Wreck of the Berbice. GALLANT RESCUE OF THE CREW.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 273, 16 June 1888, Page 6

Wreck of the Berbice. GALLANT RESCUE OF THE CREW.

]\'i:wc wn,i , June 5. At live minutes (o three this, morning the imn» of a {*mi fiom Signal Hill denoted that a \e-^el was in dishess. The weather was .showei} at (he time, ami although all e>cs were trained in the dneoiionoi the bieakwaler, owini; to Hie intense A.w kne^ and the thick ha/c nothing emild be -nm o' the di-lves-cd \o^h'l. Ten minutes atfeiwaids a rocket was oldened m the direction of the northern bieakwater, and a -. condjiiin was hied In the look-out man. The lileboat then put oil, and neaun<j the beacon ot Stockton, a lar^o ship wn- .seen dinting; tapidly on to the O,\-tei l'>auk. It pi mod to bo the *-hij> I'lchui 1 . 717 tons leui-tei. Captain Ros?, lioni Melbourne. The mtnuatioii ot the position ot the \ossel had pii.\ioa->ly been «'i\en to Thomas one ot the Kocket l-n^ade, bv s)ino men woikiii 1 ; ;tt the eiattc^ neai the Stoeklon Coal t'oni|un\ s \\ liai I \Va> land immediately ,ua\e the alaim, >uu( the membei- tinned om and Miiceeded to the locket >tation. A po,\eittil huht, known as tb.e "wieel: illunm..iti>i ,' was hioutiht to play on the \e-^-el In the bn <j,ade The Heibiee w ,is then on the o>itei sp.i h i kew aul ot the (.)\sici Hank about 450u1s tiom the boa eh. >\ locket, with a hue attached, was hied which went tluouirh the toie topia.i-t siaN-ail, s L >t at the tune. The line was I hen sicuied by the ciew to the um, /en-mast, atul then, \ v 'u!i uit.it «l'iin.nit\, Hk\ moio hauleii asluMi thnmuht'u boiling suit, the c ibm liov and t ai nentei uiie yn.n; oi aid llie oldest abo.ud) bem;4 t.iki n .h ! i lit lii-t. Tlk laptam was the la ', to lea\o tl.e ship Captain Alexandoi X')---, m i-iei ot the \c- el. iepmt- .is follows - Ilk i'>e lace eleaud I'm i Phillip I 'ead .it L! a m on tl.e 2iHh ult. Kine weallui wa- expeiiciueil to Cijie iiowe, ulieie the\ eueoitiiU i id tem'.ic wiathei and he.n \ squalls, which lotod uiitil the \is-.el \\«.nt ,f-ho'o. 'J'hi' Ik i bice si(rht o ,l tl u . Xobln h^hr at 11 15 la-t Miuht, buint blue-h'.;hts and sill up tlnee loikets Ku the jnloi without an\ ies}io'i-e The weathei at thi- tune was e'e u L'lntlnici that no ;>]!<<: i>i tu'_r>'oat tame to then a-si-,'.m •<. i. iptan> '!i, - \..ntuied to biinu tl.e \e- il into put Attti passing Nobi>\ , o\\ m;^ to the -umi^ •uuent the \e--el did tmt answei ihe In bn The anehoi was let uo an«l 17 tat bomi ham !' ud our The \ e--el di i v-U dam li.n and ihittiil tow aid- the bi^ht. tnuelunu t'n o\stti l>ank -huhtl\ bin'ie btiii'4 In. ulud Shoit!\ aM"i the \e---il -tnnk ttie top LT..11 uit m i-t and fjie \\ hole or i!u 1< c. main l lULTinii wii c i n i ieil aw .i\ , p: i>b >bl\ eai m 1 b\ thy eonui-sion. At tlk unit oi winn^ (u )> m ) the \c^ll i- a i nirj)K ti wuikaud l- ta-t bitakmu; up