LOSS OF A BRIGANTINE.
[PHB PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL WIRE ]
The wreck of the Hannah Broomfield was notified in our yesterday’s issue. The following are further items on tho subject:— WELLINGTON, October 4, The brigantine Hannah Broomfield, from Hobart Town to Wellington, was wrecked while beating into the harbor this morning. A strong N.W. gale was blowing at the time when the vessel was off Inconstant Point. About half a mile inside the lighthouse she missed stays and drifted on to a reef. She soon sprang a leak, and in ten minutes was full of water. Captain Highfield reports that the Hannah Broomfield left Hobart Town on September 24th, and until making Cape Farewell had a strong southerly gale. Wellington Heads were made at twelve o’clock last night, and she commenced to beat in against a stiff N.W. gale. Everything went well till 6 a m., when about half a mile inside the lighthouse, as tno vessel was going about, she missed stays, and before the anchor could bo let go she struck on a reef and filled. A boat was then lowered to bo in readinees, and Captain Highfield set the men to make the sails fast. Pilot Holmes with his crew arrived shortly after to render any assistance, but finding nothing further could bo done, went ashore again. The crew of the brig were left on board to watch by her. The vessel is lying across a ledge of rocks, and is expected to be a total wreck. The water is up to the main deck, and she filled so quickly that the captain was notable to save anything in the cabin. The cargo of the vessel consisted of 47,000 palings, 15,000 ft. of hard wood, 5 tons coals, and a quantity of fruit and jams. The insurance agents loft in a steamer this afternoon for the scene of the wreck, to ascertain if anything could be done in the way of saving the vessel or cargo. The Hannah Broomfield was a brigantine of 134 tons register, and was insured in the South British for £I2OO, £350 of which was reinsured in the National, and £350 in the Victoria. Her owners, Messrs Stewart and Co., timber merchants, value her at £IBOO. October 5. The Hannah Broomfield is a total wreck.
The cargo was sold by auction to day for £65,
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2064, 5 October 1880, Page 3
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391LOSS OF A BRIGANTINE. Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2064, 5 October 1880, Page 3
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