PRINCESS ALICE DISASTER.

NARRATIVE OF SURVIVORS. STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN. OF , THE BYV.'EI L CASTLE. ■ ' Tie captain of Ihe Bywoll Castle,the ship that did the mischief, states :— ‘ * Immedi ately I saw the , collision was. inevitable I stopped the engines, and inn forward my self. ‘ Finding that the people on the fore castle were saving life! by-throwing ropes overboard, and hauling people up over the b.-ws, I came aft again and got together the chief engineer, the cook, the; donkey man, and the steward, and sang out to get out the starboard aft boat, which was soon done. By this, time we were, joined by some of the passengers who had been saved, and I called loudly upon them to help, and assist in pulling out boats. After getting out the starboard aft boat, we put out the port aft boat, and then the port lifeboat. After this .1 kept doing all I could, and had at the same time to keep the ship, which was rapidly drifting down, in position. . The first two boats, were imme diately surrounded and very nearly swamped by the people, who floated round like bees, making the water almost, black with their heads, and hats, aiicl clothes. The lifeboat, the last boat launched, was, however, unable to save many lives, most of the people having, by,this time sunk ex hausted. The three boats would hold .70 persons, but I should say they did not save more than 40. • They rowed immedi ately ashore, and afterwards returned to the ship, - but by .this time alb was still, and there was nothing to 3how how many hundred death struggles "had takeWfplace just'beforebt- Those who had been saved by hauling over. the.-bows, -and by ropes thrown from TK<? ship,' were afterwards taken off by vtliit Duke. of - Teck, which came alongskle-about.an hour afterwards, so that bp for the night off Barking, about a mile below the wreck, where she iiad'drifted, we had none of the survivors on board. After casting anchor, I determined "to abandon the voyage and return to London; next morning to make my report, and await the official inquiry. About 11 p.m., Mr. Chapman, the North Sea pilot, suggested "taking phe of the boats ashore, and seeing if he could render any assistance. He went near Beeton, and found twenty-two bodies lying in a fac tory, covered with tags. Finding he could do no good, he afterwards returned to the ship. The Bywell Castle was quite uninjured. The Princess Alice must have been as thin as an eggshell, for she broke * right -up when touche,d. The : morning, was foggy, so that we were unable to start early, but we weighed anchor at 8 o’clock, and ran up to London. The collision was undoubtedly caused by the Princess Alice starboarding her helm when she ought to have continued her course on the port helm.”

WONDERFUL ESCAPE. Mr. Henry Reed, a stationer, and his wife had a wonderful escape. After des cribing the accident, and finding himself and Ins wife in the water, he says ' “ Wlle.n we rose my wife was black in the, face and nearly insensible ; I could not swim, and could scarcely hold my wife up. A plank was dose by us, and going past I seized it, and holding on, it carried ;us right behind the vessel which had come into collision with us the Princess -Alice must then have .been behind us. All around were peoplestruggling in the water, screaming and calling to. the men, whom we could then, see looking over the the bulwarks of the other vessel. My, wife and I also shoutefl, and ropes, I be lieve several, were thrown oyer us hy the men. • I distinctly saw three ropes thrown, and I believe .there were more. I grasped one of the ropes, my wife still holding on to me. .Some four: or fie; others took hold of the same rope, but I could not. see how many took hold of the other ropes, as they were thrown behind us. The vessel moved on, and, holding by the rope 3, we floated down the river with her ; one of those clinging, a woman, screaming all the while, I believe she had lost a child. We must have floated in this way for more thrill half and hour, going down the river with the ebb: Wa were shouting to the mein above, and icould hear what they said. Many vessels passed us at a. distance, and Ve.ppuld pee good many boats moving about us, but none of them approached us. We could see the light# of Greenwich, when a small boat hailed us, and took us on board. It was a two oared boat with three men in it. We were taken on board, with all hanging on to our rope. Some of those clinging to the other rope must also have been taken on board, twelve or thirteen of us altogether. Our rescuers rowed us to Greenwich, where we landed. > The men in the boat told us we were picked up two miles from the scene of the colli non. Neither of us lost con sciousness during the.whole time.”

