A NORTH-WESTERLY GALE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 5

A NORTH-WESTERLY GALE.

HULK ADRIFT/' .-'"' MUCH DAMAGE IN THE CITY. 7:/- ; /77/ ; One of the severest gales that has/bcea //;/;/; felt 'in Wellington;., for... a. • considerable; 7 '7:: ■';. - period raged between. Saturday night and:.' -,;..■/■.' Sunday ; morning, and caused . extensive: ;' ; damage in different parts- of 7the city, 7 ;, i.. Between 1 a.m.. and. 2 a.m. on Sunday the' ,V gale raged ..with almost hurricane force, ;.';.."■ and anything not. firmly fixed- to/ the-7;<7 \; 6oil, had. to travel whither the' gale-;;;...' chose to carry it. Right in the city, the - -, gale appeared/to -be. from-the. north- '•/>>..'••/ west, but all- vessels arriving in -pbrt''-:':-'--'■ yesterday described the gale, as W.N.W;/ Practically all .'the:, vessels' ■arriving' ".in.;. : . 'port yesterday "had been buffeted nioro ■;.. ; :' or less by the gale,- and even; the -Maori:>' v ■; ■ took two/hours longer than:usual on-thii ..'.l'-" ;/: 1 trip. from. .: Christchurch. -. Those", oil';/;;' board reported that-.the wind blew-witli'•,::: .■_■■ such violence in: the small hours, of.'-thii \ •. ! ; : -, morning that it. was with .difficulty 1 ; that;,-';, :> the deck. hands could, maintain a; .'foot- '>-'.'.' • hold. .The Talune-also had a rough pais---;,''■ ■•':' sage from .-'the 'south; : The Tbmoana'and 'r,;;.; 7 the/'Empire.Transport, from. Auckland, '?<. 7J7 .experienced,.beautifully fine:\weathe'r'-ui-y:- ;: -V; til .early yesterday-morning,'.when■"', 'the;>'".'}. 'gale ; was encountered and'considerably'.-,'-'.:-.:' delayed them/'- 7'-.;',.'j.-..:--- : : ; ; '':K : 7- i: 7''> ft'/-. ■As - an-.instance' 'of the severity., of,-' tha";; ;7/7; gale in the.harbour, it niay bo mention-;■.'_■; -ed that; the Opawa,. from'■Blenheim,;en-•'#' ';. ; terod-the Heads at;lo.3o;p.nn7oh/.SaWr-i;?.- % day, but was.Junable to come on,, and had;' ■ ;'; - ■; .to ; . anchor ; off Seatouh until early ■'yester- t .'-'- .1day 'morning.j.!The; State .Coal Depart "'.;*?■'■•': merit's, hulk Coromandel broke.'from; her? 7';/' moorings'; at .3.35' aAu yesferdayp^and;,-V/77; dragged hef; anchor, right;.down;; towards' */;' ; ;t7 the Clyde,Quay";.Wharf,'where.the-hulk-; ? i ~i,f : keeper,' Mr.yßohner, managed, -to. make;':'•,''-i : ; her;;:fast^.;A^vdaylight>Captam:.vStbtt;:'\; r 'marine 'superintendent, of' the -Union Cbm-7;; ■/■ pany; obmmujiicated with /the/manager;-:-,-7-/.; ,of.-the.SUte Coal. ;Depbt, land'as al-re-'r -;;■?'» 6ult the' Terawhiti tdwed;.the hulk -Cbro-'v7777 mandel -to the; Queen's, Wharf at' 7' a.m'.j';', ;no ; damage having resulted..The;B.l.S.N,7 ;'?,££■ Company's;big ~ steamer, Jtri'a' broke ;btie ; {': '",' of' her>lines Qurin'g'-; the Sight,.and:sev-•-':-;' • .'■ eral of -the smaller., vessels;were' : bumped --.'i. d a/gqbd deal in : the^gale,'but. -not/damaged; .; :^ ■';'; to any";extent.;- : . ■;■;_ ';-V..;., .-.>/';-: ; / :/.',-:: ;;,.;;;;i'7'- r .' In the;city sheets of roofing itoh.,,wera*,//.:;7: ■blown -:' from //position '■:■ and/blown/; about ;77 ■ '5/ like-: so.', much.. pa/per,';;,windows- were;'\;;,;;7 brbken,7fences' and ; chimneys'/blowh/down,: : ';--','.'. and'- buildings themselves-' badly i'shaken;7\; '•;/■ -The- wind -whistled , and.', /screamed '-and' ■'■'?. 73 howled, as if/;.hataire-;was.;making'-a' '-?