WRECK OF THE MAORI

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 167, 9 August 1909, Page 2

WRECK OF THE MAORI

TWENTi r -ONE RESCUED. FISHERMEN'S HEROIC WORK. LINES THROWN TO THE WRECK. 12 MEN LEFT AHOAIM).' 48 HOURS IN THE HIDING. ROCKET APPARATUS DOES GOOD SERVICE. PITIFUL SCENES IN LONDON.

By Cable—Press Association.- Copyrig'at Received ,p.m. ' Lpndon, August 7. Fishermen yesterday morning detected twelve men clinging to the Maori s | mast tops. They established communication, despite the enormous waves that were breaking over the wreck and saved two, the others being drowned while coming ashore. Rocket communication was established by the evening. Food and brandy were sent to the wreck.

There is a fair prospect of rescuing the other eight. The fishermen displayed great heroism.

The Maori is in deep water. Her back is broken.

The Daily Mail's correspondent wires later that the Mauri was wrecked 30 yards off a rock-1 -«=!• .ul coast, in an inaccessible positio:. When the boalf left the ship twelve men were still asleen belonv. They were unaware of the disa'si-r. They threw a line ashore. An engiv it named Middleton and a fireman named O'Brien crawlel by means of the line to the land with difficulty. Two were drowned while attempting the journey. The remainder refuged tn the rigging, where they remained for 48 hours. They were frequently drenched by the heavy seas. The rocket apparatus threw a rope on Saturday morning and eight were dragged ashore through tlie tremendous, seas. The boatswain, George Stewart, a native of Lyltelton, states he cut away three boats when they were filled. He thought he himself was the last to leave with the third boat, not knowing that others were lielow. They had occasionally sighted the other two Dawn showed the jagged coast. He steered for a patch of sand bnt struck n rock

and they were overturned. He started to 'swim ashore, and rescued Stillwell and Melon. The latter weighed 13 stone. Tw'ontv-one of the 53 have been saved. Pitiful scenes were witnessed at the Shaw, Savill Oo.'s office in Leadenhail street London, where mothers and wives wore awaiting news of the crew, who were mostly Londoners.

LIST OF THE SAVED. Received D, 0.30 a.m. London, August 8. The Maori's saved include the following: Engineers, Brewer, Haywood, Bowler and Thomson; storekeeeper, Barr; seaman, Evans; fireman, Hutchbigs; cook, Hatch; ship's boy, Clarke; and another named Mills.