FOUR DAYS IN A CYCLONE
■ (By Telegraph.— Vrosa Aesociatlon.) | Chrlstchurch, June 6. After a somewhat tempestuous voyage- of seven days, the Melbourne Steam Ship .Company's) steamer Melbourne arrived at Jiyttelton this .morning with over 2000 tons of Newcastle coal. The vessel left the New South Wales port early on Saturday morning last, and, once into tho Tnsman Sea, encountered a strong southerly gale, wjth high seas, which four days raged' with the force of a cyclone. On 'Tuesday last the decks wero awash fore and aft, and in the fury of tho. gale ladders, steampipo casings, and otlier deck fittings wero bent and broken, whilst the tarpaulin hatch covers were ripped to pieces. • One of tho starboard boats was also stove in. For several hours tho Melbourne was hove to, and Captain. R. Hedale found it necessary to uso oil bags over tho bow, this being dono with marked success. Subsequently the weather moderated a little, and clear headway was made,- and Farewell Spit was passed at 1 a.m. yesterday. Owing to the constant tossing of tho vessel, tho cargo shifted, and the Melbourne arrived in port with a decided list.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2170, 8 June 1914, Page 6
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191FOUR DAYS IN A CYCLONE Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2170, 8 June 1914, Page 6
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