THE WRECK OF THE GARSTON. LOST AT STAARBUCK ISLAND ARRIVAL OF THE CREW. GREAT PRIVATIONS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 405, 25 September 1889, Page 4

THE WRECK OF THE GARSTON. LOST AT STAARBUCK ISLAND ARRIVAL OF THE CREW. GREAT PRIVATIONS.

A few days ago a cable from Sydney stated that news from the Islands included advices of the wreck of the English ship Garston at Staarbuck Island, a guano island north of the Humphrey Group, in the Central Pacific. The master, Captain l J ye, and a portion of his crew arrived here this afternoon by the s.s. Wainui from Samoa and Tonga. The names of the portion of the ship's company who arrived by the steamer are : Mr Bruce, second mate; Mr Anne-lly, third mate; MrAnderson, sail-maker;Biaoe\vell, Moody, Blenkinson, Muller, and Gorking, seamen. The Garston was wrecked on Sfcaarbuck Island, where she had arrived to load guano tcr Home, on the 17th July. The crew numbered 28 in all. The shipwrecked people lefb the ship in two boats, one in oommmid a? Kb° captain and tho other in charge of the first mate. Nothing further ha? been heard of the mace's boat. The captain's lifeboat reached Wallifc Island, west of Samoa, on August 9fch in a vcrv weak condition after 23 days' passage, during which they endured terrible privations. All tho provisions they had wore 301bs of salt meat and 20lbs of oiscuir. They had very little water on board, but rain fell frequently, w hioh they saved in their oilskin cjats. Just before the poor fellows sighted Wallis Island, they had arranged to

CAST LOTS which of them should be sacrificed to keep the others alive. When they reached the island Mr Westbrook, Messrs McArthur and Co.s's agent on Wallis, received them and treated them with great kindness. He found them in clothes and food while they were on the island, and when Messrs McArthur and Co.'s schooner arrived at Wallis, he gave them a passage in the schooner to Tonga. They arrived at Tonga all safe, and weie received on board the VVainui a few days ago, and so came on to Auckland.