STEAMER ASHORE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3776, 3 April 1891, Page 2

STEAMER ASHORE.

~ Abudeaif• ...,,. ..,, - ? Friday. The Postal authorities l received information about 8 p.m. yesterday, ■ that the Wanaka was likely to ' become a total wrebk: The mailß are dry', and were put on board the 8.8, Mbhaka." The Union Steam Ship Company ■■• reoeived a telegram about the ■ Barn time that the engine-room wan full of water; and the forehold would fill at high water, <' • •-'• ' Tho latest advice reoeived by the Company last night was that the water was still smooth, and hopes were entertained that; the vespel may. - .' 'yetV^tf.4ffi v -""- ; --.. !- ltr, <!-',»V,^ Arrangements have been made for the steamer aOreti, now at- Dunedinp : to come to Wellington and take up.., the Wanaka's' running,, leaVing here P on.Mondajj.' '., . ,' '''.:,, Mr Daniels, the local shipwright, to the Company, leaves, this morning ■'•: for Taranaki to superintend matters,' •' should there be a possibility of get*" ting the unfortunate yeasel ofif the rooks. * ' ; ' '. ;.'V..; _. '\ : ' '

Nbw Plymouth, Friday. | There ia nothing fresh to report concerning the mißnap to the W«b»lw«' Doubts are expressed as to tb* phauceof the eteamor getting oflf i again, The yjeather ; ia splendid. '* The steamer will be dismantled to*; morrow. There is a large hole in the Vessel amidships, and four . feet of water in the ongme-room. : ' ' ■•■' "! : '"' ,' '"',". : ;'. LiTJBBw'-' The, work of sagging '"the cargo ' !oi the Atfanaka was /kept going,. all yesterday, the goods being transhipped to the Mohaka. As., the. tide rose yesterday afternqogvjt became evident there was a the bottom of the yessd, j 'vfti«Bf ;> water began to flow rapidlj' into, Ml, and eventually put out the fires. Seeing no ohenoe of getting the, vessel off, she was abandoned. ■ The crew was paid off to-day. When the '■ tide is out the place where the ' Wanaka was wrecked is only 800' or 400 yards from shore.