ALL SAVED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16750, 3 June 1922, Page 9

ALL SAVED.

RESCUED FROM THE WRECK. THE WILTSHIRE DISASTER. CAPTAIN LAST TO LEAVE. ANXIETY AT AN END. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 3. The crew of the Wiltshire have nil been rescued, a magnificent conclusion to two nights and days of terrible anxiety. Captain Hayward came ashore last night at dusk, the entire crew having preceded him without accident of any kind and in the teeth of a howling Kale. At daybreak yesterday the landing part.y from tho Katoa, who had got iour men ashore the previous night, continued their fine work at tho wreck and when the naval party from H.M.S. Philomel arrived after a terrible journey from Tryphena twelve more of the crew had already been brought ashore. The Katoa’s men had previously succeeded in capturing a line from the Wiltshire and when this had been replaced by n stout rope the crow were brought over two at a time from the wreck. With the strengthening of the rescue party and the improved gear taken down from Auckland by the naval men tho work of transferring the Wiltshire’s crew was speeded up, two men coming ashore at a time and each trip taking only six minutes to complete. SNATCHED FROM JAM’S OF DEATH. The work continued without mishap throughout the da}-, nil the rescuers working heroically until at last what had seemed impossible had been accomplished—lo 3 inen had been literally snatched from the very' jaws of death. With the exception of the last thirty men to come ashore, who are camping on shore until daylight enables them to make the journey in safety, the crew of the Wiltshire were taken overland to Tryphena and are now on hoard the Katoa, which will leave for Auckland as soon as their comrades joiu them to-day.