SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE KETCH ANNA AND ALL HANDS.

Western Star, Issue 351, 22 May 1880, Page 2

SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE KETCH ANNA AND ALL HANDS.

* I About noon yesterday Captain Tall, Harbor Master at Riverton, received a telegram from Capt. Ai’Leod of the Maid of Otago, at Bluff, to the effect that the ketch Anna was in bis company off Run puke Island on Thursday evening, and that during the night a vessel like her hud been wrecked on a spit-. Captain lull wire 1 to Captain Thomson, Harbor Master at Bluff, for further particulars, and at 2.15 received a reply that it was almost certain that the wreck was that of the ketch Anna, from Dune tin to Riverton, and that nothing was known of the crow. The sea was too heavy at that time to admit of the pilot boat getting near the wreck, but search was being made along the beach for the crew. About 4 p.m. Captain Thomson wired that the vessel had broken up, and that part of the wreck had come a-hore, showing the plankino- to be of kauri and the covering board of totara. Part of the wreck was on the spit, and bad drifted away to the westward. The, vessel had a round stern, painted black, with mark of name board on it; and at the hour when the telegram was sent the s.s. Kakanui was towing the wreck into the Now River These wo re all the particulars received up (o last night, but Caplaiu Tall has no doubt that the vessel is the Anna. The Maid of Otago and the Anna were both duo at Riverton from Dunedin. The Maid is now lying

11 Bluff harbor, having run for shelter during thogalo that raged on Thursday evening. The Anna, less fortunate, must have struck on one of the spits off Dog or Runpuke Island or Tewai’s Point, but particulars are not to hand. The Anna had on board 80 bales of wire netting, 50 pkgs., and about 7 tons ot coal. Her crew consisted of Captain Stephen Tall (brother to the Riverton Harbor Master, and well known in Hivertou), and two men whose names we have not been able to learn, amt there seems but little doubt of their haring been lost.. Captain Tall was an experienced mariner, and was favorably known to all wit i whom bo came in contact. His loss will be severely felt by his widow and largo family, who will be left inlindifferent circumstances. Genuine sympathy is felt by everyoue at the sorrow entailed unon deceased’s relatives.