STAR OF CANADA

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10677, 4 July 1912, Page 5

STAR OF CANADA

A HOPELESS WiRECK.

HER BACK RELIEVED TO BE

BROKEN

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CISBORNE, Last Night

It is faiifty certain) that the Star of Canada has broken her back in. the vicinity of the foremast.' Pumpjn'g was discontinued this morning, and the water of three heavy swells (struck the .ship. The jolting of the foremast ,ai:id the seesawing of the fare; .pant of the. ship, gave am indi.oa.tcon. of her &e.rious damag-a.

M five- o'clock thifl afternoon the first detachment of the crew came •inshore with their baggage, awd a couple of hours later another squad we're brought in by a launch. There are about twelve volunteers frta-nding by the vessel, and Captain Plunket, o,i the London Salvage Association, is on board officiating standing by while Captain Taylor, of the same Association, is expected to arrive cm Friday.

LightiG'i-ing of the cargo is "being continued brk'kly, and it is evidently the ir,tci't,!on to remove all the undamaged goods from the- after holds. An official statement 's to the effect that the Jhip has not been a.bando cd to the iindictwirit-xs, although the :-d ic every possibility of this being done.

It is also officially announced that the rcpor/'js as to a broken bae'k do not emanate from a.n official quarter.

Captain Rainey, iiho Tyeer Company's £.ii?ip.:rinte-ndent, will not, however, deny that th.e ship's back is broken.

Oiptaaii Hart, of the Star of Canada, is ashore .to-night, but will not make any statement for publication. Tlie indications point) to the probability that salv'age operations have been' abandoned, and that the Compamy is about to throw tlhe matter on the shoulders of tfhe underwriters.

In support cf tih:» it may be stated that- the pumps installed in the fore']wilds hr.We ibeon dismantled.

The, vessel to-wight presents a dreary spectacle. She ie- practically deserted.