DISASTROUS SHIPWRECK.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2385, 22 October 1887, Page 2

DISASTROUS SHIPWRECK.

(JKKAT LOSS i K |,IKK. IllKi rKH's Ml u;nri;\K, <) •■.!)< r ‘JO. Tuk stunner Chevi • ■;, hch.u jin.-Mcs-rs. H'.ward, Smith, and S .*.-, whi A sailed from tLi' port y*>f* rd av of:* ru*** n fur Sydney ami li:w a- wr*>k* d < mtsj.il- 1 li** Head-. near I’oin: X* p m, it nine i.’clnck la-t n>imir. The Chevi*.t on h-avinir ]i i*l <hw n saloon and twenty-two s!*-or.'i"*- pis-c::-ger>. One of the crew stales tint, tlie vcss-1 struck on a rock about nine o'clock la-’ evcniitL'. He jumped into the water, and succeeded in getting ashore. On tie neos becoming known, tin* crews of tin* lit.*ho its proceed* d to th" scene of the disaster, and set up a lifesavin*.' apparatus, hr m-ans of which a number of persons were safely land* d from the vessel. This morning it is evident that the ship is breaking up, as the cargo is coniine ashore at nncensditle. A fishing boat has just arrived there from I’ortsea, bringing the news that twenty-four persons have been saved from the Cheviot, ami that hetucur thirty-live ami forty arc supposed to have been drowned. Later. Further particulars regarding the wreck of the Cheviot meat hand. It appears that the vessel 10.-t her propeller when passing through the Kip last night. •She drifted on to the rocks, which she struck with great force. The crash broke her in two, all the passengers and crew on the forepart of tire vessel being drowned. Only the saloon passengers, the captain, chief cook, third engineer, and two lire men were rescued.

THE WRECK Eli STEAMER. The Cheviot was an iron screw steamer of IffiJfi tons gross, and 7154 tons net register, and her engines were of I‘2o horse power. The steamer was built at Low Walker, England, in IS7O, and since her arrival in the colonics had been employed in the extensive coasting trades of Victoria and Xew South Wales. -She was owned by Messrs William Howard Smith and Sons (Limited), of Melbourne, to whose order she had been built. [nv TKI.EORAI'H. —PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Dunedin, Friday. The scanty news of the wreck of the Cheviot near Queenseliffe has caused many anxious enquiries. At least three families have near relatives on board of her. A fireman believed to be on board, whose parents live here, was one of those fortunate enough to escape from the wreck of the Tararna at Waipapa Point. His friends have had no intimation as to whether he has been so fortunate on this occasion. THE LATEST. tßeceived October dUt, Id.OO n.m.) Mki.rockne, October -I. Further particulars of the wreck of the Cheviot state that the captain behaved splendidly, ami that the passengers and crew showed great coolness. Eight bodies have i-eii recovered from the wreck. Tin- latest accounts give the number of saved at twenty, whilst thirtynine are said to be drowned. LIST OF PA.SSEXGEHS DKOWXED. Steerage Passengers : Mesdamcs Barker, Clayton, Davis and Reers, Miss O’Brien, Messrs Robt. Jeffry. Edmund O’Kelly, Lawrence Morris, Arthur Goodliffe, W. Foster, J. Hunt and J. Parland. It is doubtful whether the list is complete, and possibly there may be one or two others yet to add.