WRECK OF THE WAINUI

West Coast Times, Issue 10534, 19 July 1897, Page 2

WRECK OF THE WAINUI

[Pek UifiTEi) Pbesl .AsscJbATi&f.f , WELLINGTON; July 18. The Wattttl, winch +ia beached in Waikawa Bay after striking the Beef Barrels, arrived In port on Saturday afterffdiffii havifig tfefem, accompanied across* Bjrthe tJoy's steamer Ifcawatin; It appOTrßjbaJ.Mr Daniel; the Company's supenntende.nt, Jiaving effected temporary rep^iiS fey frida^ oVporttmifry was^ taken o£ tide to float Her, and the strain being takeii oil .the , hanger .atfecheft XO, tnft anchor out aft, the vessel smoothly glided off the bfeißH Sfia anchored tor the riighi. On the following, mor/iing^one.. of the two anchors which had been lost was picked up ffild tif e vessel hjsade4 for [Wellington, leavitg.^lS.Fienieh Pass about 9.30 and reaching here between four and and §sn_H}j£he. ajter^dpn. The .twisted forefoot o£ the vessel shows the, force of the^SHl witfl the fo'cSs: it llfSrtu'tiate thaftihe vfaAt !ftt«M Or peihapH Otherwise the bottom would have been torn out of her. The Wainuys injury is mainly on the port iiae wKere some of the plates arel started, but she is making very little water JrjnSH hjtf Iptfn^ easily keep down. The remainder oi Her coal will be discharged and on Monday afternoon, if the patent slip is vacant, she will be taken up for examination and repairs.