Further Particulars.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11139, 28 December 1903, Page 5

Further Particulars.

Received December 28, 10.31 a.m.

MELBOURNE, D&ember 28.

The Forunaio Figari Jias been towed into the bay.. lias a iug hole on the port bow and there is considerable damage to the deck gear. But for the watertight compartments ■ the vessel would probably have gone dov7u. »

The Coogee left Launceston at 7 on Thursday night and the collision occurred when nine hours out. The' Coogee's starboard bow struck the stem of the Figari, which was split open from below the water ■lhio to 10ft above, opening places 4ft wide.- So great was the.- impact that, after remaining lacked" together for a, few minutea, tlie sZiipe gradually swung round till the sides touched. A-ammber of the steam er's passengers, believing, the ship to be sinking, scrambled aboard the Figari. Blinding volumes of smoke from the Coogee's fractured jripes added terror to the situation. After the first excitement the passengers, especially the ladies, behaved splendidly. , , There was no The vessels soon drifted apart. The Figari, which was under short sail, hove to. Three boats were lowgr*ed and the balance of the Coogee's passengers were -.transferred. All the steamer's boatß havingbeen stove in, the Figari took the steamer in tow. The first line parted, but the 1 second held good and towed ninety miles. Captain Carring'ton'a body was terribly nicmgled. His< last order, just as the vessels came together, was to slew the Coogee's head outward. Thi* "probably saved both vessels irom destruction.

At the Coogee collision, the seaman named Jolly was pinned beneath a mass of wreckage and bled to death before the difficult work of rescuing him could be accomplished. Besides a broken thigh, the second officer Durant had. several ribs broken and* his head badly-bruised. - There wove aovßral narrow escapes. The cabin of the first officer was swept away and he was thrown on deck unconscious. A fireman was lying \n his bunk when a heavy iron pipe fell across close to *his head. The Coogee's bridge deck cabins and ,all the lifeboats and rafts were swept away, as well as the masts. She was completely raked as far as tlie funnel. On.c of the masts, penetrated the deck in falling. Captain Chiffani, of the Figari, states that the ship was under short sail and not making more than a knot and a half an hour,, while the -Coogee whs going at full speed, or nearly bo. Miss Muir, fore-cabin stewardess of the Coogee, displayed great heroism. She roused the passengers and accompanied the ladies lo the ship, refusing to stay, and returned to the disabled steamer lo nurse the injured. Officer Carrington was one of the, bestknown masters in the coastal trade.-

Cholera Infantum. — This has long been regarded as one of the moat dangerous and fatal diseases to which infants are subject. It can Jbe cured,'- however, when properly treated. All that is necessary is to give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy- and castor oil as directed,- with each bottle, and a cure is certain. Since this remedy has come into such general use there are very few deaths from cholera infantum, and none whatever when it is given. For sale by the U.F.C.A., Jdh.ii T. Cooch, and F. L. Spurdle, Wanganui.

Pains in the stomach, like toothache,* are not dangerous, but decidedly unpleasant. Persons who are subject to such* attacks will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by taking a dose or two of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by the U.F.C.A., John T. Cooch, and F. L. Spurdle, Wanganui.

A New Shipment.— We have just received a large shipment of Star Road Racers, direct from the factory in England. The machines have unpacked in perfect condition, and are tip to date in every detail. The rims are nickle-plated on the edges, and the -finish, .of the. machines is -in the best polished enamel. Usual price/ .£23; now i>2G. — Adams, Star Cycle Co., Avenue, Wanganui. #-; i, ■t : > ,