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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3056, 30 November 1878, Page 2

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.. Wellington, This day. It vras calm when the Taranaki left at 4.30 p.m. Auckland. A fog soon came and she anchored. When daylight set in the fog lifted, There were 75 passengers aboard, many of them women and children,

and 25 in the fore cabin, with the crew making one hundred aboard. About breakfast time the weather was calm, but foggy>Hnd the ship struck arid,heavily bumped ((bur times. They then saw fronting them a precipice 30 feet high, the ibo^sprit almost touching the cliff*. The engines were, kept at full speed ahead as long as possible until there was no danger of slipping off into deep water., Capt. Malcolm was quiet, and excellent order was kept. There was some delay before tfcv hoats were got out, but the women and children were safely landed, though a slight temporary confusion arose through eagerness to get. into the boats, but nothing to speak of, a word quieted things. About two hours after striking the chief officer was despatched to Tauranga. The vessel began to settle down at the stern, and all the compartments below the deck began to fill. Provisions had by this time been put on the island for people, and in a short time the Lancashire Lass and the Waratah came up, and th'- 'captain intended to put the women and children on board the cutters, but then the Staffa steamer was sighted, coming up, and in a short time all the passengers with such luggage as had been saved were put aboard. The passengers heartily cheered the captain as they were leaving, he having elected to remain by the wreck all night. The ship was three miles out of her course when she struck, and it is supposed she drifted when anchored. The fog was so thick that the land was not seen ■ until within a few ysMs, perhaps three or four. The vessel lies on her port bilge, and being broken, cannot possibly be got off. borne of the cargo may be saved if the weather keeps fine.