AFFECTING SCENES. ,* Distressing accounts are given of whole families being suddenly blotted out of ex istence by this terrible disaster,;, while ip many instances, - sadder still- perhaps, h solitary survivor* was v rescued to r find parents and friends all swept away at ode fell‘blow. Thirty poor mothers,’ meinbers of a/bibie : clasß, accompanied by/the. lady superintendent, 'werei on board .* &3 : far as is yet known only one of the number is saved: f * r -A '-young 1 manufacturer I saved'. ; a young f lady to/whomi) he was: shortly tobe girled by putting hepima boat, ■ %pd say ipgbr's r dearest) May n w# ; shall mpet in heaven,” sank to. rise no. more. One unfortunate ffiari, who ‘lost Hid Wire jjnd children on board the excursionist steamer,' lias gone mad, and, aftef wander ing, about the streets in :a ynl4 citpment, v; w:as . o taken ?i charge <?f officials and placed under care, j f ,,. ;

:! - REMARKABLE INCIDENT, j Among the survivors were two brotherr bathed male, whose escape was one of the moat remarkable intidenta-ofthe catas f7 r-vir

trophe;. 7 They were returning from Sheer ness after a fortnight’s, holiday with their, parents, to ’resume their- duties as clerks in the City. The following is Mr. H. A. Wiele’s narrative : minutes and a quarter to eight when the accident happened. •It was too dark to see! the shore On either side—in fact we could see about ten yards and no more. There was singing on deck and singing be low, 1 but nothing roysterous. I remember we had taken a school of young ladies on board at Rosherville, and about twenty six aged women —probably -'a mothers meeting party —at the same place. I took out my watch at twenty minutes to eight, and two minutes later, without any warn ings our boat was struck. - In -a minute she was struck again. I was in the fore part of the boat. '“ il caii swim well, so I kept quiet, and tried to pacify the passen gers, but it was useless: Soon I felt the bow of the boat was being canted up. I held on to a rope, but.almost all the,pas-, sengers began to slide down the deck to wards the- middle soff-the i boat, 1 1, saw it was (the same at.the steirii; there, alsO, the end of the boat was slanted up, and peopltf’. were sliding-aown/and trying to Crawl-back-- to the higher part. In ‘ fact, our boat was broken in the middle. I saw what was coming, and made up my .miiid what to do. I waited .till .there, was only -five pf US’ left in the bows. I dreaded the suction which would take place and .did.,not wish to threw myself into the water too soon, but waited till ther yery last moment. I took off my boot 3 and niy coat. ; I then fixejd .my ohat .firmly..on-.-my• head to break ' filib -'blow which- 1 fl- ‘should ceive by taking a header down into the water, and'then-T took the. plunge as far away from the boat as possible* It seems I-struck out for the Essex, shore: *. /L'fouridl myself in j five minutes j alongside a lofty vessel,; which proved to be the By well Castle. Ropes Were hanging. down, and I got’hold pf. one,.but I soon found there were' more helpless 1 ones than myself snatching at' the same rope as their last chaucen ; fi I left it,, mid began; swimming again for the shore. The water did not feel at all cold { and I took my strokes leisurely. I had been in the water alto gether about a quarter of an hour, when a boat picked.,me hip. Feeling ;&ll„right, I took a skull and helped in the search. We saw a man and a child holding .on to, a cask, but our captain would not allow us to help them, saying that they were all right, and we must pick up the more helpless cases first. W 7 e picked up two, and then took, the couple of the cask, and got safe to shore. I should say .my brother had. joined me whilst I Was in tile Water, 1 and we went through .the rest ,of the adventure together.”

