ARRIVAL OF THE RARAWA.
AUCKLAND. June 15. The Earawa arrived at Onehunga this morning with nine of the survivors of th'> Kin Ora wreck. >othing definite is obtainable as to the actual number
drowned. Tho second steward says there wero on board 10 officers and crew 13 armk. pasM-iK'ers. and three children. »lie chUdron and the whole of the ship s coiiiniinv except the captain -were saved. With ' 27 saved and 3 known to bo drowned there a'-c several adult passonetcrs still unaccounted for. Onr- of the crew said he heard v>apt-Rl-vcVloc> call out for tho boat to come + „ !,;■>•/ tliis was about a onarter ot ;.n Ik/.u- after the wreck. BL-ioklook ivis tivr-n svrimmina. and had evidently abandoned bis lifebelt in an effort to read' +-jio 'voat. He was not seen 1-iter.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12109, 17 June 1907, Page 7
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