THE VESSEL'S HISTORY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13316, 17 January 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE VESSEL'S HISTORY.

.WELL KXM.VIX CANTERBURY. [Dmijjd Pbess Association.] Christchurcft, Jan 10, Tho Jane Douglas was well known in and aboui Lytteltoii. She was an •iron vessel of about 70 tons rogister, * £iict was built in. Dunedin about 30 - \ years, ago. She was first engaged in _*be ellington-Foxton irade, and some years afterwards was taken over by ilessrs Cvii am! Graliam, of! niristcluircii. This firm ran hor in ' "tbo JJanks Pcntnsnln trade. ljeiiiß then in rliaicf <;' (':yAn\:\ Wl'itliy. Captain Murray i.^j l.h ycczc-W, ««d in tho

lato 'ninoties tho .vessel was taken over by Messrs Pitcaithly and Co.. who replaced her by tho s.s. 9^ g?ef She was then sold to Mr H. Michel, of Hokitika, and was engaged until recently in the Wcllin E ton-Hokitika~ Groymouth service. From Mr Michel the' Jane Douglas passed into tho L hands of her present owners. Mr J. Sharp writes that then* is some mistake in tho story'of the ' wreck of the Jane Douglas, as tho Wainui, which war, said to have struck the sum© rock, really struck ft reef which runs this side of D urvillo Is'aud and ends with tile rocks known [as tho Boot' Barrels. This reef, he . says, is about twelve milos south of , whore the Jane Doughs was wrecked.: Although the .Wftinui did on one \ occasion strike on the- Beef Barrels, the mishap mentioned in our account > of tho wreck of tho Jano Douglas was ;of subsequent occurrence, and tho • correctness of our reference to the • locality is borne out by the following . paragraph .which we quote from the : "New Zealand Times":—"Tho disi tahce between Stephen Island and - D'TJrville Island is about two miles. ■ Tho passage between these islands is ■ not recommended in the "Now ZeaI land Pilot," though coasters some- • times avail themselves of the channel. Two dangers to navigation in the passage arc the Saddle Rocks and the Tower Rocks. On January loth, 1905, the Union Company's steamer Wainui, while in thick weather, touched one of the Tower Rocks. The vessel carried a crew of 32, and there wore 01 passengers on board at tho time Tho Wninui's passengers ruui mails wore put ashore, but tlie vessel kept afloat and was able to make port." ; /; .