ARRIVAL OF THE DALMORE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1057, 21 February 1911, Page 7

ARRIVAL OF THE DALMORE.

AN ACCIDENT ON BOARD. ' At 3.30 P.™. yesterday the steamer Dalmoro arrived at Wellington from New York, via Melbourne. Sydney, and Auckland, and berthed at the Jervois Quay Wharf. The vessel, which is owned bv Messrs. J. N. Campbell and Sons, of Glas«w. and is now under dinner to tho American and Australian Steamship Line, left New York on November 19. For the first four days out sho encountered a succession of fierce gales with mountainous seas, and the decks were continually flooded. On the third day out tho conditions wero so bad that the vessel was hove to for several hours, and, during tho height of the storm, huge volumes of water broke on board foro and art, and sometimes reached as high ns the bridge. During the gale the whole, of -the- deck carco (casks of oil, explosives, ok!.) was washed overboard. A few stanchions on tho forward well-deck were bent and twitted, and other slight damage done. While the vessel was hove to, the chief

engineer (Mr. E.. Withers).' who was standing on the deck, was struck down by a huge sea, nad carried'along the'deck. When picked v up he was found, to have sustained, a. badly-fractured ■ lee.. iJfinc weather was then met with till arrival.at St. Yinccflt, ' where the Dalmore. coalcd. : aid resumed her voyage on December 3. At St. Yincont Mr.> Withcrs's fracture was set by a doctor. Moderate weather was experienced on the run from St.'Vincent to Melbourne, which port was: reached ori January 19. Hero Mr. Withers was sent ashore to the hospital, where it was found necessary to reset the limb, and in consequence ho was left'behind at that port. Tho Dalmore continued Jier voyage ;to Sydney on January 28. and arrived at Sydney on January. 31.'. She left tho Now South Wales port.on February 8, and-pro-ceeded • to.j Newcastle-,; ,for " bunkers,.,-, and thence to. Auckland.: Coming down, xhe New Zealand coast to the northern port extreme, caution' had to. be' exorcised owine to dense foe and the siuu&e causedv by bush flros. Auckland : was reached on Thursday last, and after the discharge of the northern portion of her cargo the vcfs'el .lcft..for -Wellington at 6.<0 a.m. on arriving: as stated', above. ■.- •Captain D. H. Parry is in command, and the f ollowine aro the officers associated with him:—Chief officer. Mr." J. Harris; second, Mr. W-. J.- Close;.•third, Mr. D. H. * Williams. ...Mr. E. Lloyd is'chief engineer, Mr. H. Heslop second. Mr* T. Longham third.. Mr. R. Close, fourth, and Mr. li. Wilson fifth.'; Mr. W. Bees is chief steward.' ■ '•'■■'.,>':'.'■ ;..',' ■ The Dalmore, unon completion of discharge ■of the Wellineton portion of her cargo, proceeds to Lyttelton and Dunedin. Subsequently she proceeds to South Australia- to load for the United, Kingdom and the .Continent. ' ~."-., \ .'.. y ; : v . ;•!:;; ■' Yesterday being the occasion ; of ■ the an-: niversary: of the: constitution of - the;. Wellington Board,, the flag w.-ts, flown, at the'flagstaff on;the main building.,, •Mr.'H. G: Benson. Sydney manager for Messrs. TyEcr, and Co., is at' present visiting Napier.,; ..■■■- '-, ';..'■■,.'.;' i■':■:'■ ■';<■:■■■ . The s.s. Knight of the Garter, accompanied by the tug Thersa Ward, arrived yesterday at Dunedin from the Bluff. ■...;; lit is announced that the'- New Zealand ■Shinpinc Company has chartered the steamer Ascot to follow the Wakanui on the loading berth at Montreal.