Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 456, 25 February 1867, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

FUBT OF NAPIER.

ARRIVALS. February 21—Maggie, brig, Howie, from Newcastle, with 316 tons coal, and 2 passenger*. —J. H. Vautier, agent February 23—Donald M’Lean, schooner, Baker, : from Poverty Bay, with 100 bags grass seed, and : 31 passengers.—G. Richardson, agent. . February 33—Dolphin, cutter, T. Schon, from | Weiroa.—Wait Brother*, agents. 1 Fcumary Ci—T irruiuki, 5.n.,11. D. Francis, froia 1 PofSa. —iviliTOSa & Co., kigolits. DEPARTU RES. m .. *. T q> . - I Avwiuaijr a —‘uiwcm, viiwcr, j. irimmep, ior i poverty Bay.—J. K. Tatum, agent. .February 21—Star of the South, s.s., for Auckland tvitli a.‘Ml .l>a.n .....I Q(l —i.l_ 11 - , -■~ - ' e ——.-- ..v nu oafcVAC. XX pas. , e&ngers.—Watt Brothers, agents. , February 23—Success, schooner, G. Frost, for i Wellington, with So bales wool, and S passengers, i —Kinross & Co., agents. " ; February 23—Hero, ketch, Campbell, for Wai- i foa, with general cargo,—G. Richardson, agent, i VESSELS EXPECTED. ! Agnes, cutter, from Poverty Bay Betsy, cutter, fro a Auckland via Wangapoa Hero, ketch, from Wairoa Jason, schooner, from Sydney Montmorency, ship, from London Btar of the South, s.s., from Auckland Suocess, schooner, from Wellington 1 Tnwera, Rohooner, from Poverty Bay VESSELS IN HARBOR. (In the roadstead.) i Maggie, brig, from Newcastle Taranaki, s.s., from Southern Provincs* (In the Iron Pot.) ■ Dolphin, cutter, from Wairoa Donald M‘L?an, schooner, from Poverty Bay ! Henry, schooner, from Opotiki t Mahia, cutter, from Waimarama t Tire above list does not include vessels en- ( paged in lightering. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Joa Ti.URAXG\ and Auckland—Taranaki, this day, at noon o ARRIVAL OF THE DONALD M‘LEAN. i TOTAL WRECK of the SCREW STEAMER : STAR OF THE EVENING. LOSS OF SIX LIVES. Thh favorite schooner Donald M‘Leau, Captain Baker, arrived in port early on Saturday morning last, from Poverty Bay, which place she left on Thursday List, having had fine weather down. She brings to Napier the captain, mate, and sis of the crew of the screw steamer Star of the Evening, which was totally wrecked on the East Coast on pm morning of Wednesday, 13th February, on her voyage from Napier to Auckland. Such of tbs particulars of this melancholy disaster—-attended its it was with the loss of six human lives—as we have been able to gather will be found below ; The s.s. Stir of the Evening, Captain A. C. Turner, left Napier on Tuesday, 12th Feb., bound for Auckland with a cargo of 1,300 sheep, and tares passengers, Messrs. Smith, Sleifstein, and Warreil. Experienced moderate fourh-easterly weather until abreast of Portland Island, —at tb,.t time (8 p.ra.j-making a N.E. i E. course, in order to cl -ar the Bull Rock. Kept on the «iirae course until (lie southern extremity of the Mahia Peninsula bore W. by S. -j S., then kept the vessel away N., being half a poiut easterly deviation, which fours? would take the vessel mid-channel between th- Ariel Rocks and Gable End Foreland. About midnight the weather came on very thick, with ram, uni the wind freshened from the S.E. At 2-2 U a.m. the vessel struck on a rook on the port bilge forward. Had the helm put hard-a-port, but found that the vessel would not answer to it. Had fore and aft canvas taken in, hut folding the vessel among the breakers, and not answering to her Le’ra, thought it prudent to ke-p the square sails set, and beach the vessel, —that being considered fhj pnlv chance of saving life. About Kalf-au-hour after striking she broke in two just before the engine room,ban da having previously been warned to go forward. When she parted lbs fore part got further in towards shore, and within a cable’s length of the inner reef. Was unable to do anything until daylight, from being ignorant of the direction taken by the reefs, and also waiting fur low water. At daybreak got out all the available snare lines, nnd one of the fore hands named Hammond undertook to reach the shore with tha Jife b«oy and line attached. He succeeded in getting ashore safely, but no sooner did the party begin hauling upon the line than it parted; and finding that there was. no possibility of netting a second line on shore —the who!.- of the line having been washed away—orders were given that whoever could swim should strike out for the shore ; and to such aa could not to jump overboard and lay hold of the hatches anil such other pieces of wreck as were floating in towards the shore. The fir-st person drowned was a seaman, Walter Hooper by name, who when nearly ashore turned on his back and sunk. Captain Turner, seeing that the tide was rising very fast, fold the remainder that they would have to hasten, or all hops would be lost fpr that tide, and as both wind and sea was increasing, the chance of stacking to the wreck would be but small. The conk and steward then jumped overboard, bat they both met with a watery grave. Hue captain and three or four other* fdfo jumped over the side and swam ashore in •afety. Messrs. Warrell and Sleifstein were the next to attempt tiie dangerous passage, but u*ith?r reached the shore alive. The remainder of these {m board fe\e-pt the carpenter and Mr Smith, who were hang’ag on the forestay,) were up aloft, r—the foremast and yards being still standing. Mr jbnitK, after holding on until exhausted, dropped Into the water and was quickly drowned. A line was then dropped down to the carpenter, who was still on the forcstay, and he was with great difficulty llraw pup to the fore yard. The tide haring by! |hia time risen over the reef, put an end to all! }vop? of receiving assistance from shore until next time of low water. The survivors still on Votird wgrg tVipri oc ibHoiVS J). Hiibir.PfiT!, ft?!* jfineev , A. Jolmson, carpenter ; MhDermott, fire, man ; end Morgan and Woods, seamen. On W ’daesduy a messenger was despatched to Tara, r~_ ’_t n * S.i. .1. iui assaaitaisvv.. n.uiMU- ** u ciuck ui;u» aii«r. ftoou Mr Qihnouf arrived wth lines, &c., and two qqt.vps; and afterwards Mr Campbell, R.M., iSr And sftrsrsl ctbsr mentis-: gtp.n earns to render what assistance might be in jar hr power. The tide having fallen, ail proceeded fte wreck tyhb a line. Jls reached, the-wreck, but ft Ksqtheyly CftDPflt carried ft# bight of the

