THE FLOODS AT GREYMOUTH.

Evening Star, Issue 2805, 13 February 1872, Page 2

THE FLOODS AT GREYMOUTH.

(From the Lyttelton Times. ) In the upper township the protective works withstood the flood, except at the upper breakwater, which gave way. The water rushed over the wharf three feet high, into the Telegraph Office (at the door of which it deposited an enormous tree), the Post-office, Mr Revell’s (Resident Magistrate’s) house, Custom-house, collector’s bouse and all the houses, stores, <fec., in the town. It destroyed the tramway bridge, which came down upon Kennedy Bros’, bonded store, and smashed it. Of the Government township the greater part went to sea, or floated up the lagoon in an indescribable state of wreck. From Johnston street seaward the entire line of buildings fronting the river disappeared, and the buildings immediately behind the front row, including Strike and Blackmore’s brewery, which is left in a situation of danger on the occasion of any future floods. With the buildings wont the protective works, and the lower part of the town presents a sorry spectacle. As if the flood were not a sufficient disaster in itself, a fire broke out ia the same block, and there was seen the rare sight of burning buildings tumbling into the turbid waters and floating out to sea. The fire did not spread. Nearly every store and house in town is more or less damaged. The following is a list of those carried to sea op utterly srpeplfed:—From Johnston street to Arney strget j Anselme’a Gjflden Age Hotel; Hildebrand and Weber, butchers ; Hicks, fruiterer; two-storey buildings occupied by Mrs Anderson ; Joyce’s old stores ; Foxcroffc, tinsmith ; Enniskillen Hotel; the Old Australian Hotel; a building, occupier unknown ; Gieseking’s store ; Ship Hotel ; two shops ; a cottage corner of Cook and Arney streets, to Chapman street ; Alcorp’s old store, occupied as a dwellinghouse ; private dwellipg-house ; Montray’s bakery ; Whitm.Qre’p cordials manufactory and private dwelling ‘Mueller's European Hotel; - two cottages and five small dwelling houses ; boat shed and a couple of cottages adjoining ; powder magaging. Ip Arpey street, Dale’s cottage, and house adjoining ; Martin’s stables, Kennedy’s bond. Tainui street, is also seriously damaged.