A ROUGH TRIP.
THE DEVON IN A CYCLONE. TWENTY-THREE HORSES KILLED. MANY OTHERS MAIMED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, March 26. The troopship Devon has arrived. She had an extremely rough time in the Tasman Sea. A day out from Auckland she ran into a fierce cyclonic disturbance. For two days, she knocked about in mountainous seas, and made' only 100 miles.
The whole Contingent, excepting about 60, were down with sea-sickness. The horses were terribly knocked about. Twenty-three were killed outright or so badly injured that they had to be destroyed. About thirty others were maimed. Some may have to be destroyed. But for the careful way the fittings were erected, and the good handling of the ship, many more must have perished. Those soldiers not prostrated with seasickness rendered valuable assistance.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 376, 27 March 1902, Page 2
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