STRUCK A SNAG.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1517, 13 August 1912, Page 5

STRUCK A SNAG.

• ■ ! STEAVi'£R stove IN. ' ; /A'OCIDENT jJi THE PAEROA. BIVJIK, (By Tel<7. ;rapli.—Press Asjodation.) Th* w (, Auckland, August 12. '>n ' . , ' lw ' n Company's coastal steam. 0 , CZ' 1V ' 3,ic11 Pailed fT °m Auckland ™.i» i XtT^ Khk lor itx-inr iIV il C i morning when dnun -A ' and soon mi i & in-i 't' 1 ™" 1 - who ™in coinwil I 'h,,? i,„I 111 M »imunieating II"n the Tbiin ß r'i f nd , Wwphed ti. / l a( J «t t ruck a i» l'/r -i ™iL"r *> Pnkp. bond, -ond .asked Ji a uiiel swanier to Iw sent down with ' vim Gear to build a coder dam. Iho object! on which the vessel sH /-inl.he a only by .1 few 5 coll sio-1 ,r?l- avA as > of the collision a hole several fest ]on» was : CmhK <?ii ,r ' W!lKl fidt " tho steamer. Iho Hm? n' van w -°, s nt 11,0 at f Efct LT ■ P i°" c ®' onl ' • 1111,1 mniißSed •where nil if" mirlla alongside tho• wharf, Pa^ I,KarS and, erew were The holds of the. steamer filled ranidlv in a'HitbT'' t( \ Sil je tho eargo resulted w1.% Lem„ ,e, r,' U ' lc d l before the Tani- • iii f • <Mvn 011 ' thc bottom -right 1 a"h wVt?.r ?. a *l w,th riTCk s awash [it JiJJi HJAei. .At low water at noon on """vv^p 01 v eo ' ; Wfls a ' jnve water, tniin l)m]w° Jl il Pl: ' t f l 'i° fncts ,)eforo Ca.ponen • 1° who at 'fboZl'f .Ti J,lst r ic V 011s for two of the , »oam s divers to leave with tho relief I inishiif oql'cln,^?rdo q l ' cln,^? rd scene of tho 1 l!; Some-time vm spent in collcct\vL ?" °S Chelmsford, who Bv Inmi l. L < ' ay a ' " lc ' r Monies, nraelml' ; n readiness" to E i L J l l one of the <livers cilv tho ™ V cr i l .¥ o ''distanco''out of the yesterday. dHI " 0t fail Ull 7 P.-"-pinilii. J ?®V <;io 'r , ,tho supcriptendent enn •mtil- 4 0I ! tbo Chelmsford, taking'a water g f r for tho j / -out of the sunken vessel. J'Ainatiiu was received by Mr. Eantins morning that ono o{ tho divers -lad mado an examination of tho vessel's hull, and found that thcro was a liolo 4ft. long by 8111. broad. _ Owing to the strong current running this morning, it was found impossible to - eftect repairs, ■ but a start is to bo-mado tins afternoon, and it is anticipated that 0, mi °. clo ,°l s H l6 I,olc ,vill ,}e Patched. the Auckland Harbour Board's-Firelioat was engageel this morning, and it left at , noon for Paeroa. On arrival the vessel , wilt at onco commence to pump tho water out. i , /the Paeroa• Uiyer has always been rc- ; carded as difficult to navigate, and 'on ! uinerent occasions vessels have struck logs, and other objects with moro or less senous results. Somo months ago the -Lannvha struck a snag in tho strotun, and had to bo docked at Auckland for repairs. riia Taniwha is a wooden steamship, and was built in 1898 by Mr. W. Logan! ■ ,no« . tons gross register, her length ls i? Bft -J Jr . o! >[ lt ! 1 21ft., and depth Cft. Sin. • -I-ho Taniwha s cargo consisted chiefly •rm sra J?' about 25 tons being on board. Alio estimated valuo of tho cargo is nbout A telegram from Paeroa this morning stated;—Tho Chelmsford arrived at-the sceno of the mishap when the Taniwha was. almost submerged, tho deck being ■about. 4ft. under water. Tho bottom of tho river has boon considerably scoured out under tho boat, which is setlliiiL'.deop into tho -bed of tho river.

"THE STEAMER WILL BE SAVED." ONE GREAT RISK. (fm _ . Later.There is no, doubt tho Taniwha will i /' j* d€clfll,etl Mr. Glow, after he had mado an inspection of the steamer, but it will be 6orno timo before sho can bo refloated." Tho first step would bo to mid down the diver, who, it vras expected, would have tho hole in the vessel closed bv this morning. The liolo measured '4ft. by lift, under tho wator-lino on tho st<iT board side, some 3ft. from tho stem. A loam of men was employed yesterilay blocking up tho foro hatch, the alleywavs, and the iorecastlo, in order that tho fore part of tho steamer might bo mado watertight. Air. bow stated tlmt arrangements were being mado to procure powerful pumping gear from Auckland as soon ns possible, and when the vessel is mado watertight pumping operations will be commonced. As 60011 as tho vessel is • floated, which will tako at hast a fortnight, sho will bo brought to Auckland and docked. Tho engineroom was flooded, - and it will bo impossible for tho Taniwha to como to Auckland under her own steam. ■ Although I say tho steamer will bo saved, thero Temains one great risk," added Mr. Gow. "Tlmt is the continual washing away of the earth formation under tho Lamwba, which is causing tho steamer to sink further and further into tho bottom. I think, however, that wo wilTbe ablo to float her beforo sho sinks much deoper. Mamo to tap rain Sullman, who is known in sliinpmg circles as cno of the best master ■manners m 'tho New Zealand coastal trade. Ho knows every inch of the Paerrw. Iviver, but, as ono of the company's officials, said, no one could bo unreasonable enough to expect him to know tho exact whereabouts of a freshly out tree stump. Captain Sullivan and his officers lost a good deal of personal .property on the steamer. They managed to clamber ashoro with only « few c f their belongings, but they wero sent to one of the boaTdinghouses m Paeroa and niodo as comfortable as iiossiblo, Tho Toniwha is worth about JJIO,OOO.