PARTICULARS OF THE RESCUE.

Manawatu Herald, 20 June 1899, Page 3

PARTICULARS OF THE RESCUE.

• ALL WELL ON BOARD. The Perthshire is anchored in Neutral Bay and bears evidences of a Jong <hift, a knock4ng about, and rough weather. Otherwise all is well, and it is understood that the frozen meat aboard is all right. The Talune's run up the harbor on Monday morning was in the nature of a triumphal possession. As she neared the Union Company's wharf the steamers blew their whistles and the crowds on the wharves cheered. A Press Association's representative interviewed Captain Spinks, and he reported that rockets were fired every hour after leaving Wellington. He sighted the Perthshire at 3.20 on the morning of the 13th, in latitude 29-3 south and longitude 163*38 east, about 700 miles from Sydney. She asked for assistance and he stood by till daylight. The weather was fine with a moderate breeze. Captains Spinks arranged to tow and got the Perthshire's hawser aboard and started at 8.30 the same morniug and proceeded at half speed, making fair progress till eight o'clock on the morning of the 15th when the tow rope parted, the wind in the meantime having increased to a moderate gale, with sharp rain squalls, accompanied by a heavy head sea. Preparations were then made to tow by chain cables, the Perthshire's being connected with the Talune's. Owing to the heavy sea the line had to be passed aboard the Perthshire by means of a rocket. A fresh start was made at four in the afternoon of the The strong head wind and heavy sea continued till the morning of the 17th, testing the cables to the utmost, but the weather then moderated, and the wind hauled to south-east, sail

being set on the Perthshire and port safely reached. Captain Spinks has been warmly congratulated on all sides on his long and successful towing feat.