PLANS.

The Brisbane Courier, Saturday, 1 April, 1911.

THE WRECKED STEAMER YONGALA.

' * ', SECTION PLAN" OF S S. YONGALA. / The parts of the vessel from which wreckage and cargo came are indicated as follows :-A, bucket rack; B, bath grating from lava tory j C, pillows ; D, doors ; E¿ mail bags ; f, bran, potatoes, pumpkin«, &c. Help

SECTION PLAN OF S S. YONGALA.

The parts of the vessel from which wreckage and cargo came are indicated as follows :-A, bucket rack; B, bath grating from lavatory C, pillows ; D, doors ; E, mail bags ; F, bran, potatoes, pumpkins, &c.

Yesterday was the eighth full day which

has passed since the Yongala disappeared,

and still no direct evidence is forthcoming 

of the extent of the disaster which

has all too certainly overtaken her. The

only fresh information is the discovery

of a case of pears on the coast near

Cape Bowling Green, which may or may

not have come from the Yongala. In

view of the other wreckage already picked

up, the probability is that the case came

from the insulated space of the Yongala's

holds, which would further confirm the

supposition that the fine steamer has gone

to pieces. 

The images below taken from the Trove newspaper report are difficult to make out in parts. However, it is clear that produce from the insulated hold marked F strongly suggests that the steamer 'came apart' releasing this cargo. There is another possibility that the after hatch breached and the sudden inundation of tons of water could have liberated cargo.

There is no secret that the wreck of the Yongala is intact and does not confirm the former hypothesis. The after hatch must have been the weak link during the final moments of the doomed steamer.