The Wreck of the Annabel.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, Jan. 7. • ■■• The wreck of the Annabel, after floajfcv ing about the heads two days, has goae^ ashore under the lighthouse. Quly hfer ribs ar& left with the tail of her masks attached and sails, which are washed to ribbons. Captain McDonald is sole oijirner; t . He says that his great difficulty m getting away after she 1 struck, was due to the fact that she filled bo rapidly The first boat •was swamped with some of the crew m her, and m getting the second boat .over the side, the mate was injured ; she also filled, biit they took the men out of fche swamped boat, and pulling into smoother water bailed her out* with caps and boots. The captain got a trunk on' deck with binocularsV certifi-. catesj clothes, and cash, but the' box was washed overboard. ; , .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 33, 9 January 1885, Page 2
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