THE LY-EE-MOON.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11218, 16 June 1886, Page 2

THE LY-EE-MOON.

NABRATIVES OF BUKVIVOES. STOEY OF THE DISASTER. The Sydney papers per Wakatipu contain a long account of the wreck of the Ly«eeAloon. Tho following are among the prin*. cipal narratives of survivors i— STATEMENT OF A SALOON FASSENGEB. Daniel O. Harris, saloon passenger, representative of Mesui'3 Christie, of London, stated: — "I waa in the saloon about 9.30 p.m. when she struck. There were two or three seveve shocks. I rushed on deck to the forepart and saw people ruahiug about. The lighthouse was just above us. I remained on deck till she parted in two. There was a great deal of confusion. I saw the captain running along the deck, and going at't I heard a great creaking, and heard that the vessel h»d parted in two. I remained on the fore part. She went over on her side, I got on the outside of the rail, and remained there for about fire hours until I was rescued. While on the rail the sea was dashing over us heavily. I was hauled ashore in a bowline along a rope, and was hauled up when I reached the rocks. I was injured on the lefb knee and wrist, and on the head when 1 was being hauled up the rock. The captain worked hard to savo life by endeavouring to pa3B line3 ashore. A. young fellow lost his Benses, and ho was loßt. I-. Dutchman named Birrlind, when the vessel waa lying over, lot himself down iuto the hold to get up a rope. During the tiyo hours while i was on the forepart, the passengers and officers and crew were very calm, and expected to be reacued,a9 we were bj near the shore. I spoke to the captain about boats, bub he said it was impossible to use them. I waa in a very exhausted condition when I went ashore. I have been most kindly treated since by captain Webber and Captain tfkelton and Mrs Skelton." STORY OF A LirTL"B BOY. The little boy Earry Adama gave the following narrative : — " My father is chief steward of the Mararoa, which runs up North. I was on board with my mother and my little baby sister. I was in a differ, ent cabin to mother, and in my cabin when the vessel struck. I got out of bed and saw a lot of gentlemen dressing. I asked someone where roy mother was. They said ahe waa in the ladies' cabin. I weub there. ilother, sister, and I tried to got on deck. I said, " Come on deck mother for tho boats." Tbo lower deck was bursting up tVn. ■Ji'Tot.hor said, "Mo," I forget the ofcifi 1 W'Wi*, «5 there was such a lot of noiae cf steam blowing off and cracking. Then wo went further forward and we hung on to the polo in the saloon, &ad She people were crying out, " .Oh, Gl-od save us," and praying, Thank God I did geb saved. Mother kissed me, and said," foor boy; oh H&rrj, we are going." It was dark, and I did aofc see mother after that. I clambered up to the porthole aud opened it, and tried to gefc out. I was helped by Mr i*oole and Mir Lumaden I think. Wo could hear the people on the after part o£ tho ship calling out. It was a long time we wore on the outside. 1 got between two or three gentlemen to keep me warm. I began to get sleepy. I re^ombcv saving, " Can I go ashore.oaptdn." 1 1 emember going through the waves. The cap'ain said, ''dee put jour lega through this j " but I could not tell you what it was. We seemed to go through the wavts too quick. I seemed dreaming. The next'ihing I knew I waa on a man'a shoulder, bomg carried to the iighlliouso. I remember waking up in a room, ani 3ome one rubbing my le^s and hands, I feel well now, " A WONDSB¥UL ESCAPE. ' Tho following narrative of the escape of Ifr Henry Lumsden, of the Bank of JSTew South Wales, has been furnished : -I mad3 two attempts to land— the first; waa about two hours alter the vessel struck; I had no chance before. She was lying on her beam ends, the top-mast resting on the rock close to the shore. After eeeing four aailora reach the shore by the topmast oarrying away at the crosstresa, I ran along the rig« ging and made an attempt to get ashore by gjing along the fallen inaßb. I jumped in the sea from the end of the broken mast and 3truggltd ia the water for two or thr-30 minutes, holding on to " debris until I was washed near tho ship, and managed to regain it by the loose rigging aud il making j debris. The next attempt I made was after the Una was made fast to a iargaoar, which was haubd on board. 1 was tho first to leave the roael affcer tho line was got ashore, endoavouring to reach the shore along the rope hiad over hand. Affcer getting more than half waj, my weight uiude a belly in tke rope, and 1 was too we*k to get up tho incline made fas j to the high rock, so I dropped my hold and took ray ohance of the sen again. I thought I svas lost. I was fully three minutes stru^ gHng in the surf, holding on to either loose rigging from the fallen masts or strong seaweed, I cannot tell which. When noarly drowned I managed to gain one of the rocks, aad*from that got aehord, and was pulled f urtobr up tho rooks by the assistant lighthouse- korper Whelan, who was^in great danger where he was He lent mo a hand no. I was very much knocked about and exhausted from expo3ura,and tension of muaclo caused by cl^gin^- to the rigging during the sis hours Ur.vt the mi was washing ovar us, „__ ._.„. f