Loss of Life at Sea.
(UNITED PRESB ASSOCIATION;) Port Chalmers, Monday. The barque Rose M., Captaiii Aille, from Newcastle, arrived at Port Chal mers on Saturday afternoon, haying encountered yery bad weather. On the 11th instant, at 4 o'clock m the afternoon, the wind veered from the southwest to north-west, rising .a tremendous sea, which broke over the vessel's poop, smashed the wheel, and severely bruised the steersman, smashed the skylights, i carried away the ; binnacle and everything moveable on the after part of the ship, washed the master forward and severely bruised him, and swept James Rutherford, able seaman, overboard. Owing to the loss of the wheel the' vessel became unmanageable, and as the lifebuoys were washed a wa}* nothing could be done for the poor fellow, who was drowned. He was a native of Greenock, and supposed to be unmarried.
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Manawatu Standard, Issue 1508, 17 November 1885, Page 2
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