THE SHIP GLENLUI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 130, 1 June 1907, Page 7

THE SHIP GLENLUI.

GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF A PERILOUS . VOYAGE .<By.. Telegraph.—tress Associatum.) DUNEDIN, Friday. j ' Further particulars regarding the ex-; of the Glenlui, which was towed into Port Chalmers this morning, j E how that the second mate was twice ; washed out of his bunk, which, as it . happened to be a top one. will give some , idea of the volume of water that con- , ijuually broke in. Toe steward was caught and borne j through an alleyway and the saloon, and , then hurled asainst a bicycle hanging in . the extreme stern. Everything in the , messroom was broken to pieces, and the , after =aloon and captain's quarters were swamped to the ceiling. The doors of | the storerooms were forced mwaras and j tons of water poured down the hatchway mto the lazarette, and thence found j ifcs way into the hold among a cargo of , wheat "in four-bushel bags. The after , part of the vessel suffered most severe- . fTbut tne forecastle and forward deck- | houses stood the strain better than , might have been expected. ' The cook did his utmost, in face of j difficulties, to provide hot tea and . food for the halt-frozen crew, but he was washed out of his galley amid an assort- j ment of cooking utensils. The galley funnel was torn off, together with all ether top hamper stowed on top of the j deckhouse. Nearly everybody on board, it appears, ! cave the ship up for lost, but under the | orders of the captain, second mate, and boatswain, the crew worked with a will, i hopinz against hope. The vessel plungeo. bodHv throutrh the water, and seemed to be" gradually setrling down. It was impossible to remain on deck, and thrones the night the officers and crew huddled under the shelter of the tarpaulin on the poop, while nearly wrecked,''and "without boats, the apparently si-akin 17 ' ship strained and shivered. About 0 daybreak the fere-topmast stay-sail-sheet "parted, and the sail, flapping ttrmderously, tugged and strained at the stays, threatening to bring down the foremast. The mate and boatswain went forward. and succeeded in furling the sail, and they had nearly regained the comparative safety of the poop, when the vessel took a huge sea over the starboard quarter, which carried the mate over the side. Lines were thrown to him, but they fell short. His face, under his sou'wester, was visible for a little while, with a look of pathetic despair on it. "and then the man sank. He was clothed in heavy seaboots and oilskins, which naturally fettered his movements. Nothing, however, could possibly have been done to save birn. The boatswain w-as also caught by the same sea, and was half drowned and covered with bruises. He was then 'caught by another sea, but clutched a life-line. He says he thought his arms were being torn out. The name of the first mate was Evan Jones, aged 2t>. His address was 23 Wright-street, Carnarvon, North Wales Jones was well-known in New Zealanc and Australian ports. He joined the Glenlui at Adelaide, from the ship Haze Craig. He is believed to have been un .married, Captain R. C. Scott is a. 'mariner of wide experience and of 3S ■ia 7 saifihg- ships. -He' balls from Liverpool. When interviewed, he showed ulp signs of the ordeal through * which he had just passed. "I suppose you have not been to sleep for three days or nights"?' asked a sympathetic bystander. ~ The captain considered, and then replied, "No. not for a week." The storm which raged on Monday find Tuesday was one of the worst he has over experienced. Owing to the size of the waves and the fury of tbe storm, he believed that it would be impossible to bring the ship to the wind, and their only chance of safety lay in running before

the gale. At one time the vessel was £oing 14 knots an hour. The captain iiae loss uninsured private property lahied at over £ 100. One whole suit of sails, except the loyals. have been torn to ribbons. Both ■fee fresh water tanks are full ot saltwater, and the starboard tank has "been stove in. During pumping, one of the pmnps got out of gear, but the crew re-: <iouHed their efforts on the one remain- j iag. It is impossible as yet to gauge | the extent of the damage done to the "_eajgo. but there is evidently still a great deal of water in the hold. i During the gal* , , Captain Scotc says he eamot explain hovr the time passed. Day •ad night were merely a succession of calamities. • The cargo will probabJy be discharged, and the vessel docked for repairs, but - Captaia Scott is taking no steps before ijxstrnftions arrive from Home. His' re- ■ seat experience has made him tired of ike sea. he says—"so tired, that if there wa bridge "from here to Liverpool I'd ir*lk Home."