WRECK OF A LINER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 15, 11 February 1909, Page 4

WRECK OF A LINER.

LOSS OE SIX LIVES. CASTAWAYS ESCAPE UP A CLIFF. London, December 2*2. Homeward bound through blinding fog and heavy *ea, the British steamer Irada tu vessel of 81'24 toils gross) drove ashore and became a total wrivk on the .\lizen Head (*outh of Ireland) vester-

Tiie captain, the stewardess, and four of the crew were drowned. The remainder of the t)5 persons on hoard wevo thing upon the rocks. The wreck occurred soon alter midnight. From then until 8 o'clock tihe Mirvivor* clung desperately tu the rock*, unable to move, and with the waves clo*e upon them. At length a few men working upon a new signal-station sighted the castaways. I'opes were, lowered aud all wetv hauled up the rocks.

ALL-MCHT yiUIL The Inula struck the rocks half an hour after midnight. The spot where she went ashore. has been the scene of some twenty previous wrecks. A fog signal -tation is uovv being erected there.

The vesscil (which came from Calveston, Texas) had encountered fog and rough weather for tin* previous eight days, and observation, by the sun had bec!n impo**iblc. Some anxiety appear? to have been felt as to her exact position. ami the captain aud first otlicer were on the bridge when thai *hock came.

hi. a few minute* the engiue-roo.n was llooded, and the captain gave orders to g-i't out the boats. The latter were useless in the broken water, and the castaways *tarU'd to scramble a*hore. Escaping the waves, they yet had to face a terrible experience, having only a bare footing on the rocks. Here they clung in the dark, afraid to move, until the dawn came.

About 8 o'clock they were seen h>* the mail working at the erection of the new fog signal station. The workers let down ropes and hauled Ihe'.u up the side of the precipitous rocks. From that point to the top of the ehlT the castaways scaled the ladders used in connection with the works.

Assembled at the top. in safety at last, they took a. roll-call, and found Captain Roberts, Mis* Maxwell (the stewardess), and the sailors Mathews, Deacon, Council, and Ketch missing. The body of Council was recovered in the eveningly coastguards. The crew had miraculous escapes, and about ten were injured. Captain Roberts, who was about tifty years of was an able and experienced officer with a splendid record, lie was formerly chief oHioer in the White Star liner Oceanic. The Irada was a modern steel twin-screw steamer only built in 1000. The Irada represents a loss of between .£300.000 and £500.000 for the underwriters at Lloyd's, the. vessel is valued at £86.000, while the full cargo of (lalveston cotton on board accounts for the balance. This is the worst insurance loss eupor ienced during the past twelve month*.

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