The Channel Collision.
*~ * FURTHER PARTICULARS*/ THE ILL-FATED WAITARA, (BY ET.EOTBIO TEIBGBAPH.— K*OPrRIGHi:) (;. ■ (REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS./ j ' Albany, Augnst f. ; The summary of Englishvn«ws by the Suez Mail, dated London, June 29th i gives particulars of 'jfieT collision" be— tweeiu the ships Hurunui and' Waitara m the English Channel, on the 23rd June. Ths. catastrophe was remarkable for its awful. Buddenne.ss to both' v«^ '.-.-. The Waitara sank', at 'the longest esti- .'■'. mate, m four minutes. The momen1= tary interlocking of yards . of the two f vessels enabled sixteen from tbe Waitara to clamber aboard the Hurunui, other* wise all on .tbe . former vessel would have perished \no steerage passengerswere saved. The Waitara was engulped before any boat could be launched from her.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 202, 2 August 1883, Page 2
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120The Channel Collision. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 202, 2 August 1883, Page 2
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