CROMWELL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 422, 20 May 1870, Page 2

CROMWELL.

(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

A furious gale of wind visited this district on Sunday morning last, and lasted about two hours and a half, and did some serious damage in the track it took. The severest part of the gale was confied to a width of about seventy yards, and in its passage levelled stacks and unroofed sundry outbuildings. Mr. Towan suffered considerable damage at his farm. The roof of his stable was taken off and carried awaysix hundred yards, breaking the rafters and rolling up the iron like a scroll. At Mr. How’s it took the comer of roof off and blew a window which faced the blast into the apartment. In the township sheets of ircn were stripped off buildings, and removed themselves down the street with wonderful, Velocity, pursued in hot hastq by some of the townspeople Sparks of fire were flying from various ash-pits, and had a fire broken out in the height of the

gale, there being no water available to ex* tinguish it, there is no saying what might have been the consequence. It speaks very badly for the enterprise of the Corporation, the neglecting of the water supply, as should such a calamity at any time occur, the place is at the mercy of the elements.

The case of Connelan and party v. the Corporation is postponed Until next Court day. ■ : 1 *

Messrs. Logan and Armstrong met what might have been a serious accident, while driving into town, through thehofse jibbing, nearly precipitating the vehicle and its occupants down the bank of the Kawarau. But, fortunately, nothing serious hap* pened.

Mr. It. M'Morran drove a large mob of sheep through the town ycsterlayv.on. their way to QueenstoWn. They have been purchased by Messrs. Duncan and M ‘Hardy, of Queenstown.

Mr. W. J. Barry sold yesterday a lot of useful saddle and harness horses, at good prices. The Weather being very inclement the cattle sale that was to be held on that day being postponed, caused a scarcity of buyers ; but still the attendance was very fair. ' '