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Evening Star, Issue 3288, 3 September 1873, Page 2

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High water. To-morrow. Hn-Am 1 Port Chalmers j Dunedin lawJSu I 1.25 p.m. 1 2.7 p.m. PORT CHALMERS. arrived. September 2.-Isabella, 80 tons, Priest from H Soptemher 3.-Peter Denny, 800 tons, Adams, from Glasgow. Passengers : Rev. Mr Campbell, Mrs Campbell, Mrs Bissett and two children Messrs Seaton, Johnson, Morton; and 340 Government immigrants. Albion, s.s., 591 tons, M‘Lean from Melbourne, via Bluff. Passengers, Mrs W J. Smyth Mrs J. A. Webb, Mrs Goodsir Mrs Hepburn, Mrs Henry, Mrs Anderson, Misses Linda, Gertrude, and Ada Anderson, Master Walter Anderson, Mrs J. B. Curran, Miss Edminaton, Miss Bewa, Messrs A. Anderson, M'Caid, Harper, Mitchell, Gordon, Sheriff, Rev D. Lane, Christopher, Simpson Hepbum J. B. Curran, T. Murray, Drabble and family (7), and seventeen in the steerage. SAILED. September 2.-Defi*nce, 22 tons, Burke, for Star, s.s,, 124 tons, Hart, for Lyts.s., 497 tons, Underwood, for Melboum*. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Kininmont, Messrs Barrowman, Dobbie, Gainsford, Brown, M‘Leod, Brunton, Robertson, and twelve in the ** Anderson, 60 tons, Paterson, for Oamaru. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Albion, for Northern Ports, Sept. 4 Beautiful Star, for Lyttelton, Sept. 7 Pretty Jane, for Port Molyneux, Sept. 6 J. N. Fleming, for London, September 10 Samson, for Oamaru, Sept. 5 Storm Bird, for Bluff, early Vessels in Port Chalmers Bay this day Barque: Duke of Edinburgh. At the RailPier—Ships: J. N. Fleming, and St. Kilda. The barque Gemsbock, 477 tons, sailed from Nsw York for Dunedin on June 18. The brigantine Isabella, from Hokitika, with 65 000 ft. of timber, arrived yesterday afternoon. Captain Priest reports leaving on the 24th August, and arrived at the Heads ou the 31st, being detained by the heavy N.E, winds. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co. s s.s. Albion arrived at 7 o’clock this morning, ihe Dunedin portion of the Suez mails were conveyed by a special train. Reports clearing Port Phillip Heads at 12.15 a.m. on the 28th; experienced fresh W. and S.W. winds down; passed the Solandcr at 11 ».m. on the Ist; arrived at the Bluff at 5 p.m. same day ; left again at 6.45 p.m. on the 2nd, and arrived as above. We thank her purser, Mr J. Norris, for files and other favors. _ , ~ Messrs Patrick Henderson and Co.-a ship Peter Denny, from Glasgow, was signalled at an early hour this morning, after a fine passage of eighty-two days. The tug Geelong immemediately proceeded down, and brought her up to her anchorage off the railway pier at 11 a.m. She left Glasgow on the 11th June, and anchored at the Tail of the Bank at 4 p.m. ; discharged the pilot off Sanda Island at 6 a.m. on the 14th. Fine weather was experienced until catching the N.E. trades, which were lost in lat. 32deg. 35min. The equator was crossed on the 14th of July, in long, 21 cleg. 50mm. The SE. trades were light until reaching 23deg. sSmin. S., long. 32deg. llmin. W. The meredian of Greenwich was crossed on the 2nd of August, in lat. Ideg. 58min. i., 4Jcleg. b. Cape of Good Hope, on the sth August, m lat. 43deg. Omin. 7sec. S. Her easting was run down on a general parallel of 45deg. to 48deg. 8. Made the Snares on the Ist inst., with light S.S.W. winds, arriving at the Heads at 8 p.m. yesterday. There were seven deaths (all young children between the ages of three and fifteen months) from diarrhoea, and three births ; the first death being Margaret Yeoman, on June 29 ; James S. Connell, July 2 ; Francis Allen M‘Rae, July 7; George Ruthven, July 11; Janet Allen, July 16 James Walker, July 22 ; Andrew Sinclair, August 21. The following are the births:-Mrs Sutton, girl, August lb; Mrs Guinan, boy, August 18; Mrs Marsden, girl, August 24. The ship has arrived remarkably clean, considering the number of passengers on board. They speak very highly of the captain and officers, ami likewise the unremitting kindness of Dr J. Eden Whitlock. Before the cabin passengers left the ship, Mr Campbell presented a testimonial to Captain Adams, on behalf of the pasaengers, for his attention to them during the voyage. The Denny will be removed to the railway pier to-morrow, when the passengers will be brought to Dunedin. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. BLUFF, September 3. —Arrived, 8.30, Alhambra, from Dunedin. Sailed, 12.30, Alhambra, for Melbourne. . LYTTELTON, September 3.—Arrived, Colura bus, from London, with 189 passengers. One adult and one infant died on the passage. 98 days out.

