THE LAUDERDALE WRECKED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 67, 28 June 1910, Page 5

THE LAUDERDALE WRECKED.

| NEAR GREYMOUTII BAR. j CREW SAFE. I By Telegraph—Press Association. I Grev ion tli, Yesterday. The Maoriland b. jam Ship Company's Lauderdale struck on the north tip at 'high tide this morning. She put out to sea, but, finding she was injured, fired rockets, and subsequently ran ashore opposite t'he saleyards. She lies wrth the seas breaking over her. The crew are safe. Captain Clark was temporarily in charge, as Captain Holme was ashore on sick leave. She contains 000,000 ieet of timber from Hokianga and Nyctia Bay, consigned to Australia, and was coming here to finish loading. Later. The Lauderdale continues to drift south, and is now opposite the hospital, 1000 feet from shore. She 'has signalled that her fires are out, the water is up to her engines, and that there is a hole in her forepart. Rockets fell short, and it will be impossible to 'get the men off before 4 p.m., when it is low water, even if then, as a heavy northerly gale is blowing, with the sea rough. So far as is known here there are no casualties. Captain Clark, late of the Holmdale, is now in charge.

CREW SAFELY LANDED.

THE CAPTAIN'S VIEWS. THE VESSEL DOOMED. Greym'oiitli, Last Night. The wreck of the Lauderdale on Hie South Beach was the centre of interest to-day, and hundreds flocked to the beach. The falling tide showed the vessel to be within 800 yards of the s'.'ore at low tide. The rocket apparatus fired 1 a line' across the vessel. The vessel, during the night, had drifted ahout half am ile to the southward. At 4 o'clock this afternoon communication was obtained with the shore, and the crew, 23 in a]], came across in a basket. Each member of the crew received a plunge in the »urf, which was breaking very roughly on the shore. Captain Clark, interviewed by a representative of the Grey Argus this evening, sitates that at 12.20 a.m. he received signals to enter. He kept a straight line with the beacons in view. He entered into between the breakwaters, when the vessel refused to answer her helm and struck some object near where the Hawea went down. He ordered full speed astern, and the steamer cleared the breakwater. He signalled for a tug, and cruised about until 2.30, when the vessel was sinking, and the signals being to the effect that the bar wis dangerous, he had to beach her to spve her from sinking in deep water. If the tug had been sent out, there was no doubt ine vessel would have been saved. There was a heavy gro.und swell at the time. The crew are all well and provided with' dry clothing, and every attention has beeft shown to them. The steamer is now broadside on bo the beach, and expert opinion is that she will never be got off.

fl-IE SHIP'S CREW

Wellington, Last Night. J Following is a list of the Lauderdale's crew:— Master, Captain W. F. Clark. Chief officer. A. M. Stuart. Second officer, Alf Woodmttt. Third officer, J. Boyd. Chief engineer, W. Young; second, J. Jeffries; third, J. Neilson, Steward, A. Gray. \ Boatswain; Thos. Edwards. A.B.'s, W. Blanchett, W. Morris, M. D. Gibson, D. Muir, E. C. Hayden. Ordinary seaman, D. Andrews. Chief cook, W. Scott; assistant cook, J. Turner.. Donkeyman, J. Fergy. Firemen, T. Morris, W. Blake, C. Law- J son, €. Dunn, W. Ward. The Lauderdale, which is owned by the Maoriland Steam Ship Company, formerly flew the Union .Steam fthip Company's flag, when she was known as the Taieru She is a steamer of 1008 tons register, and was built in 1889 by the Palmers' Company, Newcastle. Her dimensions are: Length 201 feet, breadth j 37.2 feet, depth 10.8 feet. She is a fine stamp of timber carrier, being fitted with discharging apparatus. The vessel visited 'New Plymouth on the oth inst., bringing a cargo of hardwood from Tasmania. After completing discharging she proceeded to Ivohu Kohu (Hokianga), and afterwards to Nydia Bay, \Vhere she loaded timber for Australia. She was to proceed to Greymouth to discharge.