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PROGRESS OF THE RESCUES. FOOD SENT TO WRECK. THE WEATHER IMPROVING. Auckland, Last Night. The Herald’s Coromandel correspondent telegraphed at 6.10 p.m. as follows: “Up to 4 p.m. forty-seven of the crew of the Wiltshire had been landed, the relief party hauling two men ashore every six minutes. The weather conditions are improving slightly. Food and water has been transferred to those remaining on the wreck, and strenuous efforts will be made to get the belanca of the crew off the wreck before dark. A number of the crew are now comfortably housed with settlers at Tryphena.” Wellington, Last Night. The Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department received the follow’ng message, timed 8.20 p.m., from the steamer Katoa: “At 2.30 p.m., a total of 63 had been landed. Fifty-eight men are on board the Katoa. It is expected to get the balance ashore tonight, but they will be unable to leave for the overland journey -before daylight.” A TREMENDOUS SEA. WRECK HEAVILY POUNDED. VESSELS CANNOT APPROACH. Auckland, June 2. Arrangements have been made with Walsh Bros, to convey by aeroplane to the Barrier the life-saving appliances received from Wellington. The Waiotahi returned at noon from Tryphena Bay. When she left there at six o’clock this morning there were no fresh developments. It was quite impossible for the Waiotahi or Katoa to go on the ocean side of the island. A tremendous sea is pounding on the coast there and the remains of the Wiltshire must be withstanding an awful strain. However, it would take a lot to break down the construction of a big ship; although those on board might be uncomfortable, there was little doubt of their eventual rescue. The tug Awhina could not get within a mile of the wreck, owing to the raging surf. There were possibilities of disaster so long as the heavy weather lasted, but all chances were in favor of a complete rescue. NEED FOR ROCKET APPARATUS. AT THE PRINCIPAL PORTS. Auckland, June 2. A brief service of sympathy and intercession for the Wiltshire’s crew was held at the Sailors’ Friend Society’s rooms. Afterwards a meeting carried a resolution urging that rocket apparatus should be provided in at least the four principal ports, and others if possible, in the interests of seamen who may be in distress on rock-bound coasts. THE WRECKED LINER. A MODERN CARGO-CARRIER. The Wiltshire is a twin-screw steel steamer of 12,1'60 gross and 8612 net tons. She was built in 1912 by J. Brown and Co., Ltd., at Clydebank, and is owned by the Federal Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Her dimensions are: Length 526 feet, breadth 61 r feet, and depth 33 feet. She is fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery. The Wiltshire is practically identical with her sister vessels, the Argyllshire and Shropshire. The hull was constructed in accordance with Lloyd’s then latest rules for the 100 Al deck type. The Wiltshire contains four large insulated holds and ’tween decks for the carriage of frozen mutton, fruit and dairy produce. It addition to the large cargo capacity of the vessel, there is accommodation for 117 first-class passengers, and large and well-ventilated three and four-berth cabins. The propelling machinery consists of two sets of quadruple expansion engines of the inverted surface condensing type. On her first voyage from England to Australia the Wiltshire averaged a speed of 13.5 knots. A number of wireless messages were received and sent during the trip. Calls were received and answered over a distance of 1300 miles, and communication was established nearly every day either with shore stations or steamers.
During the war the Wiltshire was employed in transport work, and carried troops from New Zealand.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1922, Page 5
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