A SHIP STKUCK BY LIGHTNING. The Sydney Empire, 31th August, reports that the Michael Angelo, 1,174 tons. Captain Luckey, from New Zealand, was towed into port lately in a very crippled state from the effects of a stroke of lightning. The ship originally landed 200 emigrants at Dunedin, from England, and sailed for Sydney on the 17th July, and shaped a course by way of the Bluff for three days, but heavy southerly weather compelled the ship to go northward. On the 30th the weather was squally from southeast and very dark, The ship had reefed topsails, courses, spanker, and jibs the upper reefed topsails being down. The ship was close hauled, when at 11 p.m. a flash of lightning struck the vessel forward, breaking off the bowsprit, fore-topmast, and inain-top-gallant mast. Fortunately the ship was lying over a good deal, consequently the falling spars fell clear of the deck, and injured no one. All hands were immediately called, the spanker trailed in, mainsail and foresail hauled up, reefed the mizen topsail and kept the ship close to the wind. On the 31st, at 10 a.m., got a tackle rove with the object of securing the foremast, when the cleets m the bowsprit carried away, and the jerk occasioned thereby broke the hook of the tackle, when the foremast and all the gear attached went over the starboard side, smashing the rail by its fall. Had to cut adrift all the wreck to prevent further damage to the ship. On the Ist instant heavy south and south-east weather continued; got spare spars rigged for a jibboom, and got a spare jibboom up for a foremast, with rigging and sail, •which enabled the ship to make Sydney though strong head winds were encountered. THE DALLAM TOWER’S VOYAGE. The ship Dallam Tower, from London, bound to Otago, is the vessel that was reported from Cape Otway in yesterday’s issue as having passed there on the day previous under jurymasts. On the steamer Williams reaching her some distance outside the Heads, Captain Davies, the commander of the Dallam Tower, refused assistance on the terms offered, and steered his vessel into pilot water, when he was boarded by Mr Pilot Singleton, who brought her up the Bay yesterday, the steamtug Resolute taking her tow from the south channel. A more crippled looking vessel certainly never entered Port Phillip Heads before, her handsome cabin being gutted, and the taunt masts that she has hitherto had on entering Hobson’s Bay being replaced by the tiniest of spars. It was, however, very dark when she arrived, and it must therefore be left for the public to form their own conjectures of her appearance, and the hardships endured by her crew and passengers, from the following summarised outline of her log. The Dallam Tower is from London, and has on board an unusually valuable cargo. She is commanded by Captain John Sayers Davies, who was for several voyages chief officer of the ship Champion of the beas, under Captain Outridge, and acknowledged to be a skilful seaman. He has by the casualty lost everything belonging to him, one chronometer only being saved. Some of the passen-

gers, not caring to remain by the vessel, took advantage of meeting a ship, the Capo Clear, bound to Sydney, to get transferred to her ;

“ The Dallam Tower loft London on the 10th of May, and proceeded down channel, passing the Lizards on the 12th, when the wind hauled round to the eastward and continued from that quarter until abreast of Madeira, which was passed on the l ( Jth at noon ; afterwards had N.E. winds until the 30th, when she was in 7.10 N. and 25.25 W., whore she fell in with the ship Sea Breeze, from Mauritius for London, and being becalmed sent letters Home by her. The Equator was crossed on the sth of Juno in 26 W., then met with very unfavorable trades until the 21st in 31 S, and 35 W.; the wind then came round from the N.W., and continued favorable, Tristan d’Acunha being passed on the 26th, and the Cape of Good Hope on the Ist ult. in 4-1 south, good progress being made until the sth, when in 16 south and 30 east a heavy N. Vv r . gale was encountered. On the 11th of July the wind, which had been varying from N. W. to W. increased gradually, and at 8 a.m. the royals, crossjack, and fore-and-aft sails were taken in and stowed. At noon, the wind still increasing, with a falling barometer, took in fore and mizen topgallant sails and mainsail. Lat. 15.31 S., long. 79.21 E. 1 p.m.: Stowed main topgallant sail, and upper mizen topsail. At 8 p. m. wind increasing, split upper fore topsail, stowed it and upper main topsail; ship laboring heavily and shipping great quantities of water. At 9 p.m. the wind suddenly fell light, at the same time the barometer wont up from 29.80 to 29.50. At 9.30 p.m. wind rose again from the west in a terrific squall, which earned away the truss crane of the lower