THE LOSS OF THE TASMANIA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5714, 18 August 1897, Page 3

THE LOSS OF THE TASMANIA.

THE WEKA FINDS A SUXKKN IiOCK..

(By Tchi]ftii>h—J're.is Amiutml. Na iki:, Tuesday.

When the s.s. IVeka last wont out to try for the recovery of tlio Tasmania's mails the sea was too cough to enable any work lo lie done, so Captain Nelson delennined lo search for any rocks in the vicinity. A heavy bar of railway iron was slung crosswise over the stern, and dragged along the bottom. When about three-quarters of a mile from Table Capo, and on a line just opening up Portland Island light, the drag met ivitli an obstruction which pulled the vessel up with a sharp turn. J The rounding-to of the vessel, however, released the drag, which was twisted till out of siiape, The obstruction is believed to be a pinnacle rock, but the sen was so rough that it could not bo picked up again. The soundings round about showed only six to seven fathoms where seventeen tire mnrked on the chart. This place is just inside the usual track of vessels. Two (jovormnent surveyors, Messrs Armstrong and Stevenson, remained behind nt

Wliangnwei iu order to lake advantage of I ho first spell of line went her. Aucki.axh, Wednesday. At the Tasmania enquiry the Court took some further evidence as to the loss of the carpenter's boul, which was leaky unit the plug missing, and could only pull three ours. The Court then adjourned (ill Friday week, for the report iv survey,