ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE WRECK.
Chbistchdbch, January 8. The Chatham Island correspondent of the Lyttleton Times has furnished the following particnlars of the wreck of the Jessie Readinan :--At the time of the stranding (8.40 a.m) a dense fog prevailed. How she came to be so much out of her latitude — those on board, I am told, believed her position to be about 90 miles further south— will, of course, form the subject of inquiry. She has commenced discharging her wool, but the process is very slow, only some 150 bales per day being landed. Tbe Islanders haye mustered 27 teams, which are far in excess of present requirements. The ship lies high and dry, and it is anticipated all cargo will be landed uninjured. The ship is believed to be perfectly safe. Had she gone ashore a few miles further to the east or west, she must have become a total wreck, and the crew would have had a poor chance for their lives if they had to trust to boats. Everybody who can go has gone to tbe wreck, leaving the other side of the Island quite deserted. We can get no labour to harvest the crops. No one thinks ho is earning wages unless he gets at least £1 a day.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 209, 9 January 1894, Page 2
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214ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE WRECK. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 209, 9 January 1894, Page 2
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