THE LOSS OF THE AVALANCHE.
106 LIVES LOST IN THE OOLSISI6ST— LI tOF COLONISTS^DRQWED, LbNDONi Sepfe 13, 3.45 p m. On the night of Tuesday (the 1 lth September) the Avalanche, bound for Wellirijfton, whonoißf Portland, was struck amidships by the Ame- - rican ship Forest, and sunk in three minutes. Sixty-three possengers, chiefly returning colonists, were all drowned. 'Of tterty*four seamen three were -saved, including the third officer. Of 'the crew of the Forest, twenty-one In number, nine were saved. The bodies are being washed ashore. Among the list are whole families. There are eight Wilkins, six Lees, and four Chamberlains. [agent-general's telegram.] -—*- London, Sept 12iL v The following is a list of the returning colonists lost in the Avalanche :—- - : Mrs and Miss Cooper, Cecil Walyer, J C Cooper, Neil Pearce, eldest son of Edward Pearce. To Wanganui : Henry Wilkins, and family; Mrs M Watt, Miss Taylor, Mrs Shield, Mrs Wychodil, J M Richards, Miss Foote. (Signed) Julius Vogel.
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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 820, 18 September 1877, Page 2
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159THE LOSS OF THE AVALANCHE. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 820, 18 September 1877, Page 2
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