THE CAPTAIN STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
(Per Prewi Association). AUCKLAND, June 15. J;./The Rarawa arrived ,at Onehunga ;s|is morning^ with nine of\ the survivors •a& the Kia Ora wreck. [(.oNothing definite is obtainable as to the actual number of the drowned. , The' Second steward says&here were on board 19 (officers and crew) and 13 adult *pdssengers and three^ children. The c)nldieen and the whole pf,the ship's comrafrn^ except . the captjain, were saveCV v -With the 27 saved and three known to be fltfowiecb are several adult 'passengers still unaccounted for. One of the crew said he heard Capt. , "Blacklock call out for a boat to come to him. This was about a garter of an hour after tb.e wreck. Captain Blacklock was then swimming, and had evidently abandoned his life-belt in an effort to reach the boat. He was notf seen later.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 1352, 15 June 1907, Page 5
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141-THE CAPTAIN* STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 1352, 15 June 1907, Page 5
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