A BARQUE WRECKED.
(lIY ELECTIUC! TKLKGUAI'H. —OOl'YllKlHT.) Melboukxe, September 7. The barque Fiji, from Hamburg, has been wrecked sixteen miles east of Port Campbell, and lG.'i miles southwest of Melbourne. A party of gentlemen who were walking along the eoast in tho vicinity yesterday, discovered a man lying in the scrub almost frozen. He was torn ani bleeding, and the only clothes ho had on were a singlet and socks. Altogether lie presented a wild and unusual appearance. With some difficulty the man was restored to consciousness, and he informed his rescuers that the vessel ran on the coast on Saturday night. There were twenty-six. people on beard, and lie and another man swam ashore for assistance, but his companion was drowned. Tho barque only possessed one boat, und that was not seaworthy. The party immediately went in search of the wreck, and found tho vessel two hundred yards from ihn shore, and the crew were ranged along the deck with life belts on. Owing to the telegraph station being closed, the first ci mrnunicatiun only reached Warnatnabool at half-past nine last night, so the ultimate fate of those on board is not yet known. At the spot where the Fiji is ashore the coast is very rough. The rescued sailor believes the vessel missed stays. She has two hundred tons of dynamite on board.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2988, 8 September 1891, Page 2
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225A BARQUE WRECKED. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2988, 8 September 1891, Page 2
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