A BARQUE IN PERIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1025, 14 January 1911, Page 5

A BARQUE IN PERIL.

IN PALLISER BAY. HINEMOA SENT OFF IN SEARCH, S.S. KAIPARA'S REPORT. News of an event that may possibly have a serious ending was brought to Wellington-by the steamer Kaipara, . which arrived from Auckland yesterday afternoon. It appears that while the Kaipara was crossing Palliser'Bay her officers sighted a barque apparently being driven into the bay. She attempted to signal the Kaipara, but tho flags were blownaway. Tho barque appeared to bo a' vessel of about SOO tons burden, and in the opinion of the officers of the j Kaipara, who'sighted her, 'was in a dangerous position. ' When the Kaipara arrived in port' the third officer, Mr. Stephenson, came ashore and reported the matter to the : Marine-Department. Ultimately, it was; determined to send out tho Hinemoa to look for the imperilled vessel. The steamer left the wharf at 7.25 p.m., but was unable, owing to heavy weather, to proceed on her quest. At--8.20 p.m. she anchored in Worser Bay. Master Mariner's Opinion. Captain 'Whalstrom,- of the Putiki, told a [Dominion reporter last evening that, in his opinion, if 'the barque sighted Mas making for Palliser Bay* at -eleven p'clcck in the forenoon, she ' was piled up ashore by the time evening had fallen or. cleared out of .the bay; but it is his impression that, with the south-wester blowing, it was practically impossible for the ship to beat out. Is it tho Helen Dsnny? The ship sighted by the Kaipara is - supposed to be the Helen Denny, eight days out from Newcastle, and. bound ! for Wellington. The Helen Denny is 1 an iron barquo of 713 tons; built in 1866 by E. Duncan , and Co., of Port Glasgow. She is owned by Mr. F. Holm, of Wellington, and is command-' ed by Captain S. Holm, son of the 1 owner. , At a lato hour last evening - the. Hinemoa was still lying at anchor in Worker Bay, tho weather being still i too boisterous to permit of her proceeding outside. , Lighthouse Knows Nothing. inn Domsiox, office got into ' communication with tho lighthouse at Capa ' Palliser at 1 a.m. this morning, and I asked jf they had seen or heard anything of a barquo in distress. The re- : ply was that nothing unusual had been seen but as' tho scene of the alleged trouble was 14 miles ' away from the •lighthouse this does not altogether .dispose of th 6 suggestion that there was a \essel m trouble. A heavy breaking rea was running a t 1 a.m., but- the weather showed signs of clearing -