WRECK OF THE ELINGAMITE.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 570, 14 November 1902, Page 3

WRECK OF THE ELINGAMITE.

.THREE bodies recovered, (Per Press* Association.) Wellington, yesterday. The following message was receive 1 at Z a.m. from the postmaster at Mongontti “ Clansman just returned to Hohoura from a search for the Eli igarnite’s boat and raft. She will leave Hohoura for Auckland at h or 10 to-morrow morning with the survivors from Hohoura. She reports having communicated with the other vessels, and none of them have seen anything of the missing boat and raft. H.M.S. Penguin has gone CO miles north of the Cape to make a further search. The oil-engine vessel Greyhound picked up three corpses, being those of two steerage passengers and a fireman. There is not the least sign of any mails anywhere.

'A FRUITLESS SEARCH. TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN ATTWOOD '(Per Press Association). Auckland, yesterday. Tlic Clansman arrived off Ilohoiira Heads last night from tin; Three King:-;, having found no trace of either boat or raft,. The Clansman met 11..M.5. Penguin 30 miles cast of the Three Kings on Wednesday morning. The war slop also had seen nothing. After conferring, the two vessels zigzagged to the Three Kings on paraibi courses, and then the Clansman went round the islands from the south, and the Penguin from the north. Large quantities of wreckage were seen, but no living person encounter :d. Oil the south-western King, the schooner Greyhound was spoken, an I she reported having picked up three dead bodies floating of! the rocks, each with a life belt round it. Mr Burkett, the chief officer, who went aboard the schooner to atteumt to identify the corpses, could not definitely do so, but lie believed they were those ol a fireman and two steerage passengers. The former was a young, man apparently over 30, with a light moustache. One of the others; was an old man. with a bald head and grey whiskers. The third young man was apparei i,.y aged about 30, and had sandy whiskers and moustache. It was decided to bury tnc Domes- at seaThe Clansman, continuing her voyage, circumnavigated the Three Kings group. The wreckage passed included the capsiscd dingy boat, in which the purser and carpenter left the wreck. The Pdnguin, which was again spoken, reported that she had found nothing. She then steered away to the nortli-cast, intending to go 60 miles off. After leaving the Kings the Clansman spoko the Omaperc searching towards the Three Kings, Mr Burkett, the chief officer,, whose boat saw another under sail heading south four hours after leaving the wreck, thinks it possible they may have run down the west coast. It could not hold more than 31) safely. Mr Burkett’s boat, which readied Hohoura, was the last to leave the wreck. .Someone in a hurry had cut ' the falls and they consequently could ' not launch ncr, hut she floated out safely as the steamer sank. He went - round her picking up the survivors. 1 The chief officer it seems, took the f water from the Hying bridge, and was 1 pulled by the captain and second mate t on to some wreckage on to which they = had climbed after, being washed off i the steamer. 1 The thirty-seven passengers picked i up by the Zealandia have signed the I following : “We desire to express our i appreciation of Captain Attwoud s ] coolness, judgment and bravery on , board the Elmgimile, and we consider , he did everything in his power to save . the ship and the lives ol the passedgors.” i AUSTRIANS IN TIIEIR DEFENCE : LATER —The Austrians complain ol J the statement that they tried to rush the boats before all the women got in. : They state that after the boats were lauched they assisted in putting the * women and children into the boats. There were seven of them in the boat 1 with Captain Attwood, and they state that he is willing to testify that they <■ worked well and willingly. They were r trained seamen, and when they got into the boats they at once got hold ol «. the oars, and had to row almost continuously for six hours. 3 hey also » baled out the boat and lent their coats i to the liremen. 1

A SYDNEY MESSAGE. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. SYDNEY. Nov. 13. It is stated that a complete list of the Elingamite's passengers is not in existence at Sydney, l’hc Company explain the fact that the names of some of the rescued do not appear on the list as accoiuitable by the fact of passengers frequently booking on board just before a vessel leaves, ana securing their tickets aboard. Others with return tickets fail to hook at the Company's oflire. The Elingamite had ten hags and two hampers of mails from Sydney, and ten bags from other States, all being for Auckland and Gisborne. There is intense thankfulness at the rescues, and a hopeful feeling that the other boats will he found.

STILL NO TRACE OF THE MISS-- t INCr BOATS, i Per Press Associati m. t Mangoiiui, ti last night. 1 There is still no trace ol the missing i boat or raft. , . 1 Tne wholo coast- from Capo Maria i Van Diemen to Hohoura has now been , searched without success. However, the missing onns may have , 1-uided on the almost uninnabited stretch of eiplrty miles between Cape Maria and Ahiparc. MISSING RAFT AND BOAT. T TTTLE CHANCE OF OCCUPANTS BEING FOUND ALIVE. (Per Press Association).. Auckland, last night. The steamer Omapere arrived at Doubtless Bay to-night. The Auckland Herald representative telegraphs that she went round tho Three Rings and 100 mile, from tho scene of the wreck to tbo cast and north. There was no sign of the missin" boat or raft. She met II M.b. p enK uin this afternoon. Tho longum Ld “searched all round the Tlireo Rings and saw nothing, but passed tho bottom boards of a ship’s boat-. The Penguin wn nrobably visit tho Three lungs again. Tho Lnion y of Commander Dawson is that there is little hope of auy missing being now found alive. RETURN OF THE OMAPERE, By telegraph—Press Association— Wellington, last night. The Postal Department advised that the Omapere lias returned to Hohoura without finding any trace oi the missing boat or ra.it.

