WRECK OF S.S- WAINUI.

Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 157, 15 July 1897, Page 2

WRECK OF S.S- WAINUI.

The Union Company's s.s. Wainui, when bouud from Nelson to Wellington, struck the Beef Barrels rock in the French Tass, during a fog on Monday night, at 11 o'clock. All the boats were swung clear, as -she was making water ; it was resolved to take her to Waikawo Bay and beach her on Wells' Land, a sandy strip well sheltered. In entering the bay the ves«cl struck the reef which juts out a quarter of a mile from Hole-in-thc-Rock T'oint, where she lies in a dangerous position. After the vessel struck the first time excelleut order prevailed. The passengers were all transferred to the s.s. Coriuua, and taken to Nelson.

(BY telegraph.—owx correspondent).

Dcnedin, Last Night. A te'egram from the Union Company's ageut, at Westport, says that the Corinna has arrived. She left the Wainui at 5 o'clock last night. Capt. Dowuie reports that the Wainui is beached at the head of Waikawa Bay, in a secure position on a soft beach. Her sterm and forefoot are broken and buckled to port. She will be dry forward to three feet six inches at low water.

Captain Downie thinks if all the cargo of coal is taken out of the forehold and the forepcak filled with cement, no trouble would be experienced in taking the ship to Wellington. One blade of the propeller is lost.

The Corinna left the Wainul at 5 o'clock last evening, and arrived here at 10 this morning. Capt. Lambert sent a boat ashore and got Mr Wells, a settler, to place lights on the best part of the beach and ran the steamer full speed on the sand. Capt. Downie heard nothing of the Wainui striking asecond time on Hole-in-the-Rock Point. The steamer is making little water forward. It is understood the Wainui grazed alongside the Beef Barrels but did not run over the rocks. Ab everything was safe there was no necessity for the Corinna to remain.