CAPTAIN SPINKS INTERVIEWED.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 11, 22 June 1899, Page 3

CAPTAIN SPINKS INTERVIEWED.

A ' Press Association representative interviewed Capjtaiif S pinks of ths Talune. ' He -reported^ llufc rockets were fired every „liour alter leavirig Wellington. " Ha sighted the _ Perthshire at 3.20 qa ( the jnonimg of the ,13th, in lat. 29.3 south, Jong. 1(33 33 east, about 700 niilea from Sydney* Oa being asked for assi-,tjinoe, he stood by till daylight. The Weatheu wss line, with a moderate breeze. . Cap^uii* Spinks arranged a tow, and got thd Perthshire's haW^erabqard, aud.started at 8.30 the same morning. He pro-/ ceeded 'at half-speed, m.ikiug jfair progress till eight o'clock,ou thf tnorning of the 15th, when the f tow-rops parted,- the wiiid, meantime, having' increased to a^ jnodeivita ,gite, wuh sharp raui-squalls, aeeomp wiled by a heavy 'head ' sea. ' Pi'eparauons we*' then made to tow-by the chain cables, , the ' Perthshire's being coiyiepted, with the I'falune's. Owing to the heavy sea aline had tqbe passed aboard ths Perthshire by iuea[ns' of, a rocket. A hresh start was made at" four o'clock in the afternoon of 16th., <t The strong head winds and heavy sea eon tinned fciil the movaiiig 6t tlie 1/th, testing' s the cables to the utmost. The \Veathar then moderated, ftud-the*wm\l hauled to the south-east. Sail was set oa the Perthshire, and the pUrt was' safely

reached. Captßin Spinks was waimly congratulated on all f-ides on his long and successful towing feat. Captain Spinks kept fo the track marked out by him at Wellington, the result showing the accuracy ot his judgment. A cabk' message from the owners of the Pathshire was awaiting Captain Spinks, cougiatulating him. He was also warmly congiatulated by the local shipping men upon his, luck and long feat, in the face of ad\er&e weathei. The Talune's paesengerb also presented him with add lasses.