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failed, they decided to try again, so, with frash ours and a new tiller, they set out at daybreak the next morning to the rescue. After much trouble a line was made fast, and eighteen mon' and one woman, more dead than alive (together with two sailors who wore havod by the short party), were the sola
THE WRECK OF THE saddened folk on the wreck were survivors of the Admella's com
ADMELLA
THRILLING STORY OF AN INTER-
COLONIAL STEAMER -
STRUCK THE ROCKS
still muzu distressed."
men, women
plement of 113 soul.
The rescue
- Mri
a tablet,
commemorates — "Thosa
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1930.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE by the
Empress of Australia
21,850 Tons Gross, Length 615 feet. LEAVING HONG KONG FEBRUARY 17th, 1930.
A Fearful Crash
of the Admella| The foremast and rigging were survivors has been described by a crowded with
and writer of British sea stories as one children, but the shock of each of the mercantile marine. huge wave caused it to away with Benjamin Hoare, the veteran jour a jerking motion, consequently it nalist, was one of the little party: on the jetty when the required great power to hold on. who was
He is pre- This continuous motion, combined lifebeat was manned. Though there have been many with the top weight of the people, bably the only living lak left. shipwrecks of a sensational char- proved too much, with the result But in the Sailors Home in acter which have occurred from that it gave way with a fearful Flinders Street hangs time to time off the Australian crash, precipitating. its occupants which coast, it is doubtful if any have into the breakers. Though many who, with the help of God, did this
May it long Uveis Heslang, Shanghai, Chiawangtao, tor Peking), Beppu, Kobe, provided more thrilling interest were drowned, some succeeded in brave deed." than of the "Admella, during her regaining the wreck. The man to be remembered:"C.S. In the Yokakama, Honolulu, Kilo, San Francisco, Balboa, Panama, through voyage between Adelaide and Mal-in charge of the horses was obser "Age" (Melb.)
the Panama Canal to Cristobal, Colom, Havana and bourne, on August 7, 1859. The ved floating on part of a horse box, Admella was built in Glasgow in trying to paddle with his hands.
Arriving NEW YORK, 1857, specially for Inter-Anothar man endeavoured to reach
A SHIPPING YARN rational trade. She was an iron the shore on a piece of timber, but,
APRIL 17th, 1930 steamer of 360 tons register, and though both got about half a mile had 100 horse-power engines. from the wreck, a current took Singapore Engineers & Considered む fine ship, thethem out to
The weather Admella had been employed in the cleared about eos, and the sun! Melbourne and Adelaide run for shone, but the suffering of the Several fifteen months prior to the disas survivors waa intense. ter. She was described at the attempts were made to reach the The time as "being well manned and land, but without success. equipped, with an experienced lighthouse at Cape Northumber captain and crew." At 5.30 am. land, it was ascertained, was about on August 6, 1859, the ill-fated 15 miles distant.
the
Bea
Spanish Captain
The return of the 8.8. Leon XIM,
of the Compania Transatlantica of Barcelona, to the Barcelona-Manila A remarkable incident run recalls which happened on this ship some forty years ago. second
The fastened a cum- REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING vessel left Port Adelaide for Mel-mate (Johnstone)
bourne. She carried 82 passen- bersome lifebuoy under his arms, FROM 183 TO 120 ON SALE
Kors, a crew of $1, seven race but lost his life in a gallant at Drench horses, and a general cargo, in-tempt to reach the land.
thirsty and starving. cluding 93 tons of copper, in ed.
the cakes and ingots. Whilst in the wretched survivors clung to their vicinity of Kangaroo Island, a precarious position all the after racehorse (Jupiter) broke loose, noon-only to suffer another and it was decided to alter the heart-breaking disappointment. ship's course to steady her while This was the passing of the P. Jupiter was recaptured. Unfor- and O. s.a. Bombay, bound for
So close did she ap tunately, the Admella falled-for Melbourne, some obscure reason to return proach that the steady beat of her to her right course, with the re-engines could at times be dis: sult that, at 5 o'clock next morn- tinguished between the lulls ing, she struck on Carpenter's wind and gea. Rocks, to the eastward of Cape Northumberland. In less than a
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Wednesday, 19th February. Thursday, 27th February. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
SHIDZUOKA MARU
Friday,
YOKOHAMA MARU
Tuesday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
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KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU
KAGA MARU
TANGO MARU
A
22nd February,
8th March,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.
Wednesday, 19th February. Wednesday, 26th March.
28th February,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Friday,
of
Desperate Signals Again desperate signals were *S be-
While the Leon, XHI Was on a voyage from Europe to Manila- then bold àr Spain-a which was Quarrel arose between the Spanish captain and his Scottish engineers, with the result that the captain put the recalcitrant Celts under re- straint, intending to hand them over to the Spanish authorities at Manila for trial.
