A PERILOUS VOYAGE.
« — A TIMBER SCOW IN DISTRESS,^ Fper press association/! Wellington, May 27. — The scow Eclipse, 18 days out from. Mercury Bay to Timarn with timber, put in herei owing to stress of weather. The creWj had a very trying time Two days after leaving Mercury Bayshe met a southerly gale, and one tremendous tea which came aboard carried away? the boat, the cook's galley, and all the? utensils, both water casks, and also 6,000 i feet of timber, which was stowed 'on, deck. One of the sails was alao blowßu away." The crew were for three ts»ys» without water, and put into a small bay\ on tn'e east coast, -where some • Maoris* supplied them with water and fresh pro- . visions. • • ' •• • "• Tbe Captain unsuccessfully , tried to make Gisborne arid-Napier, and on beingblown off Wellington Heads some days ago made'for JLytteltbh, but when within forty mileß of 4*at port, the .vessel was blown north.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10625, 28 May 1896, Page 2
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154A PERILOUS VOYAGE. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10625, 28 May 1896, Page 2
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