THE BARQUE ANTIOCO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 259, 2 November 1901, Page 3

THE BARQUE ANTIOCO.

HOT EXPECTED TO BE SAVED. PHB PBBRB ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, November 1. Grave fears are now en f ertaired that be Italian barque Antioco Accame is not likely to be eot off. j Captain Monti arrived in town today. He etatffl that He was steering a course which he thou eh t wonld take Mm » mil® a hilf onteide th» dangerous reef; but he fnind himse'f in broken water and luff d up, when the vessel crashed nn the roofed, wVere he htrcg for half an h 'ur. The bo»*s were gotook,u k , and thn men's effects and gear pu f io- Suddenly the slipped off the rock", and as eh" w»« making wat«r r-'pi-lly, Captain M-nti decided to beech her, ard se'ect'd n ■pot on a eood on 'he north side of Sh«g Point s'ation. The crew in the boats g't ashore sifelv The vessel is Rife enough unless easterly weather s'ts in. The Koputii went to within three hosts' lengths of ber to-day, but as ther* was no ene aboard, she had to steim back to port again. The crew are at pretend staying at Unss's f «rm at Kartigi. It h*s been rrr n ed to hold a survey of the vessel, and Captain Thompoii, Lloyds survevr, and Captain Evans, of the Taranaki, are proceeding toUbe scene of the accident. There is xo insurance on the barque.