THE PENGUIN DISASTER

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 26, 24 February 1909, Page 2

THE PENGUIN DISASTER

TWO ilOltJi BODIES RECOVERED. Uy Telegraph'—Press Association* Wellington, Last Nigi'tThe body of a big man, dark uud iully dressed, e.u'ept lor coat, boots and soeks, came ashore at the Otcrangl .-able station to-day. A coat matching the ve.-t 011 the corpse was washed up yesterday. A second body was re.i.vered this'afternoon. It had no head cm, and.from the coat worn the remains appeared- to be those of one ol the steward., of the Penguin. The bodies will oe brought in to Wellington overland io-iiiorruw. .Neither have been identi■ied so lar.

THE ENQUIRY. Wellington, Last Night. The enquiry into the Penguin disaster «-a> continued to-day, and was unlinish.•d when the Court'rose. The evidence was largely technical, dealing with the tides and currents prevailing in Co"* Strait, and with the course set by t'apt. Baylor on the night of the, disaster, which master mariners., who were examined, generally agreed was a safe one As tu the lowering of the boats, the evidence indicated that members of the crew did not take up their allotett stations at particular boats, but assisted generally. The Crown Prosecutor, Mr Myers said when an accideut happened in Cook Strait it was invariably attributed to abnormal current!.