiter, with a general cargo, chiefly stores, left Picton for Hokitika, on the 25tb May. The schooner Pioneer has arrived at Dunedin from .Fok.itikfr;.-«A<W:irfßo^e^f.T/-Aifcam'te*;:''' On the Queen's birthday the Captain of the ship Bavenscraig, lying at : .Wellington* fired a Royal Salute of 21 guns in honor of the occasion. The ship Winterthur from London, 700 tons, Capt. Gondie, 103 days out, including several, daya detention.-at the Cape of Good Hope, arrived at Auckland May 23rd, with 130 passengers. The boat belonging to the s.s. Lady Darling, which was lost while being towed into harbor by the Favorite the other day, was found some distance down the coast on Wednesday, and was taken out to the Lady Darling on Thursday by th» Favorite, who also had on board the pfsaengen booked per Omeo, the latter vessel not having put in an appearance. '..,.■.'•■.. : Wreck bw Smnrsß Bab.—On /Thursday morning about ten o'clock, as the ketch Palinurna attempted to cross the bar at Sumner, when over the first breakers and under the land, the wind Ailed, and she became unmanageable, and gradually drifted on to the north spit, and became a total/wreck. She was loaded with about 2S tons of cool, the property of Messrs. Peacock and Co. The pilot officers stationed at Sumner took the captain and crew from the Teasel, and when they were brought on shore they appeared to be very much exhausted, owing to the length of time required to get to them with the aid of a email boat— Lyttelton timet. The Stravrvoia o* the Fibet Sta».—Latest accounts from Auckland, say nothing of the return of of the steamer sent to the Chathrtm Islands, in search of the four boats of this. unfortunate vessel. Subscription* were raised in Auckland, on a short notice, on behalf of men who so gallantly stuck to the burning ship. The Daily Southern Cross of 24th May , ft y S ;—"The distribution of the subscription's received for the testimonial to be presented to " Mr. Sargent, and the crew of the Fiery Star, took place at 11 o'clock yesterday .morning, in the council-worn of the Chamber of Commerce. J. Watson Bain, Esq. (Lloyd's agent), was in the chair. It was announced that the subscriptions received was £165; which was allocated as follows:—To Mr. Sargent, the brave chief officer, a purse of £80, with a request that he would purchase a telescope in England, and cause a suitable inscription to be engraved upon it f £30 to the three boys ; and £3 to each of the seamen. To Captain Moore; of the Dauntless, who rescued the crew, £15 was voted to .the purchase of a cup. Mr Sargent left by the Auckland for Melbourne yesterday, a free passage having been kindly given to him by the P, N.Z., and A.Tt.M. Company." STEiirOE Freak at Lttteiton.—Some persons fnr the sake of having a lark, about ten o'clock, on Wednesday evening, got into the drill-shed, in the Market-place, Lyttelton, and hauled out the Armstrong gun, loaded her with the usual charge of powder and shot, and fired her off, to the great alarm of the inhabitants; at the same time shattering the whole of the glass in the windows on the south-west front of the shed. The shot struck the barqne Catherine on fhe port side, destroying the bulwarks and stanchions and running rigging. The man who had charge of the dock watch had a narrow escape of his life. The authorities will have the aflHir investigated at the "Resident Magistrate's Court, on Tuesday next,; therefore, for the present, we refrain from mentioning the names of the persons implicated.— Lyttelton Times, May 27th. ■