The Lastnigham.
In a pamgraph concerning the wreck of the Lastingham, t^c Lyttelton Times . : «iys :— " At the particular point where she was wrecked; known us Cape Jackson, the bare »tony hills rise straight out of the set}, and there \» no beaph whatever. The water m extremely deep, and it is impossible for any vessel driven ashore m a gale to live. Near the fatal spot He the remains of the Rangitoto, fathoms down. Tliere is a reef running out a mile or so from the point, and between it and the kills there is one nartow pawagei through : > which a ve>sel cau scrape. The old Panama liver was trying«to cut off the corner one fine afternoon m 1878 m hot case of another steamer, but hit (he reef instead of the passage. Her bottom was knocked out, and there was only ju^t time to jamb her on the shore before the fires were put out, Every one was» taken off safely on that occasion before the steamer, like the Lastingham, quietly slid off and went to the bottom."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 253, 22 September 1884, Page 2
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178The Lastnigham. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 253, 22 September 1884, Page 2
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