A TOISONED RIVF.R.' ; ’ <l A Pharmaceutical Chemist” writes : “ When 600 men and women are plunged into river ,only. a.mile, it is astonish ing that Only five* or'six shdiild firive saved their lives by swimming., It is no less astonishing that so many died imme diately after immersion. . The reason will probably be found in the quality of the water. Close to the site of this dreadful are the two great, metropolitan outfalls, on the north hank of the river at Barking, on the South at Belvedere. At hif h water, twice in every 24 hours, the floodgates of these outfalls are opened, when there is projected into the river two continuous columns of decomposed fer menting sewage, hissing like soda-water with baneful gases, so black that the water is stained for miles and discharging a corrupt charnel-house odor, that will be remembered by all who have passed through it on these summer excursions, as -being peculiarly depressing and sicken ing. As sewage when extremely diluted one drop in 10,000, will, when taken in milk or in water, induce typhus or other fevers, it will probably be found •that, when taken in a concentrated form, sewage, especially when in a state of active decomposition, is a true poison, relatively as fatal as prussic acid.

FRIDAY, November !, ,1878.]

THE EVENING ECHO. /A *a*■ \ r ?.v ■ • 1 - > »Zf rv? 4



Baker Pasha. —lt is stated that Baker Pallia is to'reorganise the Turkish gendarmerie, and is to be charged with special service in Eastern Roumania. A Light Business.—The gas company’s. --Fun. TOWN HALL. J } Td-MOILROW '■ EVENING. APT A I J/" 5 } t> STlffß Y 'will deliver one of his Popular LECTURES 'A; On his FIFTY YEARS’ COLONIAL LIFE, before leaving for England. The Leoture is full of thrilling interest to Colonists and intending Immigrants, it being a Synopsis of his work, which will shortly be published. The Mayor has kindly consented to take the chair. Admission —Front seats 2s. ; back seats Is. ; Doors open at 7.80. ; to commence at 8 o’clock. A TO LET, TWO-ROOMED COTTAGE, Apply to W. R. BOYLE, Moore Street. FOR SALE. A QUARTER-ACRE SECTION in Have lock Street, on very easy terms, j Apply ECHO Office. WANTED, '■TENDERS for PLOUGHING xBo Acres ! Tussock Land, three (3) inches deep, [tenders to he sent in to H. Mtffat, Wakanui, not later than the 31st October,



BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. •,. | • | r APPLICATIONS are invited from Gentle { men'competent to 4 . act a$ w ENGINEER for the \Borough ( salary, p,en with permission to carry on private practice. Applications to be sent to the undersigned on dr before Monday, 4th November next. : CHARLES BRADDELL, . ',, v - r .1 Town Clerk. T : ; Ashburton, 23rd October, 1878. vV "5 ‘.if. SONS OF TEMPERANCE BENEFIT J. i SOCIETY'. rlllS useful institution meets every alter* ■ nate Friday in the New Templar Hall, Moore Street. New members invited. All information can be obtained from Bros. G. W. Andrews, East Town Belt; K. Sando,. East Street; Thos. Williams, Tinwald. Next meet ing on the 25th/inst; }l \ " £ A. J. ANDREWS, R.S.



*'• CALISTHENIC CLASS EVERY alternate Wednesday and Saturday | Aftehfoon. -Therms,? -per Shillings each Pupil. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND ; I DAY SCHOOL, . Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, j r-v | Conducted by. Miss Steane. ; 5 i -private Lessons / Frerich, German,! arid, Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. - •” Preparatory School for Boys. ■ ■ Inclusive Terms.



