THE APARIMA.
WELLINGTON, Setember 18. The officers of the steamer Aparima state that even after getting into port at Albany the situation was not without great danger. Three explosions took place in the bunker, the hatches on two occasions being blown from their positions, almost as high as the funnel. Some' two or three days later the fire, after'much laborious work, was successfully subdued, and the steamer was able to continue the voyage to Wellington. The deck of the steamer appears to be very badly sprung in different places, and the officers' cabins are scorched. The bulkhead between holds. JSos. 1 and 2 is not tight, and it is assumed, as a matter of certainty, that the cargo in both is much damaged. The quantity involved is about 400 tons. The electric .plant on the steamer is almost completely ruined. The exact, amount of damage will not be known until after the discharge of her cargo.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11741, 19 September 1902, Page 5
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156THE APARIMA. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11741, 19 September 1902, Page 5
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