main topsail yard, which allowed the yard to fall down on to the main stays and carried them away. At 10.30 p.m. the barometer began to fall again very fast, and at the same time the topsailyard fell down on deck, breaking into two pieces and smashing the house in which some bulls were kept, and killing one of them. At 11.30 p.m., gale still increasing, and accompanied with a high cross sea. Ship almost continually under water, and laboring very heavily. Shipped a sea over the poop which carried away the after end of the skylight, the standard compass, one of the steering compasses, binnacle lamps, and everything moveable about the poop. At midnight barometer 28.95, and blowing a perfect hurricane, sea continually breaking over the ship and sweeping everything moveable off the main deck, and also breaking adrift the cases of acids that were stowed on deck before the main hatchway; threw them overboard as quick as possible. July 15. Hurricane still blowing. 1.30 a.m., shipped a tremendous sea on main deck on both sides which carried overboard both bulls, all live stock, also starboard life boat, the davits breaking in the stai board saloon doors, through which the water got ingress and nearly filled the saloon. The stewards and passengers were then set to work to bail it out, and the carpenter to nail boards across the doorway, At 2.30 a.m., barometer 28.50; hurricane still blowing to a fearful extent, the starboard foresheet parted, and the foresail gave one flap, and was almost immediately blown clean away. Shortly after shipped a very heavy sea on the main deck, which completely smashed up the port life-boat on the skids, breaking in the paint lockers, and almost gutting them, losing thereby 80 gallons of oil, 5 gallons of varnish, 5 gallons of turpentine, 6 cwt. of paint, and all the paint brushes ; it also took away two barrels of beef and two of pork. The saloon doors were again burst open, and the men engaged baling were washed out of saloon ; the captain’s cabin was smashed up. and nearly all the nautical instruments, all charts, master’s and mate’s certificates, ship’s papers, the captain’s desk, containing about LBO, also a gold watch and chain, and the starboard side of the saloon, were washed completely away. The saloon passengers then took to the top of the after-lockers for safety. At 4 a.m. still blowing terrific, with a very high sea, ship laboring heavy, and shipping much water; the saloon now a complete wreck, and full of water, woodwork, passengers, and officers’ effects, beds and bedding floating about. 6 a.m. : Hurricane blowing much harder, and a very dangerous sea running. Ship almost continually under water, and thinking it not safe to run the ship any longer, under great risk was obliged, for the safety of the ship and all on board, to bring her to the wind on port tack. Was unable, when coming to the wind, through fouling of gear, to brace the yards forward ; was compelled to cast off topsail sheets, and let fore and mizen topsails fly to prevent the ship going down stern first. When the ship came to the wind, and, through the violence of the storm, was laid down on her beam, and no appearance of her rising, was obliged to cut away the foretopmast, together with main and mizen top gallant masts, to right the ship. Shortly after the fore-topmast went, the jibboom was carried away. At 9.30 a.m. was obliged to send all the passengers into the forecastle for safety, as timber was floating about in the saloon in a most dangerous manner. Shortly afterwards shipped a sea, which broke in the after-hatch, and before it was possible to repair the damage great quantities of water went down into the forward storeroom, and spoiled nearly all the passengers’ stores and a great quantity belonging to the ship. At 10.30 a.m. main and mizen top-mast backstay laniards carried away, which caused lower main cap and both topmasts to break and fall down alongside of ship. Noon, 45.10 south, 84.54 east. Gale began to moderate a little, I ut a very high cross sea kept running, and the ship still shipping great quantities of water. Sounded pumps and found 1 foot 10 inches in the well. Immediately got the engine to work to pump her out, but in consequence of the seas breaking over and putting the fire out had to abandon it. 8 p.m.: Wind gradually decreasing, ship rolling very heavily; all the lower yards broke adrift; succeeded with great difficulty in securing them temporarily. 16th July, 4 a.m. : Gale increasing again from the westward. Crew employed setting spare sail on foremast to run the ship before the wind, but when set was almost immediately blown away. 8 a.m. ; Gale still increasing, with very heavy squalls, ship laboring very heavily. Noon : Very dangerous sea running. Crew employed clearing away wreck, 5 p.m. : Main yard broke adrift; tried to secure it, but failed. 