THE ELINGAMITE.
THE NAUTICAL ENQUIRY. Per Proas Association At the Elingamite enquiry, Henry Wetherilt said the engine stopped within six seconds of the order to reverse. He went to the skylight of the engiueroom and saw the machinery stopped. There was a commotion below; lie could not say about what. A little later he heard the flogging of a heavy hammer. He could not say the cause. The hammering continued ■ for some time. The snip had not then struck. Witness went- to the rail four times. The vessel struck near her stern, gliding gently on the rocks. He thought something jammed in the engine-room. It was net unusual to wedge the engines to take tip slack and prevent vibration on a •long voyage. It occurred to him that it might have been done on the Elingamite, causing a jam. The hammering was iron on iron, cot on a wooden plug, and suggested knocking out a wedge. There was nothing outside the ship to prevent the revolution of the propeller.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11946, 22 December 1902, Page 4
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169THE ELINGAMITE. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11946, 22 December 1902, Page 4
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