THE BASQUE HUDSON.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1338, 28 November 1885, Page 2

THE BASQUE HUDSON.

Tqiarv, Last Night The Titan, in charge of CaptainWeb'ter, went out to the stranded barque about fir* o’clock this nnrning to render what assistance she could in launching the vessel. On arrival there, it was found that the p.s. Lyttelton, with Mr Watson, Lloyd's surveyor, bad arrived on the scene about four o'clock. Captain Herd, of the ship Marlborough, now at Oemarn, wae on board the Hudson, where, with Captain Thomas and the crew, he had remained all night. At an early hour Mr Bart of d.M. Customs also proceeded to the scene. The steamer Herald arrived 1 * shortly after seven o'clock, and then every effort was made by' the three to get the vessel off, but they did not succeed in Jg moving her much. The men on board ™ the vessel were working all night, and had taken oat smd landed in safety a quantity of cargo. Special efforts were made to save the Timaru Woollen Factory’s machinery. The Titan returned to Pott about noon, and at half-past two in the afternoon went out again with three surf boats in tow. These were to be used to bring off the Factory's machinery. During the afternoon they were engaged in transferring a quantity of cargo to the and in all about 300 tons were taken bat of the ship.

On the flood tide in', the. evening the steamers again got hold of the Hudson, and this time, mnch to the gratification of everyone, with good results, as she was dragged off the beach at 7 o'clock, aodr subsequently taken, in tow of the Lyttelton, to Lyttelton, to which place the Herald also proceeded, while the Titan' returned to 1 imam. So far at coaid be ascertained, the Hudson bad aoataiaed no damage when she left. Regarding the telegram sent from Christchurch re burning of blue lights. Captain Stannard, of_ the barque Bells, writes to the Hermld here as followsl see by the papers to-day that the barque Hudson was sighted by the a.a. Pelham and s.B. Oban eight miles from Timaru, apparently at anchor, which I state is incorrect. Instead of being the Hudson, . it was the barque Belli, from Newcastle.. I was steering a c urse for Timaru, and, the weather being h°zy, could not make out the lights on shore, when a light and a red one were reported right r' ahead- I immediately clewed np all sails, put her helm down, cook-billed the anchor, • and was just in the act .of letting it go when I took a cast of the lead and found 17 fathoms. The mate called out that it was a s -eamer, and I then burned a blue light, but they took no notice and steamed past. I think it is a great shame on the pare of the masters of the steamers passing sailing vessels the way they do, knowingt that they are helpless in light winds, f think that the e«ptatn of the Pelham might have told me how Timaru bore, «k he would know that I would not have burnt bine lighta for nothing, but only if I wanted a piWt or assistance.