Steamer Accidents.
[[united pßEss''iss6ctATicir. J | * " Westpoat; This Day. The Omapere was proceeding ltd sea m toy? of the Mahinapua at 1 0 o'clock last night, when. the former took the ground on the bar." The latter also bumped, and the tow«rope ■ hadj'to be cuti The Omapere stuck hard ami fast, a : tidwa% gradually dHfting into ;the surf to the north of the Channel. The coal has been jettisoned, andan attempt will be madaitoißet her; off at^flood-tide to« day. The Mahinapua , : re -crossed the bar and returned to^port, -and js\\ assist .the? Omapere. '- The I iGrafton went out safely, immediately after the. accident. For want of rain, for a very long time, the river is - lower' than has ever been experienced since the settlement of West* port. ;.■-■-■',; " *°'" "
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 141, 22 May 1883, Page 2
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