CHARLES NEATE, (Late of Messrs. Gould & Co., Christchurch), . ! , BEGS TO ANNOUNCE He has-commenced business as ; f'i .‘i tftf. r *l l f 'HK CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, MO ORE STR EET ‘ (Opposite Messrs. Friedlander’s Store), ASHBURTON. Is ' 5 ; ’ : "'V :■■



NOTICE. For. ; s a, l e, , at. T. QUINN & CO’S, DRAPERS and CLOTHIERS, MOORE-ST. ASHBURTON. • 75 Men’s and Boys’ Suits, at 30s per Suit 40 doz. Silk Handkerchiefs at is each. ' ■ 20 doz. Straw Hats, 7s per'doz. T\. QUINN & CO., Moore Street, Ashburton. THE HORSE BAZAAR I LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES * BURNETT-STREET, ASHBURTON. . j W. B. COMPTONv • Proprietor. First-class accommodation for Horses and Vehicles on most liberal terns at these Stables, with every attention anil civility. Saddle Horses or Buggies o\ Htre. Horses Bought aid Sold on Coroaussfon.



(CHRISTMAS CARDS, £r j --v ni if _, ; v ■■. For transmission to-Friend/, m and Elfißwluire via outgoing -Fmc and Suez.Mail,'at. A . W E S T. :_:£A£32-T^.»si^—±?Xm-- NOTICf: g C. FARR, ARCHITECT, &c., cv ■» ' consulted at Messrs. W. Montgomery and/. Buildings, Ashburton, EVERY SATURDAY or any coirmvrications Aft at Ijfr. Citri r; Braddkix's Office, will bs pi‘*nsptly <*•?:«;-. . to. Ashburton, July 12,' ' JKS BRADDELL, &* GENERAL AGENT. Agent for Press Company, Limited. ? Secretary Town Haii .Company. Agent for National Iristirtated 'Company. Removed to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett: Streets, j E. G. CRISP, gARRiSTER AND SOLICITOR, Has removed bis Offices to MONTGOMERY’S JSLILDINGSDstFIoor}. VJ : ' ~!sUrvN£lT STREET, f ASHBURTON*



' BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. SANDO & OLSEN, C GROCERS, . ETC., EAST STREET, ; Ashburton. . gUPPLY really Good BREAD at sj4d per Quartern Loaf, Gash, and 6d. Monthly Accounts.; Families in Town and Suburbs waited on daily. Note the address, ! ‘ SANDO & OLSEN, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS & BAKERS East Street. / Bread. Bread. t f I 6d. per 41b. Loaf. f HOMAS HICKS, Baker and Con- I fectxoner; Tancred Street, is : now,, supplying First-class Bread, at 6d. per 4ft Loaf, delivered to all parts of the District, or at the Shop. note— • THOMAS HICKS, THE PIONEER BAKERY, r;r Tancred Street, Ashburton ASHBURTON BAKERY^ TAYLOR and LILL, BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS, PASTRY COOKS, &c., j “ East Street, Ashburton. CHRISTENING AND WEDDING Cakes and Every Descrip tion of First-class Confectionery made to order on the Shortest Notice. Confectionery, Biscuits, Cakes, Scones, Rolls, &c.,, always in Stocky A Regular Supply of splendid Fresh Butteiv- BA K EE’S NOTICE. TAYLOR, AND LILL f , .~, T BEG to inform their numerous cus tomers, and the public generally, that on and after the first day of Novem ber, and until further notice,- they will supply BREAD at 6d. per 4ft> LOAF, 1 : Made from the Best Flour in Canterbury, arid by a First-class Practical Baker. ; I invited. TAYLOR & LILL, Bakers, Confectioners, & Pastrycooks, . / j East Street, Ashburton.



OIEIESTTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, HAVELOCK STREET, ' ■ J Ashburton. j; ’ 'JpHIS well-situated and Commodious Hotel mIS NO W OPEN, jeer Boarders and the Travelling Public will find the Best of; Accommodation, combined with liberal-'Charges, StrictJCivrlity,' and theJßest Attention. Refreshments at all hours, and Breakfast for early trains. : • ; : ; Meals,. Is. each ;-Private Rooms, extra. Breakfast, ; 6a.m. to 9 a.m.'; D.inneri .12 noon to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The manager L now prepared’ to’ Orders’ for j Wedding Breakfasts, vVedd •Cakes, Pr.'-rte Parties, Suppers,' Etc. 'Remember the Address— ■ r;,. ' : T ? r n OK : ST.^ET. v V.\ ■ ■ ,•;»!, M V r/.nON. ' ■■ '• VON & i 7-! Ix .1' •'' -• * . ~':kllT, ASHBURTON-. . .' A-N STBS ; - ■- ;e t-y th'c• P.*bik ; rbat n't - bas vaC’ou&; sitw; . vaikOL >.vr OIN >.?ly ■ . y,-:> p.vror si- f ‘«‘V -i-ilntliy-■



i‘£:ii ■' 1- 1 .. m... .ui tkflt - ■ h "T ’i f- r > »HKiat*-4i for'f'<?aftie l s ' , \ iV'..GivRS 0< : <’ *?-' AND SHOP M \ K ER, Fast Stre' fj Begs l? notify tp: the ;pai>!'; c f A-Rintrlon ih-at Sic his now in Stock a c i SCC Hd Escroceft!. of Toots and Shoes 'from j lt ‘ !>.•■.£. Maker*. 'tuvi all orders' entrusted • hDi v/Ul ii ex attention. ' Hoots and Shoes, .sen";,or pepp/odj rcr.de w Order,. cf every add toe' v:vy ; be-< ! nifderials : . ' . 'ii.w Cava. ’ ; '. T CKAJSISERS V PRO"' pV; c T ; U'l-1 NC b {Next -x- y v ~: ?r>xr'prv, s ), EAST oVI-VAT. JpIBSWOKKS.t . 'pTREWDT; ip A Fok Sate at •' 1 *• WEST 0 iT s i; r-S?BSP : MPI v c&M'cm eye



SAUNDERS BROS., ASHBURTON, CHRISTCHURCH, AND LONDON. T HE ¥: NDERSIGNED Have a number of AND UNIMPROVED FARMS AND OTHER Properties for Sale in the Ashburton County. SEVERAL TOWN AND SUBURBAN SECTIONS FOR SALE ON EXCEPTIONALLY EASY TERMS. INDENTS EXECUTED. J . For : every description of Goods from the Australian, American, and English Markets., ■■A . OATS AND OTHER HORSE FEED • at'lowest rates; % SAUN DE R S BROS. MUSICAL ’ INSTRUMENTS r Tuned and Repaired. :: J; ' 6. ITU GHES y TEACHER of Pianoforte and Harmonium, ' .. Cox Street, Ashburton. Orders can be left at the Echo Office.; s ■ j



THE ASHBURTON PI CTURE GAL LE RY AND ’ CABINET MANUFACTORY, Peter Street. • ! A. GATES, . . . -PICTURE D;EALER. : ; ■ ; ; • ' Manufacturer of all kinds of Carpentry; ; * 1 Cabinet Making, ’ ‘ ‘ : • Furnitute',’ •' •' ' " ' ' " : Venetian and other-Blinds, Picture Frames, &c., &c. LOWEST CHARGES, *i • )<\ ' combined with ■ : BEST WORKMANSH IP. ••• Furniture Repaired and Polished. Maps and Plans Mounted and Varnished. v . .vy A Lot of ■ ; r '*/: i > PICTURES .: r On-Saleat ; - GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.,-,



ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES In connection with the , , * 0 ....... | ASHBURTON BREWERY, r Wood & Co. Have on hand a. Large Stock of ;>i> ALE and STOUT/in Bulk and; Bottle." K



