WANGANUI.
[special to thb Btab.] July 28. AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT. Tlie steamer Manawatu, whilst endeavouring to pass ti .rough tho Wangunut brtfge, dragged her anchor aiid slewed round against tho bridge, breaking hor mainmast ahorfc off. She now hes broadside against tho bridge, slightly heeled t.ver. A str-jng current is rui-ning, and overy eff-.rt is now being made to gefc her roui. Jt.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3524, 28 July 1879, Page 2
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