WRECK OF THE SHIP NORTHUMBERLAND AND S.S BOOJUM.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1557, 13 May 1887, Page 2

WRECK OF THE SHIP NORTHUMBERLAND AND S.S BOOJUM.

Napier, May 12. This mornipg the Northumberland was found to be completely broken up, while for three miles tbe beach is strewn with wreckage and cargo. A large number of draya wero kept busy carting away the latter, but mo3t of it is more or less damaged. Of course the greater part of the cargo is destroyed, but of the case goods something will be made. The beach was crowded all day by hundreds of pecple. The police wero busy trying to stop pilfering, but were not altogether successful, and one man, caught m ftagrante delicto, was arrested. It is Baid that some of the wreckers during the night buried a considerable quantity of goodß m the loose shingle. Search was kept up all night and day for the bodies of the men drowned from the Eoojum, investigation showing that there were only five men on board instead of six, as at first believed. The one telegraphed as drowned, but who did not go, was the stranger Scotty Ned. At 3.30 this morning Captain Setter's body was recovered Arrangements were made fo? the inquest at 2 o'clock, but just then Waddell'B body was washed ashore, and another was believed to be floating outside the breakers The inquest' was then adjourned to 4 30 p.m., when it was again postponed until to-morrow, m hopes that all the bodies would be recovered. Later m the afternoon the corpse of Bain came ; ashore, leaving Seaman Kelvington the only one missing. , b'otter and Waddell leave widows and large families. Both men were insured, ( but not for large amounts. Bain left a , widow, but no children He was uninsured. The "Herald" suggests that , subscriptions to the jubilee fund should be , devoted to start a benevolent fun 3 primarily for the benefit of the sufferers , by this sad accident, but also to relieve I other cases of distress earned by losing j lives m the cause of humanity, and the } suggestion has been warmly received. It appears from the accounts of the j crew that they were m . greatet danger , than was believed from the shore. In the j darkness very heavy green seas broke j over the forecastle, and it was all the last I half-dozen could do to hold on. Captain Todd was all but washed avyay just before j the cradle nrrived to take him off, and one hour's delay would have resulted m a great loss of life.