’line on to some detached rooks, so that it was

,]uirO U2CI-355 10 viiw.-v ua iu j tilili iiic i^atiVc was too much exhausted to make another attempt. The sea being still very high, nothing more could be done iliu night for the poor fellows still on board. Next (Thursday) morning the [sea was very high, so much so as prevent any communication with the wreck. Tried again during tha afternoon tide, hut I lie sea was still too high. At midnight tlie weather moderated, ami gave them some hope of rendering assistance at daylight. Day having broke, the party proceeded to the beach, and as soon as the tide would permit pained the outer reef with life buoys and lines. Found the sea gone down very much, and W. Hammond' ■sad Weave* volunteered to swnu lu the wreck, — Hammond leading with the end of the line, and : Weaver following with the bight. These Laving reached the vessel in safely, ilw party bent on to ttie middle of the lino ouo of the boat’s life buoys, so that it could be drawn too and fro between the wreck and tiie reef. By means of this arrange, meut the five persons on board were safely landed oue after another, but in a greatly exhausted condition, and having their limbs much swollen through exposure on the wreck for 53 hours to a heavy S.E. gale, and such a rain as had not been experienced on that coast for many years. After a tittle rest aud the partial recovery of the rescued men, all proceeded to Turanganui, where they received every kind attention from Captain Read and other residents.

A meeting of the inhabitants of Turanganui was held at Captain Read’s store on Thursday last, 21st February—Captain Biggs in the chair—for the purpose of determining wlint should be done with a sum of money which had been contributed by the people of the district for the relief of the suffers by the wreck. It was proposed by Archdeacon Williams, seconded by Mr Skipley, and carried unanimously, “ That after defraying such expenses as had been incurred, the balance should be divided between the widows of Walter Hooper. A. 8.; and James Eltham, steward.” Captain Turner, on behalf of himself, officers and crew (such as have providentially escaped with their lives) of the ill-fated steamer Star of the Evening, begs to return his sincere thaaks to those persons who have acted so kindly to them during their adversity, especially to Mr Gilmour, who remained with them the whole time at the wreck, and acted as interpreter ; also to Captain Read for his kindness in placing his two vessels (Tawera and Donald M’Lean) at the disposal of the shipwrecked persons to take the party to Napier and Auckland, as well as for food and clothing supplied, aud many other kindnesses which, though not recorded here, will ever be remembered with feelings of heartfelt gratitude. LIST OT THE SURVIVOR*. A. C. Turner, master Deighton, mate J. Sutton, second mat* D. Robinson, engineer D. Barker, “ A. Johnston, carpenteer D. Woods fo N. Morgan f ~ , c W. Weaver ( Abl. Seamcm W. Hammond J J. Williams, second clas* se&msa C. Philpott, cabin boy J. Hunt "I MT.Vrmott h Firemen Dawson ) list or tub drowned. Mr Smith Mr Sleifstein >• Passenger* Mr Warrell ) J. Eltham, steward J. Wedgewood, cook Walter Hooper, A.B.