LOSS OF A VESSEL.
: Wp^ikq^on, May 1,0. The agents of the SJiaw, Sftvilla and Albion Company have received a teiegrom from Napier this afternoon, stating that tho ship Northumberland had parted cables at eleven o'clock this morning and drifted on the banU two miles to the westward, A lifeboat soon want t.o her assistance, bat was driven ashore, The ste^tnftf Sir Donald has gone to her assistance, and j the Weka will leave In an hour. )f the Notthumboiland gets over the bank, she might i& alright. There Is a heavy sea and gale.
LA'f'EE. Telegrams state that the ship appears to be rjding at anchor. The Sir Jpor^a'd Is alongside, 'i fee J^ortftumbprland arrived at Napier from Lyttelton laut'njgiht;, ' She has 1000 tona of her original cargo, pricoi,pally material for the Wairoa bridge, 500 tQDB of wheat for London, and 500 tons of coal Sh# is under the command of CaptftlpTodd, ".
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1555, 11 May 1887, Page 2
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152LOSS OF A VESSEL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1555, 11 May 1887, Page 2
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