Later Particulars.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3738, 5 January 1907, Page 3

Later Particulars.

The 'Captain's Story. A telegram received from Mangomti contains brief particulars of the wreck. Captain Savory reports as follows The Elverland on December 28th,- at 4 p.m., was 15 miles east by south of the Three Kings, Cape Maria cast-south-east, being about [5 miles. -It was dead calm, birf' there was a nasty swell from the north-east. The principal sails tfere stowed. At midnight Cape Haria light was bearing east-south-qfct apparently the same distancing. heavy Kings on December 29t]'3 itt :6 a.m. the sound of distant breakers was heard, and the fog lifted, land .being seen 100 yards off the ship. , I called all hands and launched: both boats. We tried to tow the ship off the land, and were towing for about three hours. .We towed the ship two miles along the coast, but not off. A light breeze then sprang up, and I took my boat’s crew on board to set sail, leaving the other boat still towing. After making sail, I sounded the well, and found 30 inches’of water in it. I started the pumps, but the water gained. I provisioned both boats, and left the ship about 2 p.m., three miles off the Three Kings. The Elverland sank about 4 p.m., and I landed on the Big King. I left in a boat with five men on Wednesday, January 2nd, and after thirtysix. h-.*43 rowing reached Hohura ■ f Bay ■ m t/h arsday c vening. There I met named Saunders, who gave and showed us the . Captain Savory is coming on to Auckland by the steamer. Apauni. ____