SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 214, 15 February 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Feb 14—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, from Dunedin. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Fennick, Sibbald, Martindale, Miss Heslop, and 20 for North. Steerage: Messrs Jackson, Powell, and 10 for North. Feb 15 —Tararna, s.s., 523 tons, W. J. Bowden, from Melbourne, via Northern Ports. Passengers —Saloon: Miss Price, Messrs Crook, Dotterel, Greenwood, Stobo, Southern, Wilcox, Master Greenwood, Mr and Mrs Baker, Mr and Mrs Moran, Messrs Baker, Conway, Collimore, Yerner (Hibermcon troupe), Hewlett, Henderson, Mrs Thompson and family (7), Hugh, and Ayers. Feb 15—Peerless, brigantine, 78 tons, Lewis, from Auckland. Cargo, kerosene, ex barque Edith Rose. Feb 15 -Maiden City, .schooner, 27 tons, Prescott, from Laverick’s Bay. Feb 15—Jupiter, 27 tons, Day, from Island Bay. SAILED. Feb 14—Clyde, s.s., 27 tons, McConville, for Saltwater Creek. Feb 14—Emperor, brig, 284 tons, Cleary, for Guam, in ballast. Feb 14 —Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, for Wellington. Passengers —Saloon: Drs Cleghorn and Pearde, Miss Woodward, Mr and Mrs Bain, Mr and Mrs Green, Mr and Mrs Rowe, Mr and Mrs Hodgson and family, Mr and Mrs Livingston, Mr and Mrs Milne and family, Messrs Hill, Akers, Coxhead, Lee, Paton, and H. Baker, and 20 original. Steerage: Master Tuckwell, Messrs Davy, O’Brien, Wilcox, Trevasku, and 10 original Feb 14—Lucy James, ketch, 27 tons, Ransley, for the Bays. The s.s. Tararua, Captain Bowden, arrived at 5 a.m. this morning. She discharged about ten tons cargo, and will take about 130 from this port. She sails at 0 p.m. tonight. She takes the outward Suez mail. The remainder of the single men from Quail Island, about 50 were landed to-day. BURNING OF THE JASON. During Monday afternoon and evening the greatest excitement has prevailed in Dover in consequence of the presence of a three-masted ship in the bay with flames issuing from her stern. Site proved to be the Jason, of Greenock, 1512 tons, Captain Jamieson, bound from London to Sydney, with a general cargo, and there was also eighteen passengers on board. The voyage from the Thames down Channel was a fine one, but when off Dungeness flames were discovered in that part of the vessel immediately underneath the chief cabin, and it is thought that the vessel caught fire through the incandescent cinders from the stove having eaten their way through the flooring. The passengers, being much alarmed, were put on shore at Folkstone by one of the pilot cutters, and the vessel was towed into Dover Bay by the London tugs Rescue and Suffolk. Upon nearing Dover the greatest diliiculty was experienced in bringing her under the shelter of the Admiralty Bier, owing ;to the strong wind and a contrary tide; but afterconsiderable exertions on the partof the tugs, the Jason was towed inlothe Bay, where, in presence of 2000 or 3000 people, the local fire-engines were brought to play upon the flames. These burst at intervals from her stern, and the ship was frequently obscured by smoke, but when the engines of the London, Chatham, and Dover and the South Eastern Railways, together with the town apparatus, had got into lull swing on board of the lugs, which were brought into position alongside the Jason, the lire was got under to such an extent that the ship, although severely damaged, was still iu a condition to be run ashore, and there is great probability that as the tide rises the greater portion of her cargo will be saved, and that the Jason herself, although seriously damaged, will not become a total wreck. The Jason was built under special survey, by Barclay and Curie, of Glasgow, in 1870. Her hull is of iron.—“ Glasgow Herald,” December 12th. ARRIVAL OF THE GARELOCH AT FORT CHALMERS. At an early hour yesterday morning signals at the flagstaff that a ship was oil' the Heads attracted general attention, and until they were made out various surmises as to the vessel’s name were hazarded, the most prevalent being that the long-looked-for City of Dunedin had at last put iu an appearance. The stranger, however, turned out to be the Gareloch, from Loudon. 26th November, 1874, and, to the great annoyance of those who expect friends by her, the unwelcome signal was made “ Scarlet fever on board.” The steamer Geelong at once proceeded outside to tow the vessel in. The tide not serving, she did not reach the Quarantine ground until 4.30 p.m., where she anchored. The The local Board of Health were quickly alongside, and the requisite questions put and answered, which resulted in Captain Thomson ordering the yellow flag to be hoisted, and issuing directions that no communication should take place with the shore until the .Central Board ot Health were made acquainted" with the facts, Mr Allan, the Immigration Commissioner, undertaking to forward an ample supply of fresh meat and vegetables for the use of the passengers and crew. The report furnished by Captain Greenwood to the Board of Health states the number of immigrants to be 305. The first case of .sickness occurred on the 6th of December, 1874, and ended fatally on the Ist January, 1875. The last case showed itself on the 3rd of the present month, and the patient is still suffering. The whole number of deaths has been live—three from scarlet fever and two from dropsy —and confined to children. The general health of the passengers has been good, the only cases of illness on board iu addition to the epidemic having been colds and debility. The report lurthcr states that all the clothing worn by the sufferers has been destroyed, and that every possible precaution lias been taken to prevent the spread of this fatal scourge to children. The remaining cases of fever have been isolated in the hospital on deck, and a strict watch set in order to prevent any communication with the patients. Tim Gareloch is an exceedingly flue looking ship, and evidently sails well. The length of her passage from laud to land only occupied 66 days. She carries a full complement of 42 hands all told, and appears in fine trim. The passengers who swarmed her poop and sides appeared to be a respectable and well-to-do class of persons. Our reporter is unable to furnish any particulars of her voyage, as of course no communication could be held with the ship before the arrival of the officials; and the moment the decision was arrived at to place her in quarantine, all boats were warned to keep clear ot the ship. A meeting of the Central Board will doubtless take place to-day, of which the results will be published in our next BBue.—“ Dunedin Guardian,” Feb. 13th.