THE BEACHED INDRA BOAT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1779, 18 June 1913, Page 6

THE BEACHED INDRA BOAT.

STEAMER INSPECTED. (By TolosnpU.-l'resa Association.) Marton, Juno 17,, iSBSsW Wxa&myM board. A big attempt is to bo made on. Friday or Sunday qhJfwi'll'havo nil dopends on tho weather. Sho wiUlia tn null herself out stem first, using her propellers to cut a channel in tho sand Ko far tho sand in not silting up her very much. Sho bumped a great deal on Monday night, pieces of her propeller blades breaking away. ... d Captains llainey, P« n ™' r an . Daniels aro on board and tain Bainey is very confident of refloating tho steamer, » , 1 "!; time, at later spring tides. ' lingsworth is also very confident and ii» that five of tho stoamer's winches have been torn out. Otlieis are being used now, and attempts, to bhift (ho liner arc being made everj tide, the capstan - which is capable ol lilting 1W tons is also bent. . . ~ Over twenty stevedores arrived in the afternoon from Wellington. It is stood that they will jettison thirty thousand carcasses of frop.cn inuHon froiu 3 hold as it is impossible for lighters to nnnroach. Tho sea was calm UMiaj. In inquest was held on tho beach, ing tho death of Thomas laHo". 4 " boatswain, who was found dead about mid-day 011 Monday in the lower pait of 5 ovidenco showed that he must-ho'va fallen down tho hold. The medical c* ainination showed a gash over the temple of about 21 inches ai d t « baso of the skull was fractured while tho necK was either dislocated or i, er ceased was popular on board and of soUer habits. Ho leaves a family in' London, but onlj tlio nuil two of the children aro actualb do. pendent 011 him. , mfl[ l o Tho body was taken from 011 board and placed in « *'T' be buried in Bulls to-moiro A verdictreturned 0 to deceased fell down u'« ~ , ;• fracture of the base of tho sluU ana my lccation or fracture of tho nceit.

GOOD HOPE FOR NEXT According *5 r Lloyd™.' ttoraAte in "fan ihmW.Birttw.iji 1 1lie 'iinlrnbariib isLt „,,, „f.icticallv everything is ready lotthe attempt' wliicli is to l>c made (o refloat the steamer between to-morrow anil I'riday. Experts and people who should know express the opinion that fnven favourable ivcathcr the bit: Indra boat will be hauled off tho lwach there sprniE tides without much difficulty. On account of tho surf being too heavy the Stormbifd. which took ..way S2 stevedores to the Inilrabarah on Monday,, was compelled lo inka her "passengers on to Wanganm.