MISHAPS TO SHIPPING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 16, 20 January 1904, Page 2

MISHAPS TO SHIPPING.

MAIL STIvUIKK HUNS DOWN A I.K.SJ'ATL'H JIOAT, (J'er Tress Association). AUCM*ANI>, .lan. .19, While niiuioein ring near Kaittfitoto le.-i to gvt aloiißsHle the mail mea--111,-r early this- 11101-1111%', the ll'in^uiit Honed oil steamer Kna.ka was null 'Olio KllimlNilliPM (Ml the KUll'l.liKlHl side l.j Hi,, n.util sleaincr. The InliiiM-h rou,nid milder the steaiiiit's how ajfil H-ilis t-llijl.si/.nd, .sink"ifi' H-ii-lim a miniate. Tin 1 eii't»iii<vr 1 ti.irv. 1 II) ha-d a mirumiloiiiH f.*Hi|a', '-'■''ii-'.'i .Mil, just as the huimdi ilis''"l ■'"-'! I.'--I»«- nIV snrfiire. 'I he. "")■'■•">•■ '"■'"■ "iiinl cn-g-meer were ".iiU',v-.l (Win in u great depth, hut ■■' 1 i-.-'ie,„,,l 1.1.,,. suriac „, ni ,| K „ U!) M tJ j tlie in.- i.,.i«,ys thrown (i-„i„ u,,. sll . u . 1.-11 miniiivs in the water. 'Phi,, .sti 11lwr l"'»'.".!lod .".I h..r way, the crew 01 the laniK-h ami the pilot pulling to town 111 one of her hoats. The hi-iinrh lies in ail.).nU seve,, fa.ttio.ns, ami uill |ii(|„Ul)l.v Ik.' raised as «!,« i" not iiuM-h dam,'a\4«l. 'J'he mail sl.iiiiK-r uas ULi-ii". slow at the lime. I he iMinkl.i wit-' uorfh uihOUt JLI2SOU Ciii.tatn Hcherts, master of the Isuato. 11, l.js r„.-oil(o th«. Jlui'lkhiiHoMid, .Mules una he eiiidvaiMoiirn,! '<» lv-1 0,11 of ihe way hut u„, llm .ji. ior'"hm k !iM ,""' '"'" U " K !itriU e|i« l " h.m 1,11 s-|„. eNvntually struck '"• 1 "'/'"- | >- 'ilH- jiilo-l slates that he 11111 "'id uflH uai(i„ K . „, hua , a thu liiund, w„„ til* collision occumd. i'ie Hon ui resohvd to suspend U,u, i.e master 01 th v lamju-h and thu pilot, pending all i r .,^ui|.y_ A HAKijl'l-; ACHOUNT) AT NF.j - SON. NKLSON, Jan. ]'.). Jl'i' 'L-nJIUe Lutterwonh, wlvilo ii-'iA'nii! I'ort this ino,-ii,i'n K in ehargu ')' i.e pilot, wont astiore at thu Imlvs'lviiv Hock. T'lK' veswl wa« boniK taken oiut.of tin- Inulhuur under s'.iil hy J'dot ('ox. 'l'he bai«i),i<> Ihs sliii-lutly on her side, with her nosu pointiiiK into the -Mussvl Hunk. NI-XSON, M.iKlnig.ht. So far the efforts to get the Lut-terwo-uiJi mil' fliu rocks at Wm enti--auce just alongbido the Arrow ]{ock lui\t- -11-iii At low wateiker keel was restimg on the luussel--:o\eixd rotrks, and s-hv \v u « hivlingover to port. No d-iiinagv cimiUl U: ..in. The vessel is not likely to. come -odV to-juiigiiit, t Ik' tide liavimj tin'tied. THE KOTOM-AHANA-JESSIK 1 MC'OL COLLISION. WELLINGTON, Jan. 10. Am iiuyniiy into the eausu of the codlishm in tJie haijibtn- an Jwemiior TJI-h, hetween tht> l{otwm!a|liiaiita wild the sd-.-oonw .lessie Nicol (tho latter l»cin K .sunk) Uegan liMlav. t.oiinsrl lor the Marine Department Miami tluai Captain Mamving had rc-p<)i-ted as the cause of the accident, tOiait Ihe schnfon.-i-'s ligtht u-iis ,»b----ic-urud ; hut this was denied hy thu ■ajitiuu ol t-lw sclnokvnei-. Caivt-uiin Smith, of thv Jessie Nicol, said a, hilnlei'ii uiius hunutHf? 2H fowl the d,vk ; ,„ the fore ~if i(jil, g . Hfi J ' s k,r|l,ll l" ™' niinohor watch, lying readrnk in .Ins ciMn, and wuitinw , lJb J' .by the mate. ll,<, U |\ W ? .ink a eluwigv. of „-,i-nd had aUeiviU the vvssels position. 'J'hc KtfH. con d lie seen as well w ] w U •is li-oni a-n.vwlK-iv else. Cajilain .l.vlnint-oii, IvarhwurniaKlw said tlw a,ncli,,r carricj hy tho .lewn, .v, L . O | wns uul suila | l(le for (hi> Thv ii.)|.iiry was oidjourned till lo» niofrow.