A DISASTROUS HURRICANE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 5

A DISASTROUS HURRICANE.

Of RAinETTEX.'S'. WASHED OVERBOARD. jgjAJTDS BADLY DAMAGED. *h e . Self Zealand < .-ovprnmem tradvnrwearian nan"! M<j!v?r.2. n.-m;* wasn- , toil Vw ma.*tiT »f Th- r.ip- | STc-ta-p}.™. -nort- <hnt afu-r leav--IBg Raru(oi,iru ..n .tannery 11 the "Loner ««r'i :1 "" r,H " - Vauke ; Oα tho Ulh i:. : r- ; --.yin- •■■. a heavy j no wia-l. .ii-_ v..«m-I ""«. ..nly sorar 10 mil^--'.uth nf At hi Hi* p.j ; s b .,, rafl to tali rapi.U>. nn.l i>;. * , U n. in* j v-md h..J in-r.wed t,. lnin-.-inr f.ircr. - 1 " i! '- ? iail « S , „ |,w as -"..I'.-, Ai - .M-0.-k on ihP . iii..riiinu -' "i-i -• ■«■ Mol- : v . r4 . Nva- "'I «*■•'••'• ' y r - ' tampion I hawDS t*feporaril> l-fi :'•.-> d---k l> vret , ■hana* , '■' r '" : '"'' -'• i> *"d'l< , ji'i\ ( .ipt. Uiumpii'ii fi !• i >■/ s ;--" ••»'•" r ;' li:iJ ■" r i,,. wind Ai .t >• -.1.- l»-on h:i l.y a | iea vj ■-.•;,. [!•■ ira.'ip-diu:. 1., nislii-ti on (leak* anil '■' hi - "iisnuy i'.>mid rtuir ritf i ])ut - had ~„,,: r ,r1,.ar.1. Th, v,.,. ; l i xv? ; n •>,,. ir..i;--! ■■' •■ •■ --i. .111,1 ut.i thr ?a' l ' ni-iMj: ii wa- impn.-siblo i ro IfliHirii a lm:ir. Fn.'.ii wiuit was told | I)V two of flu , native i-ri'iv wlm were at I the vrheel i ; apfHars tiiiit Molrerp; was i IjiJclds 'in io i ii ,, rail >>r rhi , j when tin , siiip jiv? a -Hidden lurnli; ho ! lost his Itold Kid -lipp-r| nio.i::- the deck. and wliiir i;) i-mli-m in,ld ..[' the th" shij> jra»-.' :i!u>t!icr lurch, i aai! i. , - 1 " unfiirtunj.ii' iiuui i- -i. hi- bai- j ance and wi»nr hvit lin- >id«\ He ha<l I little chaniT lo -wlai. f"r !w wa.- i laTu-J j in heavy iiil.-l-.i:!-. Tii-. , i!t em-i* I .\\-u..~ j 45 ypari , of ;*;?*• and ;j luiivc »f Norway. | When t.h( liurricnne i-vn-ni down '>n j tbc yawl tl,i' urnl ill ii:f standiriE t-anra.- u.-rp >|>li' up iuui ril>-| lion> an.l hliiwn .ns.iy. i umain I'hani- j pion !hfn liccidt-d in run rhf in- j fore tlie -lorm with nnlv r'u- luiim uui-i-. i .Fust bpfori" t.iif- lusit- , va- ovpr- • board he ith* , maid jraw thf nl!."l ro mil , of the I'Vi'w . When lit.- ,-A jiliiin ninu , ' on (iei-k hi , fijiind ii >■ ii i Nμ- •Iγ-- rinl. find | in consequence ;.';<■ m--*' luil oniachi-d j to. TV ai'tHi lar-'.-.t- \v;i- tr*•' "in ■■.•*{ the vpo!?cJ «d- in tiif Lrouirb vi tin , t^ l . i and she wa.< .i!!• .-.v ■•■! T.i lav in imril ihc [ hurricane abaitd. whw-h was about Thres I o'l-lock on tl.-f rnoriliny of ;.!,■■ |.">ti:. I The vessel snsUiiiifd i.o fuiThi*r da-magv, i and the remair.ri' r of tin , was Eiarlcrd by f.ilru wathi'r. Our corrphpoiiilrnr nrit.'> that tin 1 i~- j lands ot Ait'Kaki ■.:;.! .<.{:■ m> i ■ .mt- , \i-ir.-j ed on January ! i -.v it r i .i -■■ < ;>• : ;| c ; mo?i, amounti nj: '.n j Ir.irviiMii •. mid j Djndi JamatT' , svas .lunt- , at S.iith i-l.iriils. Mr J. ' . Liinippi'i, Rrsjili n , rji ~• \ at Aitutuki. r?port> !h;.l th. , pale i-oni- | menced at .ibo:ir !i p.m. on r : ic I4tli in =r. . from thr X.N.t:.. ;ind {*r»diially >Mirk«-d j southward In tin , >.W\, iniTcasknj in j icn-e until >.h.. wh-'n ir hU-v, h;irdp-. i at j about -i p.m.. then pot i>;isi-v nnt.il next i when rh ■ wind dropped. A number of lioa.-si , - vu-rc unroofpd. but fame oniy partially -". alvsay-; nmv mencinL' with rll.- M'randaii. Th" di~tricts iif Vaipae and T:i;«in -'.;!fo:-:d most, thn fhuri hf< ,mil svliools h:-insr amongst tlu , pluK-e- inor- 1 ■■!• Irs- d.;niaged. The worst feature thf ; m- ■ ptense quantity of native food dp!»trov«i! ' —breadfruit rrpi~ am! banati.-.. - ar* , ii'.".\;i • in all directions, and many cocounurs i UPTP Aestrojed. Mr Cam<Trn ancicipetr- a hard hv i months for t natives, anil inn unic-.i I copra next spau-»on. a- ;'.i> nut.; must now I be used for fmid. .Vi! Ihe native- :ir- ' now pmceedinp; to plan: i.wfl. in thp I esdusicra or ntiifr v\ork. si far ;i-= ari- J pears at present, ri^: - " \- no n<-—rl for ontsidp asi>istaiii-c \i the is';u:.l i.f ! Ifauuae. which i- h> 'I f< r nM-rmn: , : j plotting nndrr \i-,:>r t., ilif ijiok l<iji«i«ts i TradingConipany. r ri• •.- ;■ n\pr i he j rerf up in?:i th-- i-ia.ni , ii-clf. TI:M rnpra sbed c/jntaininji h'>"ik I."i t"n- r-f ! wpra wa., iviished ;i vrn\. i.orrion '"f I the copra, howpvi-r. -~avnd. Several honsps WPTP Mnu-n flown, nnd m;inv grotriTig cofoamrf.s Hp>trrrvi»d. Thf -e.i p ''as ihr hpavips* kn<nvn f< r many ypnr>. - L