THE INDRABARAH

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 302, 14 May 1913, Page 5

THE INDRABARAH

POSITION UNCHANGED. ANOTHER GALLANT RESCUE. By Telegraph —Press Association. Marton, Tuesday. Information received this morning states that the Indrabarah cannot be reached on horseback at low tide. The Terawhiti is standing near by. The sea 'is rougher than yesterday, and a strong westerly is blowing. When a party from Bulls arrived on the beach this morning a boat was in the water alongside the steamer, and its crew were apparently trying to take a line ashore. Two attempts were made. In the first the boat nearly capsized as the wash was down the coast, and the boat was immediately driven out from under the lee of the steamer and got into difficulties and had to put back. The second attempt was equally unsuccessful. One of the boat's crew jumped overboard wj.tli the line attached in, , an.effort to swim .ashore in the heavy sea,,hi)}, however,, soon got ityto . ; .diffVultipf) )( ,and '. after struggling, some had to sevet the life line, a£-,he was nearly' exhausted, Thp se?opd mate,/. Adcock, plunged in to his assistance, a'Ad after'a sfeven effort brought him to land; Adco'ck was also very' exhausted. ' It will lie re membered that' Adcoek previously pluckily rescued Manson. A little later those aboard attache 1 a length of sewing twine to a tin and floated it towards tlier Shore/ Adcoci? swam out and brought this ashore. Thicker lines were successively attached to the twine and each other, and eventually a 1% inch rope was g)t ashore. Constant communication is now probable. CAPTAIN HOLLINGWORTH'S .CAREER.. WELL-KNOWN IN NEW ZEALAND. ; For over 15 years Captain Hollingsworth has been with the Tyser Lijie as officer and captain. He has been in j command of vessels for abont 12 years, and is particularly well known round the New Zealand coast. .For some time.previous to coming to Ne\y Zealand Captain Hollingsworth was in the China trade for the same company that owns the Indrabarah. Amongst other wellknown vessels of the Tyser fleet which have visited these shores, Captain Hollingsworth has had command of the Indraghiri, Indradevi, and now- the Indrabarah. He is said to be a careful navigator, and knows the New Zealand coast well. A FINE .VESSEL. It was freely admitted by those who ! inspected the new Tyser liner Indrabarah ! oil Saturday, October 9, 1910—her first { appearance at Wellington from. London— ! that she..was one of the finest vessels of her type that had ever visited this port. Her carrying capacity was equal to 15,000 tons measurement, and 7395 gross, insulated space being reserved for 95,000 carcases of mutton.. The vessel was j built by Swan, Hunter ahdWigham Rich-1 ardson, at Wallsend-on-Tyne, and was i launched in August, 1910. Her leading \ dimensions were 470 feet between perpendiculars, with a beam of 58 feet and i a moulded depth (to'shelter deck) of 43 feet.. The twin-screw engines had cj'h jders o) 2i, 37 aiid 02 inches in diameter by 45-inch stroke. On the measured mile, carried out near the mouth of the river Tyne, a mean speed of 14.1 ! knots por hour was maintained, while on the run from Tyne to (iravesend the average speed was 14.38 knots. Oil her maiden voyage out to Australasia, the 1 Indrabarah averaged a speed of 12'/ s knots per hour, the engines working I M ithout a hitch. i

The vessel was replete with devices to ensure her being a comfortable ship for jflicers and crew, and the small number of first-class passengers which she was designed to carry. The saloon was tastefully tccoratid in polished oak, with crimson plush cushions, whilst the appointments of the smoking-room were in mahogany with crimson leather cushions. It was claimed for the Indrabarah that there was no superior cargo boat of her particular type alloat. She was equipped with all the latest appliances for the rapid and safe handling of cargo. One of the special features in connection with the vessel was a powerful gas plant, intended for lighting up the ship when cargo was being worked at night. Its illuminating capacity was said to be equal to 30,000 candle-power, and this ensured a very fine light. At the conclusion of discharge of the Wellington portion of her London cargo, ■ ne Imh'i.barah left for Port Chalmers! .vhcre she was docked for cleaning and painting. Ibis was done so as to enable her to make as smart a run home as possible. She left Wellington for London at the end of November, 1010, to catch the Jam ary wool sales, ami on that occasion made an excellent passage. Since that time the Indrabarah has been a regular trader from London to New Zealand poits, and arrived at Wellington on her last journey from London on April 28. The vessel completed discharge at Wellington and left for Napier to commence Homeward loading on the afternoon of April 30. , .She proceeded thence to Cisborne, where further Home car«o was loaded. The Indrabarah passed Wellington Heads at 1 p.m. on .May !), hound for Wanganui. It was intended tl at > ie would then go to Lyttelton and arrive at Wellington on May 21 to complete loading for London, and she was to have sailed hence on May 23.—Dominion.