DIVER FOR THE DEVON.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1842, 30 August 1913, Page 5

DIVER FOR THE DEVON.

- ■ ■ ■ ft hi PLANS FOR SALVAGE. « The ci*gw of the Devon aro being well treated by Wellington residents. Speaking to a reporter yesterday, members Of the shipwrecked party iiad many Cl httlo incidents to tell in'respect to this. On Tuesday evening a- party of men , went into a. restaurant on Lambton ij Quay, and sat down to a hearty meal —the first that they had ; had sinco ?, Monday night. On leaving,- payment was offered, but the manager of the ■ restaurant flatly, politely, and firmly 1! declined to accept tho money. Ho told tho men that ho had been at sea himself and had been shipwrecked. He 1 knew what the experience was, and ho wanted no payment. Even when ho was told that tho money would not. e come out of the crew's pockets, but that tho Shipwreck Relief Society would foot tho bill, lie still adhered to his original attitude. Similar experiences r . of unlooked-for kindness havo been somewhat general, and the crew state, n naively enough, that it has com© as S( something of a, surpriso to them. jj Tho position of tho Devon is nnaltor- C( ed. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., acting tl as Lloyd's agents, have-made arrange- n nients for a diver to examine tho ship's lv bottom thoroughly, and Mr. A. Walker, e: Lloyd's surveyor, hopes to send the p man clown on Monday morning. ic At 8 a.m. to-day tho Ferry Com- o Daily's steamer Awaroa was to have c< left for the scene of tho wreck. It is s' tho intention of those in charge of sal- a v-age operations to endeavour to save as t' mucli cargo as possible while t-lie' fi weather remains fine,' It is expected, tl however, that the work will bo of a tl strenuous nature. . As no _ steam is w available for the Devon's winches, it e: has been proposed to erect n portable ei boiler on board, and it is likely that w winches driven by oil engines will bo tl installed on deck. n