Vessel Ashore.
A PASSENGER DROWNED. The heavy weather we have been experiencing the last few days has been the cause of the scow Surprise, being blown ashore a mile or' so from the Manawatu Heads, on the south side of the bar, and unfortunately with loss of life. The vessel lett Kaipara on August 3rd for Wanganui, and the gale which blew with such hurricane force on Thursday took her out of her course, the heavy seas continually flooding the deck. One of these waves struck the. ves : sel and carried away her steering gear, and at the same time washed a passenger overboard named Nixon Scott, who was drowned. This mishap occurred about 8 miles from land, and the vessel ultimately drifted ashore as stated. The vessel had a cargo of timber consigned to Wanganui merchants, and only a portion was insured. The scow was owned by the Mitchelson Timber Company, of Auckland. The cargo consisted of 73,000 feet of timber, 59,000 being consigned to R. W. Green and 14,000 feet to Purser and Son, of Wanganui. It is expected, that some difficulty will be found in re-floating her, as the gale has sent the scow some considerable distance up the beach.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1904, Page 3
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203Vessel Ashore. Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1904, Page 3
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