A BARQUE WRECKED.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 25 July 1901, Page 3

A BARQUE WRECKED.

Twelve Lives Lost

(pee press association.)

Wellington, This Day. The Secretary ofthe General Post Office has received advice that the ship Merry 801 l (1200 tons) was wrecked near Oeoin Taranaki, Twelve lives were lost. Later. Correction. —The name wired is Lizzie Bell.

The Lizzie Bell is an iron barque of two decks, and left here for Newcastle in ballast yesterday morning.

She was very light, and had a crew of 18 as follows: —J. Bees, Master; W. G. E. Barrow, Chief Mate ; L. Obey, Second Mato; J. Mulligan, cook; W. Simmons, Wm, Eiver, J. Harding, J. Glen, D. Dang, J. Perry, H. Fredriksen, and J. Mellwood A. B’s.j and Chas. Cbappel, T. Gray. W. Boyce, J. M. Tickell, A. Jones, and W. J, Arbuckle apprentices. Tho barque is owned by the Liverpool Firm of Iredale, Porter and Co. Levin and Co are the agents here, but do not know the insurances.

After tho Lizzie Bell’s manifest was made out, another A. 8., J. Portland, joined her.

In tap list already sent, Dang should be Lang, and Eiver should be Einer, while Mellwood, whose name is on the list, w T as left behind

The officers and crew of the Lizzie 801 l came off in a boat wh : ch capsized and eleven seamen were drowned.

The survivors are much exhausted and are suffering from exposure. Information has been received by the Government that twelve bodies have been washed aslior o from the Lizzie Bell. Pihama, This Day. Those saved are the captain, mate, two seame . and two apprentices. The barque is ashore three miles south-east of Oeo Point. She is a total wreck. Further Particulars. Particulars are hard to glean, but from what is gathered the vessel struck about 11 p.m. The crew took to the boats and the larger one capsized more than once, Four dead bodies were found beneath the thwarts of the craft, and the survivors were so exhausted that they cannot give a coherent account of the wreck. Seven bodies were washed ashore and five are missing. Search parties are at work. From Captains Good’s place no view of the wreck can he obtained, but wreckage is strewn along the beach. An inquest will be held at the Oeo Hotel. Last night the weather was fair with a sharp, cold breeze blowing amlslight fog. A doctor has been wired for to attend Captain Reese. The others arc fair, considering their terrible experience. •t Opunake, This Day.

The Lizze Bell was wrecked close to where the schooner Annie Wilson, and steamers Manaia and Maraama were wrecked. All hands got clear in ’the ships boat; two fell overboard and were found this morning jammed in tho rocks. The boat afterwards, capsized and ten men got underneath and were drowned.