THE TONGARIRO.
| ska strewn with wreckage. By Telegraph.—Tress Association. Napier, Sept. IS. According to telephonic advice the Tongariro is now completely under water. The how of the vescl, which ■clung to the rocks so long, has suffered badly with the heavy weather in the past few days, so that there is little of the Tongariro to lie seen even at low tide. The sea in the vicinity is strewn with wreckage, mostly timber, with very little cargo, in conversation with a reporter Mr. Cato, local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company, expressed the opinion that there would be little or no sound cargo saved from the, sea. It was reported that there was a large quantity of wood floating about near Bull TCoek, comprising portions of tile vescl and timber with which the Tongariro was fitted up as a troopship. Mr. Cato remarked that the vessel had broken up very quickly, while the rough sea-lied in the vicinity mean' that there was very little possibility of saving any further cargo. He did not think that any further ell'orts would be made by diving, as the spot was too exposed.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1916, Page 7
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190THE TONGARIRO. Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1916, Page 7
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