7 p.m. ; All hands were at the pumps, on the starboard side, when the mainmast fell on the port side, breaking in three pieces, the lower place being about two feet aoove the ’tween decks; it smashed all the pump gear, rails round the pumps, one of the port davits, four of the mizen chain plates, and nearly all the rail on the port side of poop, and making the pumps perfectly useless for a time. Heavy seas were continuously breaking on board, and large quantities of water went down the mast-hole before it could be stopped up with sails, &c. 10 p.m. : Crossjack yard broke adrift, which caused the mizenmast to fall aft on starboard side of the poop, breaking in two pieces, tearing poopdeck up, smashing skylight, starboard main Grace bumpkin, and breaking all the rail on starboard side of poop; crew employed clearing away wreck of main and mizen masts from alongside. 17 th July: Gale moderating. Sounded pumps and found about 2 feet 9 Inches. Set part of crew and passengers to the pumps, which had been fitted with a break by the carpenter, and kept them constantly going. 18th July, four a.m. : Forestays parted, and the foremast fell right aft, breaking in two pieces, smashing the starboard boat on skids, water tank on-the house, damaging the donkey boiler, breaking in after end of house, and the mast head going through the main hatch, great quantities of water finding its way down the hold through the hatchway before it could bo stopped by surrounding the aperture with sails. Noon ;• All hands employed pumping ship and rigging shears to get to set sail on, so as to run the ship before the sea. _ Three studding sails, bent one at a time and hoisted, were split almost as soon as set. 4 to 8 p.m. ; Wind moderating, and sea going down. Latter part strong breeze from the southward with occasional squalls. 12th July : Strong breeze from S.W. 4 to 8 a.m. : Moderate breeze and dull cloudy weather. Noon; Ends with same weather. All effects, charts, books, weather-glasses, and one chronometer completely washed away, and nothing left to navigate the ship with. On making an inquiry found that one of the passengers had an epitome and almanac. 20th July; Got a jurymast up at the fore, and all gear set up. Carpenter employed getting up topmast studding sail boom for a foreyard. 2lstJuly: Commenced with strong gale from the westward. 8 a.m. : Bent and set fore topgallant sail on jury foremast. Noon : Split the sail, unbent it, and bent upper and lower mizen topsails, together, and set them on the. foremast. 4 p.m.: Wind gradually deceasing j discovered that nine

stancheons of main rail on main deck on port side, with all the bolts were drawn out, and four broken at the wolds. Also six with bolts drawn, and three broken on starboard side. 22nd July: Cut about 15 feet of spare yard, and added to main jurymast. 23rd, 21th, and 25th July : Ship rolling too heavily to get main jurymast on end. July 26: The ship Cape Clear, of and from Liverpool, bound to Sydney, came up and asked if assistance was wanted, when the captain was asked, for a chart or two and a few other small things, which were quickly supplied. Some of the saloon passengers then expressed a wish to be transferred to the Cape Clear, the captain of which then sent a boat for them, in charge of his chief-officer. Captain Davies told them they could if they wished, but it would be at their own risk and responsibility, and wrote a note to Captain Landsborough to that effect. Eventually, twelve saloon and four steerage passengers, viz,, Mr Dicken, family (7), and governess ; Messrs Baker, Scott, Leech, Eewton, and Vincent, and Manus and child, Owen, and Brent were transferred. Fourp.m. : Got main jurymast up. 27th: Got topmast studding sail boom, and bent a main topgallant sail on it for a mainsail. 2Sth July : Got spanker boom on end for jury mizenmast, and bending a mizen topgallant sail on its proper yard, set it aft, and a course shaped for Melbourne, as it was deemed to bo more prudent than going on to New Zealand,” Since the return of the dismasted ship Underley to this port several years ago, there has been no instance here of a vessel arriving in such a deplorable flight. The utter absence of all her masts and rigging gives her a gaunt appearance, and the short slim jurymasts, under which she has been brought on here, only add to her deformity. On deck the scene is equally disastrous, and what was once an elegantly fitted saloon, has been completely gutted, and is in no way distinguishable from the ’tween decks. The arduous task of navigating the ship under such peculiar disadvantages has been successfully accomplised by Captain Davies, and what could be done to save life and property ho has achieved in a marked manner. — Australasian.