STEALER KAIPARA STRIKES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 6

STEALER KAIPARA STRIKES.

IN RANGITOTO CHANNEL. PLATES BADLY RIPPED AMIDSHIPS. TWO HOLDS FLOODED. PREPARATIONS TO SALVE THE CARGO.

': :' : Associatiom)/; /; j^"JK'B'S- : i?li''/-;-7fo^ s4/-;WShippuigfcircles:wore;thrown;iito;some-; . b%J,:thiri'g:;]ike/ ronsterriatton/this;; afternoon: i^S^heri:;ajruiribur- circrilated: that the; New |^v'( i y'pvil>astjfcvo?for.:Loridoni{ laden ;>ith"a; large : 2i/S"Eaiigito<o'.'Chariri'el,^ '■ arid t.was;in > a,.soriqris ; ;>f^condi&6nl- ' H- GriduAliy/'thejirurnour" .was, 'feSiCorifirhiod; ;-.arid i'ltho,-,-' fact; ■ became, known--^i't;-ttrid that r.there',{was : .water. J;fe3ri";^bJof-|her holds;:.;, news. cbnveqred;to .town ■ by. -the .'signal-;, V-who/noticed/the ; ; 'irOT'gnVitpiilie'-bMbbmVM'io-;. S/: iiti es; ;the/;NeTv; j Zealand / Shipping ; . /*: ichannel, l^^)^r>kfiel -resting';oii •,the' ; bpttom,v .;;-i":f:land;thCTbjare,:Soine.feetj:of iwater'vin'vNo. . g:|Ca;aridKNo:-;2^holds//;K//>/v^ I.®"/;;/ft-Life^ayinglGear';:Served;;Out'';'''>./ ISgSvl^rifenant, :;^lßTi%h';Anny, ;i^pfiv!ii'^j^l^-im,^_li^^.ii^ : ,whb. iSsvfeaS-ori* ; 'of ; tnfi : Bffraior';e^t;.pa6Berigers' ;K!jKhb''ei^axi^ - bn;th«'steamer for•'Gqndori,: fe.Tlv^s:seen-'soon'Rafter:.the.accident,;' arid he ffjß'Lfiave'tho. follbwing;accou^^We;left:the. gg'i!^Uwa^' : : the/pilot/to'jioV little/.round;;;the^ ;£' Sbbri' :■ af fef •,we::,hi^;;,di^ped;:..tho, arid: were^goirig'.at 'full speed, Jhen,' s»JS^'Sust':;^be&feeri--ttb; two'; lightybu^sV'iUiero *3i^^is^a;sUghifgri&g,'; i : ; : . /rtyioyer :but,'g ag'.denly'righted.'/^ y^ariiithe'..wells rwerersbunded^i .arid;, jt 'was , Kvf|'^olnd\;t&l:in^,No.;':i-,;and;.;^ Jse^^d'/bri^/'and;.the; boats ' S;is';:iec'tjorrilcT/arid/discipline ;,|;'4l^hp^(ap'ii;TOS.;as'{cobl.^ Wlfiyust-'-gbing; ; •jfi/Tvater. round'ris.was' foftanat^.;y.eiy:'shal-'.' i f |hye; f affioms-j-and:;the •;'|s^^el^gr^umlyl;Botp^' :^c^ r|;^;jieel/bn';:me'.;;bbtepv;;arid/ She ; .mora gSdowirNby/the'Hbpw^thari';by.' the J-stern:: S^;^'\?h^ejwb>lay.';ui/thu;;p^ .(tho'CSeli^prd)::camV'albri « of' the"passengers; went :giy^-'^:'^^l l^^tb7'l Auydaii";«^ ! Harbour'Kßoaid's;; tug' {^^AwhiM^was..;^^^ a^dent;at;bricei'arid : sey'^^ |^A:alsb{|wmt.;.d^™s:from^ S^;'N^j;'iM^: ; ; anaiigimo^&;^ flsS.Shipping "'. CWp^^^'arid' ; th'ej I 'oiiibn rCom"jaiy'sv;ri|eainer^ |f^^o^frm^the:.str^deo!?shi^ .MPl^^S^^'^^ffP^flwti'iS''^ f';Dtideß,f ~^rboio3master,,/w}ig; |i'>;;/wm';Kdo^v'a;;T^:''^l , ! |:,:. (^'th^;thß',Teßßol'""^''''a^^ Hea^/Her/bowi^'jagioririd/ SjK'had .'pprbbabl^ bbstructibri '{ near;:- ( the;.b'ow;ib&:; \!'hoi<jk)i'anii',:waterfopsa& ''entered; both/of ■these;.' ThejTessei'is r^^^fitted'-'with ;,water-tight-compartnierite, arid' had ..prevented .