The Mauapouri Disaster.
A largo crowd of people collected on the Wellington wharf on Sunday morning to witness the arrival of the Mana^ pouriJi ! The only noticeable^' feature about the vessel on coming alongside the wharf was that she was short handed-, the fireman worKing at the capstan and the stewards' landing a' baud to get the fenders and gangway out. Ou making inquiries from the officers we learnt that thore wns nothing fresh to be told regarding the said 1 affairj 'with; tin Jexception that tho late Mr Morris, the chief officer, unfortunately did not take any precautions on going down theJiold of the steamer;, to prevcntiiirn inhaling the; poisohous'fumeß of the adiil, sand5 and he| along with the other sufferers, did not feel the effects to any great extent until three hours after he came up from the hold. Mr Morris was rather a delicate man,>ndj paralysrs' .ofjthe. heaft came on, caused of course by the inhalation of the f nines of the burning acid, and he succumbed as before stated. His funeral jtopk. place , at Napier ton j Saturday" afternoon, and was attended by most ot the officers and crews belonging to the. steamers Matiapouri and Wafra* rapa.~Wellmgton paper. '
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1648, 2 March 1886, Page 4
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202The Mauapouri Disaster. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1648, 2 March 1886, Page 4
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