VESSEL ASHORE.
[Pie Pbess Association.]
Ohbistohtooh, January 27,
The btrqae May Queen ashore, near Ouap Bay, has settled down considerably In the water. At half-tide the bulwarks Wtra just clear, and as the tide roee the waves washed over the poop. A gang of thirty men were engaged m dieohargins ettgo. Up to late this afternoon 850 toni had been got out. The satis and yirds are being taken off Tho cabin fittings and officers' instruments havo bs en removed. It is thought that If a nor 1 eiater springs up the vessel will booh break np. The pomps have been forced tip through the deok, a sure sign that her back ii broken, and that the rocks have penetrated her hold. Twenty tons of powder on board have bpen Hived.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1752, 28 January 1888, Page 4
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131VESSEL ASHORE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1752, 28 January 1888, Page 4
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