-.•, the/:water.,':runiih'g^ j^p Jsiip./t' ii&fixpo'£§->-; ~ -V i./ as "j.'ttf' 'whetherVthepb; wpuld'.'oe S^4 in;r^o'atirig:'t'M' i liner; ||g;<CSp'^;^ridttr, , ;re^He(iv^ jWjijJsiniply.i be"j'a im'atter. ; "df, '-.lighteriing;,'her "by' ;g>;:|p^sc^iarging,'p'Mt;bf;th : e^ ; S^;;;jflpat;.off^an4::cnn;"cb w .t<;//,;:;.;/:';/;: /' vl : -- /;;';;' '-/• : of S-ft'^f? B '?'?'?^: j :riccbralng';te^the ; Bjigr while'. .thevAwliiria ; 'was: ; ; were/coiri'pletely;;flpbdeiv/^f-;the ] iKvnyj { i : 15J; };*%; - and;; the'; steamer.: was ,'on, anlEKljeyimJk'oel.'r:;;;;?/;';?/"^;'/^;/ i"y}iS//The ;ICaipara/ • copmaiided"/by ;;Captaii : i;arrived '>. from/'' the £ south/ori: ;-."S/5?^?P ; -^:-'^t e ?? 100I1 < ™d":camed!'a'large ;;?£■;> cargp/bf i'frozen; meatcand/, butter, ,';arid ?',*'.-;'^^.r^ /|//i thousand j;boxes/bf ./butter Sfc>i iM'JiSO^pO'ibrth;"of;M"ion;)Miig part •:vs h local ■; ladings ;:S/- ! S,';;-.;o'.'-,//.//'; ?i&/vKg;The/ has" •' a^liiriited;-.Baiobi'; acV Sji£Y7**»? : ipijici-"' ear-iri«l ■;/jiv f \ ?||v|^^;MiM;.BrighaM^'Messri ; B/EhresX/:; ':■■ !J|;/S; ivessel?; lef tj; the Vpbrt'i this sheShaH / a jiriiarked: ,ahd; 1 """ I lailenv; :■ about i^/Z^/f eet 40; inches/of: vtater/; I Vas 'dead pf'sailiiigj;-,;.;;/';:./ n ??^: s^' SyK/ i °{'-? l!> &*;> iit^?^™^ pyhher'i head;;h a virig: her/bow Jvvf:;;ibprit;il2ft: ;out;'of;the-^vatef,'the/stern higher, S|J "v":'thß J bottom Vfrpm:; under/ the / to' 'M^^\^Y !^^lrl^e::pas^ers:;, w'ere '0i ;'■ X M" 1 // hrpright/ to 4 : Auckland/ -■■'( gg /ind othß/NoriJieTii IJ?/ S;"f?s' sent:;'3»'^;>^th i ;' a;: nuniber;: of ■ ;wbrk- ! I vS/????/^ nd ■*'.*•'«'; salvaging" is ''now proceed-: @?;S,Wv? : 4 ft ?;'^ l ' ! '.targb': wjtakeri':brit':it'/is' S/^/ il 4™4 ed O'f«'. f «/:W^t^|bb v :'ga'Kred, ; ::to' Ji/'S:/i > ??M ,: ; tll ß. 'water -but;: effect temporary "r<£ -g///pairs,;'.:arid/;place:/the::/steamer':m ":' : 'frv ; "h':'£-^' ; -'"-" SuS:^)? <; i' w ? 3 i @;X/;^ (l 'P ar t.' ;, yessel/to such an' 'extent HSftS* l^ " jt ' r^Ph es' 'Within'', a /foot' 'or-more ; ;tf'/the;i: ; deck.' ; ; /:?:;/ ; - : //y''/';:^' ; j/->' v'v-. /HMbBT?iND k/S;\T^:;"Kaipara' arrived /at .Duncdinvbn 55g;//: November'/20.' froiri /Loridbri,V; and/after 4 /i'/'disciargihg/her /cargo'-at/southern' porta :j £o she \ loading>berth/a't 'Lyttelten, Ji; /J./afterwardsf,^;callirig ';.