LOST IN THE PACIFIC

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2151, 18 May 1914, Page 5

LOST IN THE PACIFIC

BROKEN TAIL SHAFT ADRIFT FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS ~ ■THREE BOATS FOR HELP B? Toletrrapu—Pr«s Asfloei.iitioa-Oops'Tiglrt (Hec. -May 18, 0.30 a.m.) Sydney, May 17. Tho Hainburs'Aiiiwika steamer, IVinz Rigisimvml (4CSf) tons) brought a portion of the crew of the tramp steamer Cairnhill (4981 tons) from the Bismarck Ar* cliinelago, New Guinea. The. Cairnliill hit Nauru Island, in the Pacific Ocean,. west of the Gilbert Islands, on March 27, for Germany. When four days out her tail shaft broke, For liiiio days her engineers ma do unavailing attempts to repair tho damage, It was then decided to semi heats to Rabaul, Gcrmnu Now Guinea, for assistance, Thveo bouts, iti chargn, respectively, .of the chief male, third mate, and boatswain, and containing twenty' four men {including nineteen Chinese iirerneri), departed, leaving Captain Moodie, the second mate, the chief and fourth engineers, and tlio chief steward aboard.

Tho CaimhiH's boats met with a so* vcre storm, and were separated, but alter a buffeting extending over <t wdoic, during which time the crow were suffering much from exposure., and shortage of water and food, all reached RivlXtu).' The Chinese and tbo chief mate remain thero to assist in the search for the Oafrnhilj, which,- when the boate left on April 9, was 150 miles north of New Mecklenburg.

Steamers, which were sent from llitbaiil, returned unsuccessful after a ten. days' search.