▁at ▁Sa o ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁command . ▁ ▁Captain ▁We aver ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Sydney ▁in ▁the ▁ste amer ▁M ores by ▁in ▁September . ▁The ▁Whe ats he af ▁continued ▁on , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rec oup ▁costs , ▁but ▁found ▁nothing . ▁Charles ▁Mason , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁invest ors , ▁shot ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁revol ver ▁in ▁the ▁head ▁ 1 8 0 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Mor eton ▁Bay . ▁▁ 1 8 9 0 : ▁Coll ision ▁and ▁s inking ▁ ▁The ▁Col on ist ▁left ▁K iam a ▁for ▁Sydney ▁at ▁ 6 : 2 0 am ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁loaded ▁with ▁blue ▁metal ▁and ▁entered ▁Sydney ▁He ads ▁at ▁about ▁ 3 pm ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁beat ▁up ▁the ▁West ▁Channel ▁of ▁the ▁har bour . ▁At ▁ 4 : 4 5 ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁tack ▁from ▁Sh ark ▁Point ▁heading ▁for ▁Garden ▁Island , ▁when ▁the ▁ste amer ▁Ad ela ide ▁came ▁into ▁sight ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁Pin ch g ut . ▁The ▁Col on ist ▁had ▁cleared ▁Brad le ys ▁Head ▁and ▁was ▁mid way ▁between ▁there ▁and ▁Garden ▁Island ▁with ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁heading ▁to ▁Clark ▁Island ▁when ▁the ▁collision ▁occurred . ▁The ▁Col on ist ▁was ▁struck ▁on ▁the ▁star board ▁side ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁fore ▁rig ging ▁with ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁s inking ▁almost ▁immediately . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁rig