RESCUES DESCRIBED.
MAGNIFICENT WORK DONE. CREW FAMISHED AND THIRSTY. CAMPING IN BAD WEATHER. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Herald’s Coromandel correspondent reports that all hands were safely landed from the wreck, a total of 103 men. There were no casualties. The weather is awful again, but the last lot from the wreck are under tarpaulins, and all the others are on board the Katoa, which will leave for Auckland on Saturday afternoon. The survivors have been well taken care of by the settlers. A special reporter states H.M.S. Philomel’s party, with rescue gear, arrived at the scene of the wreck early this morning, and on arrival they found the Katoa’s landing party had already landed 12 men, making 16 in all with the four rescued the previous evening. Rescue was effected by means of a lifeline secured to a tree on the cliff. The Katoa’s party had to work courageously the previous evening, and spent the night on the cliff in drenching rain. Tired and famished as they were, they immediately started the work of rescue when light permitted. On the arrival of the Philomel’s party the work of rescue was enabled to proceed more rapidly, 10 men hauling on an endlees rope and bringing the men to the shore. At the same time/food was sent out to the wreck, the crew being famished and thirsty. The rescue party from the Philomel spent the night at Tryphena, and had a terrible journey across country to reach the scene of the wreck. This morning they had to wade through flooded creeks breast high, and scrambled through dense bush, with the result that they all were badly knocked about and drenched through before they reached the wreck. THE FIRST RESCUES. TERRIBLY STORMY CONDITIONS. HAULING THE MEN ASHORE. Auckland, June 2. A report states that 20 men have been landed from the Wiltshire, and it is expected the remainder will be got ashore before dark. The tug has returned to Tryphena from a visit to the wreck at 12.30. She was unable to do anything. The sea was still heavy, and it was blowing hard. The Star’s reporter wires from Tryphena at 7 a.m.:. After four men were landed from the Wiltshire rescue work was suspended owing to nightfall, just when by the efforts of the Katoa’s party the settlers were enabled to get into communication with the wreck. It is believed a line was floated ashore from the Wiltshire and secured by men ashore. This was followed by getting aboard the Wiltshire an endless rope. After several hours work the first man reached shore, and he was followed by three others; but owing to the terribly stormy conditions and the night setting ’in, the work of rescue was interrupted. Ninety-nine men remain on the vessel. A party from the Katoa landed at eight o’clock this morning, making their way over the rugged track to the wreck, travelling as light as possible under the guidance of Barrier settlers. They have a strenuous job before them. Wellington, June 2. The Secretary of the General Post Office has received advice from the postmaster at Coromandel, reporting that the darkness and awful conditions prevented further rescues from the Wiltshire last night. Operations commenced at daylight, and the crew are being landed ashore one by one. It is expected that it will *ake all day to complete the rescue. It is reported that no lives have been lost.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1922, Page 5
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573RESCUES DESCRIBED. Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1922, Page 5
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