-'.t:" : ' termihed. ;effort .to keep' the. whole.■'popu-:; 7'7; j lation' awake.-;'.-Occasionally:.would/ comr/'"/' a.;crash as.- some. window -pane bent /and'/;7 77 :broke /.before; the storm/;: It_ is vprbbablo'/.:/•;'/;-/-.that: half the/damage .has' not.yek'be'en; <"! 7'7 reported,;.but'; the ..tally to' : date is' : 'coh";7;.; .7-7 siderable."'.-v 7-7 '~:: 7 /777/'-''.:7'-'? .'' ; 7j7/ : /■/In the/.D.1.G. building one,of the/plates ~'%s. glass -/windows, ; in ''Panama. .; Street' .was.-'// /7smashed/in little pieces, and the damage/. 77-"; ■is; assiessed ;at .£30.7 It was. at:this.'end;': .7; /'-/ of.', the'.' building that/; the /windows 'were./'.-77- ■ brok'en-.by/a 'A/';//:.7 /plate-glass /window--in.'Messrs! Archibald;%7; Clark, and' /Son's ( building,'-in - Victoria :siH' Street/'was 'also/ smashed,.and-.;skylights7///::' were brbkeh\ih Whitcqmbe/ and-Tombs,'.S,)/' : . v: :.bn-:-La'mbton<'pnay J ';-;4ri_d v '.ln : chemist. shop in' ; Manners/Street. /Panea/;' '£ j of.'glass/iwere shattered: !iri'7£ne'. : Soottv:7i;; .4 Motor.. Agency, Cuba .Street,.and -in .'Easj/iV ■'(■% :soii \ and Co.'s / premises in /Willis'.- .: ■; - : .-: : . A large'/lainp was. demolished in froiK-,'of :-. f ">/.;/. Abel's;:b'uildirig. in .Manners7Street.-and'.// ; ,//■: signboards /;were'; bJ6wh7;'doTO..' fwrn'.-B.'-///. ,' : and ,<.E.7 Tihgey |i;- -Manners:'. Street,..': Ross:.;; \Coi,' Cornljiil Street;./and '■'■ numetoui^/'.--:■ other; places,, while the galemade a cleaii/.;,';-/ 7. 'sweep ■ of/>, ar?>veraidah: : oStside77Tucker. ; -/:vy-;:| ; •Bros;'/.butchers'- .shop'/ZSn/.Toi-y ;Street, 77717] ; Portion/of Grosvensir. Hotel'chimney, /'.//,/■ vwas/'dislodged/./and/:fences - were ,ddwhi, : iri 7 Sussex Soiuare,,. Vivian':: Street,';./7j ; S and ; -ethe'r.' parts./,; It; was also ■' rumoured//J/ {. 7i that: a 7 house 7; had-.■.;■'been! v bvertttr'nea. ; ■ >;''" i tibn.' Altogether'■'.the "gale.was extremely %, biisy/'.while it/lasted,"- : and-. the' damage' in'-',.;; '.; .th6;city,,.must'7,total7;«'v'eral hundr^s" pbunds;:7-''7-/;';/''. .■;■■'.•/.:;'.-../' - : -, ■:.;.-.-"';;' ".:■ /;"V / ■■-;■:* N ' ; ..The yachts White Heather and.Wairere,.-- v './.: on the;slips'/at-.Martin's*- Bay/,; and" the'./-7\7'' Patrbhns, : .on : : the -slip;: near, - the.-.; , :■■ J; ■ slip,- wereblown over,-, when the gale was /o "» ; at/.its' -worst. /. .The jTWairere :seems■ ■• to/7/'77 have" suffered / m'bs't."'-damage,' a" part'^bf;:;//// 'her counter 1 and : "gunwale' being/.stove-in.':,-7'■: ■The/gunwales;of^the Wiute-Heather aid/Vv.jJ/; Patronus/were 1 ialsb damaged.:/ V77Y7 :A7/'': ; 7'v. i:i The; gale "caused": much ..minor-/; daihi !■;'.• ".'.;- age: in ; Wadestown.7', : The..bleotric lighfc../ ing-wires- /were /'/.brokeh/'y/in ..suhdrJ ; /:. ; places,: while.'/fences"surrounding:' many-'-';i/i'7 houses 'on the'; hill-tops' were 'levelled/ to 7 ./jfe; 'ttie/groundj l ' and ! several 7/ windows /-were//-;- '•;■;.: -blown' in., /The.'Bbinbn/Catholic Chapel;"77 ; ;.7: : .which is.:, under ■ course 'of. Vv.; 'at. the : corner■ of Woodward Street?and/:7.t ; , .the; Main Road,'sustainedisome'/ininry,:/-;;/7" -large-numbers of the.'roofingj.tiles/ being..:/. ;,' Mattered/-broadcast .'and-broken / by-i/tha./r-y/.v high'wind/'The .roof of; St. Luke's-Angli--/■;>"/: ' can Church.-was_'also /dep'lbted. of /soihe of 7;/;.;:J /; ; .r:,7 ;7-/7-7 ; v:-7 ;'?7 ; ' : /7