WRECK OF THE NEW GUINEA.
SMALL CHANCE OF SALVAGE. l)y Teloeraph— Press Assoeiatlor.-CopyrlcM. Sydney, February 11. Tugs have been dispatched to the assistance- of tho steamer New Guinea, which ran ashoro in a fog at Green Cape. The steamer is practically full of water, and tho chances of salving her are very remote. Sho is expected to break up if the sea gets up. At present it is fairly calm. Tho captain, chief engineer, and second officer aro standing by. Tho remainder of the crow left last night for Eden, and until their arrival there, details of tho disaster will not bo available. The steamer lies half a; milo from the lighthouse, near where tho disastrous Ly-ee-Moon wreck occurred, with tho loss of 76 lives, in 1880. (Rcc. February 13, 9.30 p.m.) ; . ' Sydney, February 14. \ Tho steamer New Guinea's bow is high and dry on tho rocks, but her stern is under water. -,'..' Twenty-six of tho crew have arrived at Eden. They are reticent about tho accident. ■.■ ' " ■ Other shipping has been hampered by tho fogs. . V
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1052, 15 February 1911, Page 7
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176WRECK OF THE NEW GUINEA. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1052, 15 February 1911, Page 7
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