STORMS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 137, 2 July 1901, Page 3

STORMS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES REPORTED. (PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, July 1. A heavy souherly gak is raging. The steamer Manly, with 30 pasaeogers, left Manly last night for Sydney, and broke down between the Heads. She drifted but was picked up and friwed to an anchorage. Sub'equently she drifted ashore near Manly. The pisseagers were rescued at thive o'clock this morning with some difficulty. The sea is the wildest ever seen in Sydney harbour. BiTlina repoits thdt the tug Protec' cr capsized whi'e crossing the bar, and the eew cf five were drowned. The <ug afterwards broke up. Shell h<rbour r<ports tbat the tug Warwick is ashote at L"ng Point. 010 man got ashorp, but it is impossible to reach the others. A bigeea is running. Received 1, 10.54 p ra. Sydney, July 1. The Protector's crew were : J. Lewis (Oaptiin) B. Walton (engineer), Vickery (fireman), Trob.ineou and Phillips (deck hands). The tug ashore at Ling Point is the Alexander Berry. Received 2, 1.13 a.m. Sydney, July 1. The Mauley has been floa'ed. Tho damage is sligh*. \ Tte Alexander Berry was insured _ for £SOO in (he S- nth Biitisb. Four iof the crew were drowned and ono s tved. The Protector had a passenger, name . unknown, who was drowned. All tho crew were married. The affair was sudden. A huge wave struck her , broadside on nud turned over, She remained awhilo bottom up, and then disappeared. A tremendous sc-.x on the coast is flocking shipping.