A LADY PASSENGER. Miss Greenwood, of Dunedin, whose father and mother are unaccounted tor was rescued by the purser's boat. She states that when the boats were 1 tindied, though generally a coward in regard to the water, she took the advice given her, and jumped front the .side of the steamer.' _ It was about a 12ft fall. She sank, but soon came to tlic suriace, confused and struggling. She was pulled aboard the purser s boat, anil later on transferred to another boat contain ng ladies. Captain Attwood was seen on a piece of wood, and they picked him All around the sea was strewn with wreckage and a (plantity of unit. Bhe only saw one or two bodies. One was that of aji old gentleman, who was. she thinks, in the steerage at the beginning of the voyage, and later on transferred to the saloon, lie was crushed between one of the boats and the steamer. They got ashore at a landing place chosen by Captain Kidd. The next boat which arrived there had people up to their waists m water. The dill's behind the ledge oi locks at Reid’s landing-place were 700 feet high Some of the men tned to scale them with the object of lighting fires to attract attention, but iatled to do S °;. When we saw the Vtcalandia, ’ she says, “ we coo-ed, whistled, and waved tilings. fam sure some would hate been unable to survive another night It was cold, and we had no food, and the rain water was beginning to giu 01,1 ' LIST of missing. A careful comparison of the list of passengers aod crew, telegraphed from Sydney with the lists oi saved received'from Auckland and Hohouia, insult in showing the following as miss-

in ° ' SALOON. Mrs Greenwood Miss Skinner Messrs S. K. Neale Weliierill (! reenwood W. M. Hutchings F. Flower liea< Ue E. ]i. Reid 11. R. Chadwick STEERAGE. Messrs Lugavilo Morris Wilcao Robinson O’Connor Jlarvcy Jenning Kelly Christensen Dixon Palmer Sunik Muirhead Chaploe Mills Berry chirdrcn (two)OFFICERS AND CREW. Messrs W. Watson, third officer R. Fraser, chief engineer 11. Ellis, second steward Stewards Arkcli 0. Harris (i. Harris Bray 0. Hendrickson Miss McGuirk, second stewardess Messrs C. Pcgges, third cook J. Barrett I, Martin H. Dobson 1). Sullivan W. Copeland T. Marlin 11. Oaldey '.J. Danielson IV. Seymour .J. J ones A. Mclnnes ,J. Steedman 0. Rasmussen The above list gives the total number of missing at 50, in addition to Mrs Sully, who is known to be dead, THE AUSTRIANS’ DENIAL. Auckland, yesterday. The 'Austrians deny that they rushed the boats. They stale that they assisted to place the women and children in the boats, aod subsequently the captain ordered the men to save themselves ; the Austrians attempted to get into a boat which was not full, containing ladies. The sailors prevented .them.- . The captain told the sailors that the Austrians’ lives were as good as (heirs The Austrians then got into a boat and assisted in pulling and baling all ihe way to the island. The spirits that were served to the other passengers were not ottered to them. Thev contradict the report that one of their number was killed by the bpuie of an oar in a scramble for the boats.

OTHER INFORMATION. Mr P. Jones, of Sydney, reports that lie left the wreck m the longboat, comprising fil men, women, aod children. As they were leaving they came into collision with part of the wreck. A plank was stove in, leaving a large hole through which the water rushed freely. Four men took off their shirts and stopped up the breach as well as possible. The leakage was thus checked sullicicntly to enable the boat to lie kept alloat by constant baling. On making land at the Kings the boat was smashed to pieces, coining into contact with a reef, but all tbe passengers succeeded in getting ashore. One lady had her leg, hurt, and two of the lingers of one of the men were so severely injured that tncy were amputated on reaching the Zcalandia. There was no shelter. The nights were bitterly cold. The women and children and the men huddled together n an attempt to keep warm. A very pathetic incident is related by Mr Duiialdison. As the boats were getting away two of tire passengers, a young lady and gentleman, who appeared to make no effort to secure their safety, were washed overboard, clasped in each other's arms. The gentleman, who is supposed to he her husband, endeavored to Comfort Iter, but he also seemed content to accept his fate. Alt Austrian who appropriated two life-belts was tain bed between one of the boats and the ship’s side gnet sank. It was Donaldson who had his fingers injured. On reaching the island. Lr Goldie amputated one linger with a penknife, and thr other lias yet to be: amputated. THE BRAVE PURSER. Mr Chambers, the purser, in addition u> seeing the departure of three boats saved all the ship's papers. To do this he had tit descend a ladder to the aft well deck, rush along an alley way 11 in ft long, past the engine-room, to his own cabin amidships. He risked his life every moment he was in the alley way or cabin, as any moment the ship mightsink. When he reached the deck again the water was shooting through the hatches.