Safety of Steamer Pilot.

Colonist, Volume XLV, Issue 10545, 21 October 1902, Page 4

Safety of Steamer Pilot.

Auckland, October 20. A Helensville wire, states that the missing steamer Pilot is coming in at Kaipara Heads. Later. The captain of the steamer Pilot, which escaped when the May was lost, reports having experienced a terrible time after parting with the May. All hands on the Pilot are safe, but are very much exhausted. Latest. The steamer Pilot, for the safety of which fears were entertained, is safe, and has gone up the Northern Wairoa river. The Pilot stopped at Kaipara Heads for a few minutes, and the mon came ashore to get water, their supply having run out, and they then went on to Aratapu. The Pilot bears a very weather beaten appearance, but otherwise is apparently none tbe worse for her perilous experience. All on board are safe and well, but muoh exhausted, having been, in imminent peril of losing their lives ever since they parted company with the barquentine May on Friday morning last. Tbe captain reports :— We left Pento on tbe 16th instant, at 8 am„ with the May in tow, cleared the bar at It a.m., and kept with the May till 2 a.m on Friday. It was then blowing strong from the south' west, afterwards increasing to a gale. Our course was then turned seawards, and a terrible time was experienced with the heavy gale and sea, which continued until our arrival in Kaipara, which was reached at 9.55 this morning.