ANOTHER SCHOONER MISSING. All hope for the satety of the schooner Columbia and her crew has now been abandoned , eayß the Auckland Star, the vessel having left Mercury Bay on July 6th laßt for Napier, and never since heard of. bbe is therefore 56 days out over a few days 1 journey. The Columbia wob owned by Captain Conway (master) and Mr. Wutier, of Auckland. She loaded drain pipes here, and timber at Mercury Bay, making a fall cargo for Napier. The pipes were shipped by Mr. Clark and consigned to Mr. Dolbell, of Napier, and the timber was shipped by and consigned to Mr. R. Holt. Neither hull nor cargo were insured, nnd the disappearance of the schooner is a serious loss to all concerned. Captain Conway leaves a wife and four children, whose ages range from 2to 10 years. A cottage owned by the captain was subject to a heavy mortgage, and has been vacated by the family. Captain Conway 'a life was insured for £200 in the Government Insurance Department, bat this has not yet been obtained owing to the difficulty of giving proofs of death, etc., and the procuring of two bondsmen who will guarantee a refund of the money in the event of Captain Conway ever taming up alive. -
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7961, 3 September 1887, Page 3
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