WRECK OF THE CASHMERE. [PER TELEGRAPH.]
TiMAßtr, Monday. — Our correspondent wires : — The Cashmere had on board 2749 sacks of wheat, 276 sacks of flour, and 476 bales of wool, shipped by Miles; Archer, and Co., and insured under an open policy in the Union. 1600 sacks were shipped by Mr Morris, and insured for £1500 in South British. The masts went over yesterday afternoon, excepting the lower mizzen, and that followed during the night. She had a hole made in her bottom by the boulders during the afternoon, and now it is {reported that a good deal of the port side, which is presented to the sea, is broken away. The officers and crew secured their effects at low tide yesterday, the vessel being then nearly clear of the surf. The hull now lies high , and, dry apparently. The steamer Grafton was sent for to Lyttelton, but arrived an hour too late to do anything.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1488, 17 January 1882, Page 2
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155WRECK OF THE CASHMERE. [PER TELEGRAPH.] Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1488, 17 January 1882, Page 2
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