THE ILL-FATED WARATAH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13980, 16 August 1909, Page 5

THE ILL-FATED WARATAH.

BODIES COMING ASHORE. Ptwjs Associardon-By Telegraph-Copyngat CAPETOWN,' August 13. The liner Insizwa reports passing four supposed bodies off the Bashec river. It is also reported that bodies are being washed up at the Great Fish river further south. LONDON, August 13. Owing to the news brought from Capetown by the Insizwa the reinsurances on the Waratah have risen to 00 guineas. A steamer has gone to the Great Forkes river in search of the Waratah. MELBOURNE, August U. The Marerc, which was in the vicinity of the Cape about the same time as the Waratah, reports that gales raged witli great violer.ee, and that mountainous seas swept Hie Mareiv's deck. CONTRADICTORY' REPORTS. WHALE AND SKATES' STORIES Received '>..', p.m., August lofh. CAPETOWN, August 11. Tin- reason those on board the Insizwa did not investigate the supposed corpses was the roughness ot the weather and the heavy deck cargo she carried. The captain of the Insizwa on being ir.lcrviewcd said he was satisfied that what he saw were human bodies. Two were dressed iu white, and two in dark clothing. He thought if uni desirable to pick them up on account ; of having women passengers on board. J It is officially stated that the rn- | moiir that bodies were Seen off the ' Great ]• i-li river is unfounded. j LONDON. August 14. ; Renter's correspondent reports thai I vessels which have arrived at Last ; London saw pieces of a whale yester- | day oir Bashee riven followed by flocks lof birds. A tug which was sent out j from East Loudon to search for the I supposed corpses off the Rashee river. | has returned. and reports that off j Mazcppa Ray the crew observed birds ! over floating objects resembling bodies. I Investigations revealed that the ob- ; jects were dead skates; otherwise nothi ing was seen. The police are patroli ling the coast. | Received 1.10 a.m.. August lflth. j EAST LONDON, August 10. I The tug's search was fruitless, cx- ! cept for seeing in Mazoppa Ray floatI ing objects of most deceptive appoari a nee resembling the bodies of women i al tired in dressing gowns, and which ; invest igat ion proved in be dead skates. j ]v r Astw-ialion. ! AUCKLAND. August I'I \ nrivle cable messio-'e states tb-it I Mrs F. Xon-ls and Mr G. Norn's, who ' booked at Nat.ier |«-.- Cii™t.«wn. /■'"<■>■ wire oisse'itrers bv the missing AVarnlah, leit the vessel at Durban.