HOW THE CLYDE WAS LOST.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 4

HOW THE CLYDE WAS LOST.

"LYKTED OVER THK HKIiF." Further particulars of tlw loss of tl.* schooner Clyde at tho Macquarios have reached Wellington. It will be,remembered that (he schooner was bought by Mr. J. Hatch, of Jnycreargill, lro p ui Mr. M'Loau, at Wellington, .during" August, and left Wellington for' tho southern islands on September 2.1. On arrival the Clydo discharged cargo and loaded up with what was ofI'oring. Subsequently she moved round to (ho north-eastern side of the island and was lying at anchor in the open roadstead. On tho morning of November H an easterly gnlc (sprang lip, and, the cables ixirting, th 3 Clyde was driven ashoro broadside on. Sho was lifted over lbs' outer reef of rocks and struck heavily. In spite of tho sea running, the crew managed to launch a boat and all (jot safely ashore. At low tide next morning they wro able to remove some of their effects. Two of the crew lost everything Some provisions were saved from the wreck, and with these and seal meat tho crew were able to reinnin with tho men employed on tho island by Mr. Hutch until mi opportunity wine for them to get away by th«' Toroa. This little steamiv,' had taken down provisions, etc., from Hobart In the MacqunnVs. Tlii>so were for the Antarctic expedition. (.'aptnin W. Smith wn.s in charge of tho Clyde at (ho lime of the wreck, and 'ifr. .1. S. UuiKvin and Mr, Cecil Wray were mate nnd second niato respectively". Tho funk and steward was ,1. ]•'. -lJpveridKc. Thno were three A.B.'s—o. Lask, S. W. llaekenson, and Arthur Nille.'. T. Wellon was shipped '(is ordinary seaman. This is the third vessel* belonging to Mr. Hatch which has been lost at, the. Jhioquarie Islands. His two former lossfs were the schooner Gr.ititude (1.1 years apo) and the .lessio .\icoll (lds-t year). 'I he mole fiml two members nf the" froir wore drowned in the wreck of the ,los?i« Nicoll.