DISASTERS AT SEA.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3551, 25 April 1901, Page 2

DISASTERS AT SEA.

■\ TRANSPORT WUKCKKI) IN TUK RKD SKA. URKAT LOSS OK LIKK.

Lhiited Tress Association—Per Klectric Telegraph—Copyright. Rtveived 10.45 p.m., April 21th. LONDON, April 21. The Turkish transport Aruxlan has been wrecked in the Ued Sea. There were troops and 100 pilgrims oil board. Tho captain and crew seized the boats and deserted the ship. Two hundred soldiers were drowned, and the rest, were rescued after being in a perilous position for 08 hours.

TilK LOSS OF TilK FKDKRAL. MKLBOIUINK, April 3<l. In connection with the loss of the Federal, tho lighthouse-kcepor at Oabo states that on the afternoon of the supposed loss, she came so close to the lighthouse that ho could have thrown a ston» into tho steamier. Tlio lighthouso-kccpw and Everard, a man who was camped near Ram Head, tell similar stories. A theory is mooted that the Captain kept close in shore to avoid a big -wavo and struck n

sunken rock, and that the crew got into the boats, which were swamped after they had been launched. THE LOSS OF THE ARTISAN. THE CREW SAVED. Received 9.30 p.m., April 24th. MELBOURNE, April 24. The vessel ashore afc Cape Patterson is the barque Artisan, bound from Manila to Newcastle, in ballast. She struck during the gale at 3 o'clock on Monday morning. AIT hands reached shore safely, and are "waiting till the flood subsides in Powlett river in order to reach San Remo. With the heavv sea running the barque is doomed. The Artisan was owned by the Thomas Companv, St. Johns, New Brunswick. The ship George T. Hay is anchored behind Cape Woolamie, but is unable to get out without assistance, and she is in danger of dragging her anchors. Received 1.10 a.m., April 25th. Captain Purdy, of the Artisan, states that they were 60 miles beyond Cape Patterson, and were driven back by the gale. The sails were all carried away, and the weather was the worst- he ever experienced. The ship was driven about at the mercy of the elements for many hours; big seas continuously breaking on board. At 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning she struck the rocks, and was held hard and fast, and the waves continued breaking over her. It was pitch dark, and a most anxious time was passed. At dawn they found that the ship was 100 yards from shore. Afc low water all on board, including the captain's wife, managed to scramble ashore safely. The latest news is that the George T. Hay is dragging her anchors. WRECK OF THE TABER. TWENTY LIVES LOST. Received 12.56 a.m., April 25th. SYDNEY, April 24. Calcutta files which were leceived today contain an account of the wreck of the steamer Taber, formerly the P. and O. Company's Ancona, at Mauritius, on March 21st. It is stated that twenty lives were lost. No doubt this is the same disaster as is referred to in this morning's cablegrams. ~ j