-'at/Waitarai' -Wariga; rtj/z/nrii,': iind/WeUingtonV//She/ left.' here, last v/'.;?/Monday, oyom^,:for/Ancl^nd;-to fill up, a^ ' hidi 'just;. commencbd''her.' voyage'' to «/ : // ; /'''•/. g//^/'lt; : fiyc ;ngp^;^h>tf;on' ; '.afey(^agb"'to/New ■/(////Zealan^^ /v;/ ,/lyiig/shbal'of-Ascension Island viri ; thb'A.t That /was-/before yCap JK: J/ •;;. tein' IfKeller.. took -command.. '■ The' acci ;//:;/:/de^'.'resiilted/irii/seyeial /p:/!' buckled.////.//;};/:; .';-.'■•■:/..// ;},■ '■;,'.- U /;:.:: Ig//// ///:// -;Navigation/bf /Auckland. / /'.'.;-.•.■ ffl:'i;/;;«:ln).the;Npw/Zealand iNaiitical; Almnriai Auckland; Harbour': cai Xiifi ;";l>V ; !pntered/at /low/ ordinary/sprin| 0 Thi /s/gVv'.tide'/rises.'and. faUs.frbm.'sft. 6in; to 12ft Sj/^'jslte^ole^theiarbour l^

are; well,'lighted,'; ahd;.' the shoals,' ; clearly: marked; by .buoys, .arid;;beacons,:so tliat;. at' any .hour; jthe port 'may: be entered with safety. > North Head.arid,-,Morint : yic'toria;' half;a,. mile to. ;.thev;west?rafd, 'are . two remarkable round "hills,-^'easily-, '. -by masters,workfrig' the port. at; a 'distance; of; ;fiyo for '.six: miles.; y Mount.-. Victoria ,;is : 2SOf t'- high/varid' : has"; a-. sigrial.' and i.tole-. graph; stetion:bri"its.summit,;.with'which' vessels 'may- ;c6mjnunicate lay.;: the .Inter:imtnMaj;Code.;';.";;; •;;,;/,.■-;; .;:;;? ~;.: A part':frbm a -;wrcck ..which ..'occurred off Tiri;Tiri 'many; years' ago,", an' accidont' that;.attracted -rattention'".-;.to/ ■ Auoklarid. HarbouT iocxxarei :: in-; December,-..,1908, .when the steamer ; I)aldrSch;-ran aground on a-■.'■ mud bank near Bean;-Eock light-..Qajitain-Pearson, 'who: was 'paying his':first. visit;.to 'Auckland,;-was,,leaving thq';. -harbonr-VwUhout-.'a.;pilot,';- aridri.his, .vessel'had .'to; remain {on;; the mud ] bank all .riight,'', but .she. was .floated ■-. btfv;'nndamaged"nexf:.'day. t: o-:/: :■[.'.]':■ ''■'.'.:';.'. '.'■■' v.' |-I9o3.;'sho';was;: one: of ,the.;."hqwest-things'' .in ;crirgoV carriers ia.-the .woiid, and 1 was ';aM^"''.tb«^'..filkßS^.