ON HER. BEAM ENDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 994, 8 December 1910, Page 6

ON HER. BEAM ENDS.

A BIOGBAPH COMPANY'S-EXPEEIk • . ENCB.. ■■ ■;.. Perry's Biograp'h Company, who have been stowing m Fiji during the last six weeks, have recently, undergone an unoleasnnt experience. The company were travelling to Suva in the cutter lui .Navua, when she was wrecked at Vatulele. Mr. Perry, in his account of the disaster, saysi-'.'The vessel was quickly, on her beam ends and the hatches were soon washed off. The fast repeating .breakers soon filled the cut-' ter, and we were in a terrible plight, which was made all the worse by having with us a , lady, • Miss ' Wilson— naturally, she-was very frightened., J. he night, was we were all] rudely knocked about while we to tho cutter. The din?hy was launched, and Miss Wilson and I- and two natives got into it. To our dismay the dinghy was soon filled with the breakers, and we were without- oars. Wβ could not return to the cutter, and to thought it advisable to ■ drop a small anchor that .we chanced to. have' ' Wβ stayed all-night in the dinghy full of water. Those on board thought we were lost—we.could hear .them:call, but they could not hear us. Those aboard lit flares' to try and attract assistance. At 7 o'clocknext morning'we were all able to land at Vatulele. Mr. Hill, our electrician, burned. his leg badly with benzine while lighting torches. Wo were:all scantily clad, and all our clothes- were lost. I unfortunately lost all my money from the dinghy, and.our plant is practically ruined..; .1 estimate I have lost ,£3SO. I am very sorry for all concerned, as we are completely stranded. Fortunately, we have our return tickets."