NARROW ESCAPE OF THE HANNAH MOKAU. [BY TE LEGRAPH. — PRESS A SSOCIATION. ] New Plymouth, Monday.
The steamei Hannah Mokau had a luunw e»can j hoin h ing binned :it spa dipt- Dilo reports that lie took in a cugo of Umber at Kupaia, and left t ! »oiu on l ( 'nd>y at 7 am. YcstiMilay imuupg, whui oil White CiiflV, ho found the vcbsel on iii c in the after part of the hold, cloac to the Imnkcis. Ho closed all tlic openings and stood in foi laud, and at 10 o clock he found the fiio was timiiny fast, compellum all lumls to leave the onpinc 100111, the pnyinecriepoilnig thai it was impo&aible to sta\ below. The captain then j^ave oideis to elmr x\\,\y the deck cngo, and cut holes in tlic liatohway, and the after p.nt of tlie dock ■was delugrd uitli water. Finding the fiie still giowing uipully, he ga\c 01 dei s to ha\e a boat readj' to be launched At this tune the whole ot the bulk-heads and pait of the decks and caiu'o hoc on lire. All hands set to woik to pour water into the hold, and finding the (lie was beni!^ gained on, Oipt Dale kept away to Waitara, arming thoie about 1.30 p.m. After continued exeit'ons the fiie at length extinguished.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1864, 17 June 1884, Page 2
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219NARROW ESCAPE OF THE HANNAH MOKAU. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] New Plymouth, Monday. Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1864, 17 June 1884, Page 2
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