The -news reached Singapore ahead of the ship, and the En- applied to gineers' Association
the Supreme Court for a writ of Habeas Corpus to be served on the captain for the production of the engineers,
The case aroused great Interest, which was heightened when the SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, quarter of an hour the vessel made, with the result
broke into three parts, bringing fore. If aver the fates were uncaptain met this move by hoisting down the funnel and the greater kind, the shivering, abandoned the Spanish naval flag, thereby status of a man-of-war, and pre- SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, part of the rigging, chains and survivors of the Admella had their giving her, at least ostensibly, the
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Sunday,
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Saturday, 8th March.
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15th February. 24th February.
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Monday,
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Tuesday,
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blocks upon the heads of the share. Thus another night was venting the civil authorities from wretched people. Excited passen-spent. In doubt and dread.
The Leon XIII accordingly gers lowered the quarter-boat, but following morning broke clear and interfering with her.
The sea calmed some- It Immediately got adrift. starboard boat was atove in by what, and the breeze, lessened. Passed through the port safely, but the Straits Government telegraphed the force of a sea dashing it About 56 survivors were huddled in
China Station at Hong Kong, who against the mast, whilst the re- the after-part of the vessel, into the Commander-in-Chief of the
As already maining boat had been crashed to cluding three women.
Immediately dispatched a gunboat atoma by the funnel. Thus, were mentioned,-most of the women and
to Manlis. the first means of being saved children were the fore-part. suddenly frustrated.
As the former position appeared to be the safest, effects were made to transfer the survivors from foro part to the after part.
蔻
Stunned and Bleeding Half stunned and bleeding, sev. eral passengers were swept by
the
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The matter was settled peaceful- ly, however, the Spanish authorities holding an inquiry and releasing the engineers.
Thus ended an incident which
the heavy rolling of the ship into rope was heaved across, and, almight have produced serious friction
(Private exchange to all departments,) / the boiling surf, never to be seen together, Aftoen men heaved them between Britain and Spain, and was!
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relves safely through the surf, widely discussed in Far-Eastero again..
Of the remainder, some though two or three were drowned clung to the fore-part of the
In the attempt, It is sad to relate ports at the time, the after all the women and children were wreck, and others to part, whilst the centre section left behind, as well as a few men (which contained the machinery) whose courage failed them. The had sunk below the water level writer purposely refrains from This section, with the exception making any comment. The fur- of the boilers, stood up like por- ther privations of the unhappy tion of the rocks, though there survivors, were severe. was a gulf between them. All the the crew (John Leach and
waves,
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a rough "Tamar," & ANTWERP~VL. Singapore women and children were on the Knapman) constructed ROTTERDAM
bows and rigging, with the excep. raft, and, after three hours' Stormcloud," "Iroquois," tion of three ladies. They, with battling with the upwards of 40 men, held on with themselves washed aahore, ter desperate energy to the bulwarks.ribly axhausted. They made for It was fortunate that the 63 tons the lighthouse, and what follow- of copper
(portion of the total) ed inspired Gordon's poem, "From Immediately on served as a firm foundation for the Wreck." the after part, otherwise it would learning the news, the lighthouse
driven
keeper saddled his horse and rode have undoubtedly been over the rest into deep water, to the telgraph station, forty miles The with disastrous results to its distant, at Mount Gambier. helpless occupants. Thus was the rest of Australia learned of the position approaching daybreak disaster a few minutes later. The in Melbourne Though some matches and rockets news was received were found in the captain's cabin, and Adelaide with intense sorrow they were rendered useless and excitement. Measures were through being wet. Not a lamp immediately taken, of course, to firearm or firework was available effect a rescue of the survivora. for use as a signal of distress. Melbourne sent the s.s. Lady Bird, | Daylight came at 6.30. The ship but, unfortunately, it failed to wrecked people eagerly scanned locate the wreck at the first at the coast about a mile and a half tempt. The Admella's Iffeboat
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It re- visible for miles inland. Visibility mained for the Portland lifeboat was bad owing to the morning to "rescue the perishing." |haing dull, combined with the fact as The Sole SurvivOZE
that the breakers set up a hazy The old lifebont at Portland can i spray, Their only hope soumed to be seen to-day in the Botanical be in some venturesome mariner Gardens, within sound of the sea. reaching the shore. Hopes were Noodless to say, the townsfolk are | suddenly raised about 8 o'clock by justly proud of her. On Satur- the sight of a stanmer: looming in day, August 15 aix days after the the distance, not far off. It pro "Admella was wrecked the life ved to be the Havilah (alster trad boat was towed to the scene by 1 ing ship of the Admells), so those the Lady Bird, with the harbour on board the latter måde desperate master of Portland (James Faw- efforts to attract attention to throp) in command. Standing In themselves. Night garments were the bows, with his white” hair hung on the rigging, and the bell blowing in the wind, the captain on the fore-part of the vessel was brought his boat to within 15 feet rung; with energy. The Union of the wreck, and, though he more Fack and signal flags were found than once succeeded in shooting a and hoisted, and every soul on the line across her, the famished folk wreck (then upwards of 100) in the Admells failed to hold it, shouted with guato, But all to no owing to their numbed ander purpose It is and to record that hausted condition, Ther hur the Admellt was rendered indis een broke over the
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