TOTAL WRECK OF THE STEAMER TARARUA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1378, 3 May 1881, Page 2

TOTAL WRECK OF THE STEAMER TARARUA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

[The following was issued as an Extra yesterday affcernooD : — ] List of Survivors. The following is the corrected lint of survivors : — Grew : Robert Lindsay, chief officer ; Peter Marloney, second officer ; seamen. — Barnett Johnson (steward), Nicholson, Danz, Weston, Dickson, Rahel, Maher, Mikaleff. Passengers : Hill, Ohatterton, Laurence, Deely, Davis, Williams, Gustave Kellien, Robins, all steerage. The First Mate's Statement. The first mate's statement is that he turned in at 4 a. m. ; the captain and second mate "were on deck. At sor 6 a.m. the vessel struck. I went on deck, the engines were reversed, but it was no use, she struck aft, unshipped the rudder, and broke the prepeller ; the engines being of no use were stopped, and all hands called to clear the boats. Ten minutes after the engines were stopped the ship was full of water. At 5.30 the first boat was lowered with the second mate in charge, with four sailors and one passenger, to try for a landing. Lawrence Young, when boat was half way, swam ashore, having previously promised, if siiocvjs^ful, to remain and help at the landing of passengers. He did so, after finding way to Brenton's and causing to he sent the fivsfc telegraphic message by the station hand, Charles G-ellis, who rode 35 miles to Wyndhtim. Another attempt, at 1 uwlnii. pa«sengers was made, but out of fire men two were di owned. Tluwnf boit was t lien lowered, mid the uirpeuter -ent with it to see if a landing 1 was pr ichoible on the reef ; he repoited uiisuwewjful. Tho «econd mat© w.i- then nent and tried a landing on the reef without Mioce*s, losing one man. The captain next sent the first mate in charge of a. boat containing three passengers and a boy, who all landed safe except the hoy, who was drowned. The boat capsi/ed, opened at both ends. Useless attempts at repairs were mad» by men on shore, but the sea was too heavy to launch. The vessel thumped heavily; the passengeis were in the rigging and clustered on the forecastle, a head sea breaking over heavily. Passengers Washed Overboard. At 2.30 a heavy sea washed several passengers, women and children, over ; and after tliat they dropped off one by one. A fearful cry was heard from the vessel during the night, and then all wu quiet, and in the morning she had disappeared. One of the survivors, the Maltese cook, who swam bravely for his own life, and tried to rescue a girl, state- that the Captain trot all ladies out of smoking-room to forecastle head, all being there till 2.30, when the aba washed fch'jra off ; the captain displayed coolness to last, his exclamation when all hopes were lost was <l Oh God what shall we do now !" List of Passengers. The following is as complete a list of the pa-^ouiTers by the Tar.irua as the Union Company are able to supply :—: — From Duuedin to Melbourne : — Saloon : Mr. W. Oramsay, Mr. J. O. Eva. Steerage : Me^siv. T. Kao, George Grey, James Young, P. Anderson, Win. Dobson, J. Dobson, J. Bainbridge, Harry T. Cook, C. Shaw, M. Dowdale, H. N. G. Andrew, John Barry, Robert Wright, George Robins, George Martin, Anderson and Robert Brown. From Dunedin to Hobart Town. — Steerago ; Mr. and Mrs. Byrant. From Dunedin to Bluff.— Saloon : Mr. Bailey. From Sydney to Bluff.— Saloon : Mr. R. Rodders. From Auckland to Hobart Town. — Steerage : Miss May Kellv. From Auckland to Melbourne. — Saloon : Mr. Wra. Bell. Steerage : Mrs. Denz, Messrs Chatterton and St. Noth. From Tauranga for Hobart Town. — Saloon : Mrs Brennan and three children. From Napier to Melbourne. — Steerage : Mr. J. Daly. From Wellington to Bluff: Mr. Ben. man. From Wellington to Melbourne. — Saloon : Messrs. C. Burgett, S. T. B. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Wn>. Downea. Steerage : Messrs. Tholin, o' Sullivan, Williams, Holt, and Duns. From Lyttelton to Bluff. — Steerage : Me-isrs Lawrence, Sharp, Boyle. From Lyttelton to Melbourne : Revs. J. Waterhonse, B Richardson, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. J. Armitage, Mr Connell, Dr. Camp« bell, wife, and five children and nurae, Mrs. W. B. Jones, Mes«rs. J. Gordon, J. Waterhouse, C. Gough, Crawford, and Gillingham. Steerage : Mr. and Mrs. Rill and child, Messrs. J. Wallace, A. Young, B. Hanson, C. Scown, T. Jones, W. White, Daniel, Davies, Carl Colberg, Neil Gough, \7. Green, M. Bawett, J. Ash worth. Officers and others. Captain, T. G. Garrard, chief officer, L. Liudbay; f-econd officer, Maloney; chief engineer, Alexander Mnnro ; second engineer, Alexander Livin.gstone ; third engineer, Andrew Sutherland; parser Jones ; carpenter, John, Harrison ; chic f ate ward, Y. Allen; stewardess, Misa AtWu. ,