THE SHIPWRECK.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 573, 18 November 1902, Page 2

THE SHIPWRECK.

IDENTIFICATION UK BODIES. [r.T TcixunAi'ii.— rcKss association'.] Auckl.md, la •: night. The passenger \vh ; bird on :Ho raft and do.-enhod as Icing connected with the ! ffivcl Tins’, ims Uwi id. miti.-d as A. G. I Audi.i p: s:■ ti:.ig 1’;. tuny Si.-.-lv and )••••: iii : , i 11.i0.i, Haggle and Co.. Newcastle un-Tine. 1::0 bodiuS pvhen Up by ill, G l. vluVailil | •o.T buiic.l at lioii, uiii I.an been id mill d as those uf linen, echos JO, and i V i in t. H.M.S. Lhuguin i, f: uii .Si:urday to in ;ke a fu.t! 1 ... r sen cli lor lac -uns.-iitg boat and the occupants. Ihe tug .Sailing mat from Russell on Saturday to search to the ca-twurd. She might visit the Little and Great Barrier and Mokohiuau. At the suggestion of the Marino Depaitmcut communication has been entered into with Ilokianga with the view ot Sending out a vessel from that port ii possible to search tile small island of Mutupea. oil Cape M uia Vail Diemen. The Mnraru.i, on the trip from Gisborne, starched carefully ilie Bay of Plenty. No trace was found of the miss ing boat, The weather was misty, and a light rain was falling.

The Government schooner Countess c( Ranfurly reported io Capa Maria on Saturday that she had sighted a raft and searched Molupic Island, but saw no survivors. The raft sighted was that east adrift by the survivors brought to town by the Zealandia. All the raft survivors are doing well. Johnston who drank salt water, is in the woist condition, but in not in danger. The Premier ims telegraphed to tho survivors congratulations of tho Government on their escape from a terrible dentil, and heartfelt sympathy with them in their sulinrings. He trusts they will be speedily restored to good health. The young man who died on tl.o raft has been identiiied as Lancelot Flower, only son of tho late Gerald Flower, of Auckland, lie had been on a visit to Sydney.

ASSISTING THE SUFFERERS.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night. At a meeting convened by the Mayor to consider tile question of raising funds for the relief of sufferers by the Elingiunito disaster.it was decided to open subscription lists for that purpose.