STEAMER WRECKED.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10080, 28 June 1910, Page 5

STEAMER WRECKED.

AT GRBYffiOUTE. CKEW SAVED AFi'EK aNXIOUJ* • • TIME. By Telegraph—Press Association. GREYMOUTH, June 27. The Maoriland Steamship Company's Lauderdale struck on the North Tip at high tide this morning. the put out to sea, tut, rinding s? e had beer, iijured, fired rockets, ad subsequently ran ashore opposite the saleyards. The Lauderdale continues to drift to the south, and is now opposite the hospital, 2,000 feet from the shore. > The master signalled that the engine fires were out, and the water is up to the engines in the forepart. The sea was very roug.li &11 the tims. WHAT MIGHT. DAVE BEEN. THE CAPTAIN'S STOK?.

LATER. By Telegraph—Press Association. GREYMOUTH, Monday Night " 'lhe wreck of the Lauderdale < n thesouth Beach wa3 the centre of interest to-day, and hundreds flocked to the beach. The falling tide "showed " the vessel to be within three hundred yards of the shore at low tide. The rocket brigade tired a line across the vessel, which during the night had drifted about half a mile to. the southward. Communication was ob- | tained with the shore anc the crew, 23 in all, came across in a basket. Each member of the crew received a dip in the surf, which was breaking very roughly on the shop . Captain Clark, interviewed by a representative ci the Grey Eiver Argue, this evening, stated th-t at 12.20 a.m. fie received signals to enter. He kept a straight coime with the beacons in view. He entered in between the breakwaters, when the vessel refused to answer her helm, and struck sotr.e object near where the Hawea went down. fie ordered full speed astern, and the steamer cleared the breakwater. He then signalled for a tug. and cruised about until 2.30, when the vessel was sinking, and signals on bar were at "dangerous." Ee tben h'.d to teach her v-> iave her sinking in deep water. If atu > had been sent out, there was no doubt the vessel would have been saved. There was a heavy ground swell at the time. The crew are all well. They have been provided with dry clothing, aid every attention shown to them. Tho steamer is now broadside on to the beach, and experts are of opinion that she will never be got off.

Following is a list of the Lauderdale's crew:—Master, Captain W. F. Clark; Chief Officer, A. M. Stuart; Second Officer, All Woodnutt; 'lhird Officer, J. Boyd; chief engineer, W. Young; second engineer, J. Jeffries; third t=<<uneer, J. Neilson; steward, A, G.ay; boatswain, Thos. Edwards; A. B.'s, W. Branchett, W. Monis, M. D. Gibson, D. Muir,, J3. C. Hayden; ordinary seaman, D. Andrews; chief cook, W, Scott; assistant cook," J. Turner; donkeyman, J. Fergy; firemen, T. Morris, W. Blake, C. Lawson, 0. Dunn and W. Ward.