- -. The Ascot will leave Montreal on April 15: for -Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand,ports. -: Last night the Shaw. Savill. and Albion Company's steamer Waiwera -vleft;>.. tho Stream at. Wellington, for Picton.Oamiru. Port Chalmers. Timaru. Lyttclton, ■: Gisb'orne, and Wellington. She is duo here on March 9. and sails finally for London about- March: 11. y '■.-,' •■'•'V '',\. '., ";'.-/• ■:, : '-"- :' ■'iV southern exchange. renort-s that ,CaptS!s H. Platt3 will rejoin tho Kamona when she .returns, from Tahiti, and. that Captain Boiehton. will .take charge, of ■the Taviuni. which it is understood, wi I he ila'ed in the Sydney-South Sea Islands trade. . ■ ■.'■', ■/' '.■'■■■■.,:'■/: ■'»':!■;:...:■'■'■ ■ ;Messri Bannatyne and ' Co.' ■exiect> to' have the Tysor liner Star of India here from Wanganui for Homeward loading.on Thurfday or Friday next. ■ The Kymata is bringing a cargo of coal from.. Westport to bunker the Home vessel. , '. " ' ; ;■.-. ','.<; At noon on' Saturday the Union Company''! steamer Kurow left To Kopuru with a full load of timber for Sydney, v To-morrow'afternoon the Shaw, Savill. and Albion 'Company's steamer Mamari will' leave Wellington ' for Gisbome and Auckland. She is exnected to clear 'the lastrnamed port for. London about 'February,. 28.' ~."..■'.■..■ :.i'rMr. J. S. Corbett. second officer.of the. ' Holmdalc, came ashore : vefter^ay.: his place being ■ taken by Mr. 0. H. Stevens.;. 'Mr. F. L. Peterson, second engineer: of tho Maori, has left the vessel.-and his nlace has been taken by Mr. Beverage. Mr. 'N. MMurrick has rejoined the vessel as fifth engineer.; '•■'•:;'. ~.,'■..';'..., On Thursday, the Government steamer Hinemoa will leave port on • her periodical visit to the Cook Strait liehthouses. She makes calls at The Brothers. Stephens Island. Cane Palliser. Farewell Spit;-and also replenishes Jackson; Head lignt.,. . At 11.30 a.m. yesterday the TJnion.Company's steamer Arahura.arrived at Grevmoiith from Welllneton. via way ports, and was to have' left on the return trip afmidnight last night.. ;:",: Anticipations in rciard to;'the:.departure of the New Zealand Shinmng ComnanvV chartered - steimer Afghanistan from Wellington for London' .have not been realised, and the vessel f is expected to clear for the Homo port at 5 p.m. to-, day. . ; -.J : Owing to her late arrival fronrOnehungn, the departure of the' Union . Company's 'reamer turn Wellington -for Picton. Nelson.' New Plymouth, and One- . hiinga has been postponed until noon today. ' ,:.".:•. ;; ; This moraine the collier Wairnna is due in port from Lyttelton with part cargo of Newcastle coal. -■•*.. -■''',':-■, . -.V ; In continuation of her voyage from 'St. John the Kumara *Mled for. Lyttelton and Dunedin from Wellington at .4.45 p.m. yesterday.. " : . '"'•?•" Vensrs Johnston and Comnony advise that the Kahu hos transhinned East Coast cargo into the Euru at Napier, and returns to Wellington, via the coast, being duo here to-morrow. Tho Ruru will conReoucntlv not visit Wellington. this trip. The Kahu returns to Napier.' via East Coast Bays on Thursday. . '. ;.. ! Mr. J.' T. Webber, chief tolls' clerk .'to the Wc'lincton Harbour Board. - returned from Rotorua last evening, and.: resumes duty this morning. . ":■ '...',.... Ycstcrdnv tho Union Company's small steamer Waihi: was ■ brought alongside tho Ferry Wharf from the Stream to undergo annual inspection. ; ;■ ;. : ,\;V : -;' Until the boisterous'weather in the Strait calms down the Government steamer Tutanckai will not nroceed to sea. to attempt to pick up the Wellington end of the Lyall Bay-White's Bay cable. .