The La Bella.
The unfortiinaul barquent.ine La Bella which has just been wrecked off \\aiiTniiii|')ool breakwater, iwcnt ashoiy at the fool. n( llif llappv Valley Hoail, near Islaml Kay. an the morning i,f October Hi Ihm year She was hound [rum Ininedin to \ew Plymouth with a cargo of produce. Hail weather haij been cX|H-ii.-iic<<! the whole way up I lie coast. When jIV Cape Campbell (lie vessel was overtaken witlv a very strong southwist gale accompanied h,v thick rain In an attempt to "'wear'ship" oil' tin Cape, all Hie sails were blown awav. ami as it was an impossible laslfTi heird on 'others, the vessel slavered on under hare poles Ihrouyhout the nigbl of October 12. Daylight 111-ought no diminution of the gale, or cessation of the rain, and the'drift continued until <) ami In a.m. next da.\. when t-hose on hoard sa" the rocks of Island Hay dead a'hcad. (hie anchor after another was lowered, hut none found holdin.' ground, and just „s it seeln.ll -iminf"eiit that she must crash ilown upon the rocks an opening was espied, 'in' l through it she proviilenjfinllv drifted on to a sandy beach, from which she was-got off a few davs later.
'I Ik- I.i\ Holla was a stool 'barqucatine <if :'.<;.-> -Uns, built hi .Norway 11 years ago. Prior to the ir.cidc-nb nar .rated, she|liml.l;vY-n>cnip!»>\!oil (in, M-| coastal trade for some years ' undo the command of Captain Mylius. Shi was owmd by Mr Hugh Turn-bull. <>■ Tiniani. At Hie time of the Islam] Hay mishap the vessel was iwKcd t ( lie worth about £:SoO(l, and was then insured in the. Standard officp I'oi Jt'J "it it I. OiLj-Ufn MylHisHsa!n)iliveor i ||in l m-Inii-K. and has -boon master <:f the l, ( i Delia for Hi,, past live years, that vessel having- been his sole command since he attained a master's status l>uring his career at, sea lie has beer wrecked three linnes. and was one. one of the crew of a vessel thai caught lire al se* COYKK.VJIIO.Vr UFAVAKIIS FKIV HIKU. (licccived \ov. M, ji.-.T p.,,,,) MKLUOFUNK. Nov: |,-, ■"'• Hi'irt, on behalf of the Covernmeat, has written 1„ Forrier, e.v pressing admiration for his bravery, anil forwarding a cheque, fo,- £2O Yii recognition.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7978, 15 November 1905, Page 2
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368The La Bella. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7978, 15 November 1905, Page 2
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