Sad Tale of the Sea.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 2, 30 May 1885, Page 2

Sad Tale of the Sea.

. , _ +* j ,;;-, The' Norwegian barque ¥*tawa, whidh arrived m Sydney on the Bth inst, from Frederikstandt, Norway, with I timber,, brought a very toughing story of the sea. The Teasel is commanded by C&pv tain Svenningsen, who took on hoard with him as a passenger his oijly son, Svenning Svenuingsen; ' «e*eti yjears of age, a bright, attractive clirld._ The Yatawa began her voyage on 29th December, and immediately encountered ▼cry rough weather. Next day then, was a strong gale from E.N.E., with * ;| very high spa, m which, the vessel plunged and. tossed about wildly. The captain to givu his son a correct idea of what a storm at sea was, led him upstairs from the cabin at «bou| eight o'clock m the moraine:, and stood with him at the head of the coihpauion way. hand m hand. They had scarcely been there a minute, however, before a wave unexpectedly broke on boa^d and dashed hoth of them towards the lee scupper*. Captain Svenningsen succeeded m get* ting a hold of the bulwarks with one hand while he clung to his boy's left hand with the other. The force of the water, however, was such that the poor little fellow was taken right . over the side ; and though his father held' him at. long as possible, he had eventually to let him go. The storm was raging with such violence that it was impossible to lower a boat to try and save him,; ,h§d such a course been followed, other lives would most likely have been sacrificed, and tba poor boy had to be loft io big fate. The occurrence was noticed 1 by nearly everyone on board, a.nd..its 4#fulneßß and suddenness made a deep impression. ' ' '-/ ' ' ' ' /" j .••_'.■,;/,•