A STEAMER WRECKED.
AN EXHAUSTED SURVIVOR. THE REMAINDER OF THE CREW BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.J (Received 28, 8 p.m.) Melbourne, March 28. The coasting Bteamer Glenelg, bound from Melbourne to Gippsland Lakes, has been wrecked. The steward has arrived at Lake Tyers, but was too exhausted to give details. It is supposed the remainder of the crew were drowned. STATEMENT OF A SURVIVOR. THE STEAMER WENT DOWN IN TEN MINUTES. (Received 29, 2 a.m.) Melboubne, March 28. Lamban, a seaman, one of the survivors of the Glenelg, says that during his watch he heard the gurgling of water. The captain endeavoured to return to the entrance of the lakes, but found it impossible, and ordered the boats out. He saw tbe ladies put in the life-boat, which was cut away. He got in with Thome (the surviving steward) and others, and tried to get alongside the other boat to take ofi some of the passengers, but it was too rough. A squall came, and he never saw the boat again. The Glenelg went down in ten minutes.
It was a fearfully dark and dirty eight.
It is believed there were 15 crew and 20 passengers aboard the Glenelg. So far, Limbao, Bundey, and Thorue are the only survivors.
THE SURVIVORS' SUFFERINGS. (Received 29, 2 5 a.m.) Melbourne, March 28. Thome, the steward aboard the Glenelg, said the weather was rough and equally when they reached the Lakes entrance. At four on Sunday morning they heard a noise. Shortly after he was called to bale out water, and a little later told the captain the water was gaining. The latter then ordered them lo serve out life-belts. Everybody was i very quiet. The man is- dazed, and knows nothing after finding himself in the boat. When he recovered he found himself on the beach, and walked to the telegraph line.
Limban further spates that he and his two companions had a hard time in the boat on Monday spd Tuesday. They pulled for Cunningham, but Thome t hreatem d to j'imp overboard unless landed. They therefore pulled into the beach to lot him land. Then Bundey and Lataban pulled westward, at d thii inrroiog landed,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 78, 29 March 1900, Page 3
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367A STEAMER WRECKED. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 78, 29 March 1900, Page 3
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