P OT ATOES. POT A TOE S, ■ ipA s,al.e;‘;;^ : v ;^ J; •C -.V /.Cy... A.O *v • / nf. Str-etj... P ::' :: .• BLIPS, r '• 'PTCWACH, ’ s*?; i Show in the }■ ■ . . :.y <■< c2 , ■ ' | Ch. •nv,-* Every Descrip " '*.* i r, < • i -.■v> B •;' <~ c ' TOTAkA j i ’’ e = Ht..V7> /JRK'VK- B J. : N T.V f /r ; T, ■t-. <• ‘•'i f •« ‘ a Focks ‘• • A WART . • • -n;: : .*•;!> to -his N-;\v i } ■iti'iuce, j?:*- OKSTREET AND i BEACH ROAD. t--- x ' ■ ' -- -• : 'V b- BOYLE, , ’ - n T?<- ..L A ,v'T> GENERAL AGENT ■ Ci'ii ’• ■. ■ol a ‘ £T t . ASHBURTON. BROWN, ; .< and civil * . } i > '* - w >: ■ " ’A; j CIVIL ENGINEER 1 -C‘-o. IR H'ET; -ASHBURTON, wmM



NEW DRAPERY ESTAB'LISHMENT : ' ' HOUSE;’ v MONTGOMERY'S, BUILDINGS, , EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. • ' I W. GMTN • HAS great pleasure..in announcing "to th, inhabitants of the Ashburton ’.'Count* that he is now offering, at the LOWEST PRICES, - ;; ; V: J '• = New ' Spring and Goods. . .Millinery, Prints,-Hosiery, "• jolv.vr crr.x-;!’ ' Children’s Frocks, Toilets :Horrockses’. and AraeriCah .Long Cloths’ Muslin and Lace Window’-Curtains! and Honey Comb Counterpane' :>?■' ;Haberdashery and Gloves. i >.A;; J Men’s Boys’and Youths’-Clothing l ’ Shirts, Hats, Ties; etc:'^- Ku3’ | Goods marked in Plain Figiires. 1 , - ; One Shilling Off Every Pound < >.: r i i ut:a «-*.•> Purchased for Cash. v 1 1 Motto “Small Profits, and Quick Returns. *" ij A A



5 o HALF-CHESTS. ’ •.> i i. ' £j<iu u'jJ.ii/i. The above will be found - : Purey\ combined with strength :and, - Fine Flavour. ,/, ./,/ ( j PAN m s|in !dS:!an|T||il£ j packets. We are Agents for ; ■■; this Tea, and would/ddviso j j the public to giye//it./a:;fair/ trial, as it Is highly spoken; r- y. ' .J. .Jy .CL of. : . O TlTl &c OQ - n i jiyote’f/Jx r hiot i imic-.O \ J • . ' ‘ NOTICE! 'NOTICE '!! ' NOTICE; 1 {(lf ,/uu iT it'. REMOVAL, Firth, Fass,:;<Sc::;(Cp. L Beg to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and surtounding di«; tfcts that they have- v.; /xv I mmw THEIR HEW PREMISES^ ; :;Asi.tv,'jo:vw; J ~o J pria r&'Aidx N xt tire Union Bank of Australia' STREET, v; ~v I7IRTH, PASS, & - COT. take this oppo:- ” A . ?h' T /.'Ui O'• TV: a-vVAiVO tuuity' of- thinking nuniejbus customer.-,- who have sh liberally supported.them hitherto, and to solicit a continuance of their patronage i ' "i/'C: . . ;-dj 10 • At * *• •. 'y--:jp i'r < rf J, 1 f ! ,N ; ‘E W /; . P R:E MP : S'E SA . M l urui-tiamo km in u I -TQ BE CALLED'/ 1 . V/, // The Old Bank Stores^ , ..(.i;aTe unioß -hANk). ■M Orders entrusted to . oiir! cnre ; \viil ; re-v



ceive prompt attention. Families waited;:. Qif for order? i FlßTH ?^S§,i: l^fb J CO. > jwiNE *» } : : ; OC.S '/* 0 •'EASr'STRESf,' >: :£ '<'* ‘ ; 4'»J I - •