THE WOOTTON SAFE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 526, 5 June 1909, Page 6

THE WOOTTON SAFE.

<<'::■.{ .STEAMS INTO' I^TTEMX)N.-'. ■'■[ .'" '■■ '■£-J^G.INES; ; DiSABLEp./:■ ..: "■■<, , •:■ '.. '.',S ; (IiT Ttt.EUiai;ii--HiKs ; i' Awsi'irV.iniiM.). "".:',■■ !^.;rfi-^if;, ': i Junfe'4..': ; ;; The- steamer. YwhictAvas. picked up'-in-adisabled-condition by.tho.'Clenheim-in OootoStrait;ou Wednesday .night, and had .to,be 'let go'.'.abbiit 18: miles south;'of. Pen-, .carronv.'Hoad -.at'.7 "o'clock iyesterday.'-jnorn-ing..inv a.licaTy;ii'6rth-ivesterl.y gale,- was,,'sig-' .this.- afternoon^. [Two stean\er377thp;;Ho!mdale 'frpm'.Gisborne and ,the-^'oottdn—were^roportod,. and it-'was'it : firsf thought.'that theVHolmdalo'--' had -the ;Wootton in tow. ■,A>:3.SoJp.m;, however,, the ..signalman ; at the .ligh,thouso 'saw that".the .Woottd'n'.was; about: and -a; half, from ■the;Heads,,iind !was coining-along on'her own engines; the' Holmdale/.being • about' 'a mile xistem of-hcr. ;'■-, ■"'' :,•••:■■: .'- fvTHE SEAKCH. I3M)M WELLINGTON. :■ ; ''•;. Ai the Windi ,iii; dook' Strait' had increased ■.ix)-a'fierce"gale; morning, , ';'aiid>in"-' crpasod ae :the day 'wore,on, 'fears- were en-' •tertainea: here :f or /the "safety of the' diaabled "ste^§'f^'\Yp6tip?j:/.coho^r,nkg , 'whjch no news Blenheim lefther afeW::^mile3:7EOuth;--ofs-PeKoarrow 'early on .ThiiiisSay-Jmqnuig. ■■ .Veesels'a'rnving in port l^tef'day. ( v : m{irnuig,'''Bhe; I "Wimm_efa from Ni; •pier;- and tho : ;Moana arid Maori'from Lytt'el-;ton,/-reported- having- seen.' no, sign '-oi 'the •.-.;•.."■.".,■. ■".'■. ■.-■';■, '■-..,, •;■ ■ During' the"'.morning^ . Captain, Johnson, , .harbourmaster,' 'had' been'. in' communication' with the Eaiapoi,Shipping and/Trading/CoiSi-' :pany,' ofi -K&iapbiy-'Pwriers of the /Vessel, ,'' 'and with their..'local 'ag'erlt, and as'a 'result' it .'was. '.decided it noon that tho-tug'Terawbjti should 'be^dispatohed'to';search-for.the' vessel.AAfterr r coateg-for : a'.three'or .foiir. days , '; qruise,, the; '■Tdrawiiiti.put".pufc;to"lsea : at 3J25 p.m.; .Mr. :Wi-itefprd;. r firsfc/officer,', of ' .the, Government. on..the.steamer. :,to;represent/tho"'.Marine'■' Department.,. '. It rfas'.tb/e, general bpiffiion.of, nautical men that thoyWoottonv.would■:hoist.'sail and make for) :Pprt'TJnderwood,_'sbut/;ai to' her .ability to' niake port.'aafely in , ' yesterday'B galej even, the' snngmno fplks.ahopk: their heads,at\the;mention, of■' , ity-;.Howoverj' r '<3ie;'TeriwMila TOs'-ii-'i struoted to .work over towards' Cape QampbeU Awierp', the, lightaouse-keeper ■ was .'advised .to look.put-fpr and. signal -.eithei: -vessel , ■' The. have a'simple' ;messago ;fe: commwiiDate.-to',;the Terawhiti, ;tor. about'- an' fa-half after tho tnc ■ left:port'Mf. Allpoft',: secretaryof the Mart me Department,, received' a telegram stating ;that the Wootton-:.was..entering': Lyfctelton Heads under her, fvm, steam,; and - later ad;yi°|3 stated that: she "reached' Lyttelton'-at' 4.45, p.m.; with:'"engines- disabled."'' 'The .-■jWootton is commanded}," Soott, and..when.she'left Wellingtpn recentlv after an extensive overhaul, , s he was ponsideredto be ln^exceHeßt,order. ■.:-;:;..'. .' ;' ! , In connection 'with the-Duco»s mwaccess:.fnl;.searc,h on Thursday r ifc ia explaiaed that .when.the ; vessel. was, dispatched' 'from.i Day's' V^ y i that the ; haudy to the Heads, but,when fthe'couWMt be sighted- at 4,30 p.m.,. the Dnco, having. ; but a hmited supply of coalj.had.Doalternat tive but;.to return: to port:- I '. v : . - : '- ■