^.lK^;-laigest''. , steamer, in'. ,'fhe trade.; :She took. the...water .from the Lyards-of, Messrs. J. ; Brownfarid'Co., 1 Ltd.,: 1 has twiri';sc"rews;;;was built in;Cac(xid3ji(»:-,with;:tter.re3ufremonts,'of ': the .Board; of Trade, and: is ''ciassed'.lOOAl, at liloyd'i": Her.prinmpal'diniensions.are:'' r l*ngth,;«oft>; 'beam, ; ;sßftr;dopth, : Sift;; 'gross, tonnage,'■' 7392; tons.';: ;:Cloiisiderabl6. portion.;.of'the crirgb';6pac6:,;is insulated. ,for. the -.carriage ■of : - frozen .ineat:.;" The; propelling consists, of / two: ; sets of.-.: triple-expanßiori' ■; Burface-cbndenfr. ; ing'.eiginos,/arid ■- steam,: is'.supplied/.by' ;fiye:single-ended;steel ; boilers.:,.';The KaiKpara has limitedi' accommodation for, pasv .smgers./;;.-;^/;'J,-'..,'',-vV;/,//;;:,•- \.r: '.■;-.- ';•'. ;:/ i';^ :';:■•;.;; -.- CaptairijN.-.do EiJNJI.,.: ;>ho.'isim : associated .'.with' hirii,:: as'... deck' officers:' Messrs. : ; p; ! ;EJ -\ chief i :R;G. "•Coyte,:isecoD4;/W. '• S.'-.Point,' ; '^third; v and i. chief-Jenginoer; aid: his .assistants, are,, in .'.brdar-J of ..rating, •; Messrs: '¥. .Marshall,'; D. ShoM,' ■; Wi'; -'Hodgson;;: ) £-1 ■ Davidson;' SW/ AWagh.;: :Messß.;';Kj; J.-Cairns' are'chief second; respectively, of freezing fa^aitmenij'and' Mr.i'E. ".Bowon •chief..'Bteirard.!:'>Captain 1 ;-Cornwall ...has, :;Hebri corinectod 'with/to' ; New.'. Zealand Shipping'. Compariy::for. ..a''.',corisiderable. .- teriri;" VjHe: •: MTleller.as mkster of - the',.Kaipara; about 'the .middle .'of ;- : 1906,Vand. : : the •slup T is i ..his;.nrst 'com.to/thatviperiod ho was. chief had ; also.:served pn/othiir 'of; : the'.;cornpany , B ;steamers.;;-;'_;,n'::;rtsv/ : V''-'//.'j:, : ;'- K ..; '.::-./ ;fV;;://;/a i ,/Cargo i 'A'ffectßd,;-';^ : /:H;; ■ : ; / Thelocal office of tho New; Zealand? Shipi, .ping; Company.",'received;, a VWegram', froni Auckland;last;iright the'"rriis-hap.-'lto.'.'tho iKaipara,-: andV.'statjng No'.^and";No.- : ,2 holds';w,erb.;"the,.: only onesvaffected.";. A; summaryVof '.the .vessel's cargo not.: pbtainablo; last .night,; but, it/ is /knoTO;'what;; class; of .'.-cargo'.'is 's'teweUiri'thb.'hdlds affected.., No.". I.lower ;hold/coitains : all-.<wdol,.,';portion,;of ,l ■ it : loaded'.atiWellington. VNo.. 1 'tween' .decks .;contaV J ;?.dheßM , crates..; shipped.; at /Auckland. No.;2'.'lower -hold;-contains .frozen vmeat lifted'at diftereit ports. Noi .2 'tween, decks .contain;.'some : : ,19,000-, or 20,000*". boxes, 'of. -butter', all ; loaded at Auckland.-,;',lt':is 'understood /that ■■. the..-shelter...;decks ']• will not/be.: harmed: Tho .'cheese' .loaded-at .Wellington' includes a : Quantity .of -. trari-shipments.'';:^::''::-':';:;;:;,:;';/i;:^':: ';';"/