ROUGH TRIP.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1575, 4 October 1905, Page 2

ROUGH TRIP.

SCHOONER GISBORNE’S PERIL. The Bohooaer Gisborne had an eroeptonally rough trip from Auckland. Capain Pahkow reported leaving Auokland on Saturday forenoon, when the weather took up for a while. It rained, hailed and ' blew intermittently the whole time the vessel was in port and the greatest diffi* oulty was experienced in getting the vessel loaded. ■ ' ■ Very dirty weather was met on Sunday night in the Bay of Plenty, the wind being v from the north. A vessel, whioh waa taken for the scow Haeremai, was seen sheltering under Whale Island. After passing the East Gape at 4 on Monday morning the wind veered round to the | eastward, and with the coast line obsoured,' I and the vessel on a lee shore, the oaptain and crew had an anxious time. Captain Panbow stood off sufficiently to enable him to bring Tolago, but seeing no chance of shelter there came oa to Gisborne. ' About two o’clook the wind chopped to \ the south-east and there was the greatest vjl danger of being jammed on a lee shore. '! The, schooner passed quite close to Tuahine point—a light being • picked ! .up in the vioinity—and then kept 1 fin until the leading lights were seen, 1 I Oaptain Pankow was advised not to the bay, as the prospect of dodging until morning with a south-east wind ■ , their toeth was not very enticing. The danger of standing out to sea and the < difficulty of again pioking up the coast ’ had, however, to be considered, and.Gaptain Pankow deoided to come in. He describes the gale as one of the severest J ho has encountered, and the schooner, j heavily laden with timber, was like a half- 1 1 tide rock. After beating about the bay all night the vessel was brought safely j I into the river in tho morning. Oaptain j Pankow was without sleep for two nights, ■ j and the crew were oontinnally on deck, • ■ The vessel sustained no damage during | her rough trip. The oaptain did not eeem 1 to mind , the buffetting about he had re» oeived so much as the want of a night jr porter to take their line when they pame ■ alongside tho wharf, and he bad heard, he ; t 1 -i ,£ said, that the Harbor Board had recently , v dispensed with two of He employees at the wbarf,