SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 547, 20 March 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON, ARRIVED. March 20—Wellington, s.s., Carey, from Dunedin. Passengers - saloon : Dr and Mrs M‘Donald, family, and servant, DrHoadley. Steerage —Messrs Johnson, Claridge, and 14 for North. March 20—Kate Brain, Brigantine, Gay, from Pioton. March 20—Clio, schooner. CLEARED. March 20—Alice Jane, ketch, 21 tons, Johnson, for Akaroa, March 20—Edward, schooner, 32 tons, Dalmer, for De Bon’s Bay. March 20—Wellington, s.s, 262 tons, Carey, for Northern ports. A barque was signalled from the North this morning, but on being boarded by the pilot stood away to the southward. No doubt she was the barque Nardoo, as we are aware that Pilot Wood had received instructions to send her on to Dunedin immediately on arrival here. YESTERDAY'S. SAILED. March 19—Tui, s.s, 64 tons, Bonner, for Kaikoura and Wellington. P. Cunningham and Co, agents. Passengers Messrs Turner, Francis, McNeltcr, Jackson, and Clark. March 18—Hawea, s.s, 642 tons, Wheeler, for Dunedin. Miles, Hassal, and Co, agents. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Beattie and child, Misses Dailey, Hughes, Mesdames Munay, Hale, Haines, Caldwell, Messrs Caro, Pepperell, Coombs. Delamain, Phillips, Clark, Hale, Aldridge, Thornton, Anthony, Hoskins, Alarrick, Palmer, Lennie, Herman, Caldwell. Steerage : Mr Euttor. March 18—Ringarooma, s.s, 623 tons, J. McLean, for Melbourne, via South. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co, agents. Passengers—For Coast: Messrs Scott, Rankin, and Mrs Digby. For Melbourne: Messrs Jenkins, Bisson, and Grant. IMPORTS. Per Acacia—32o tons coal. Per Farningham—so tons coal, 80 tons bark, 400 bales comsacks. Consignees—Royse, Stead, and Co, P. Cunningham and Co. Per Emerald—3o,oooft timber. Consignee—J. T. Brown. Per Kestrel—l 4 cords firewood. ConsigneeWood. Per Hawea—Free, from Onehunga: 2 cases. From Nelson: 3 bales hops. From Wellington : 1 bale, 1 truss, 2 pkgs, 1 waggon. Consignees—Hawkins, Bennington, Lightbaud, Colonel Packe, Wilson, King and Co. Per Tui—Free, from Wellington: 6 pkgs luggage. From Kaikoura: 39 bales wool. Consignees—King, Matheson’s Agency. Per Eingarooma—From Nelson: 12 cases fruit. Consigned to order. EXPORTS. Per Eingarooma —For Dunedin, free: 4 cases, 1 pci. For Bluff: 2 cases. For Melbourne; 1338 sks barley, 245 do oats, 1 pci, 20 bales flax. For Adelaide: 100 sks grass seed. Shippers—Cuff and Graham, Toomer and Son, Eoyse, Stead, and Co, Moore, Crowley, P. Cunningham and Co, N.Z.L. Co, Chlnnery. Per Tui—Under Arms Act, for Kaikoura: 1 pci; free, 1 box, 50 colls wire. For Wellington: 200 sks flour, 140 bags do, 256 sks wheat, 50 do grass seed, 30 bags oatmeal, 1 box sundries. Shippers—Strange and Co, Mason and Co, Wood, Ruddenklau, De Vaux, Cuff and Graham, Eoyse, Stead, and Co. Per Spray—2s tons flour, 33 sks do, 80 do wheat 80 bales hay. Shippers—Saunders and Henderson, Wood, Ruddenklau, Wilson, King and Co. Per Hawea—For Dunedin, free: 39 bales wool, 1 box, 2 trunks, 3 cases fruit. Shippers—Miller, Matheson’s Agency, Reed and Bain, Cuff and Graham. Per Sarah and Mary—34 cases cheese, 20 loose do, 15 cases bacon, 370 sks bran, 46 sks grass seed, 440 sks wheat, 6 cases biscuits, 700 sks oats, 45 kegs butter, 100 bags flour, 100 sks do, 174 do potatoes. Shippers—McConnell Bros, Watt and Co, Eoyse, Stead, and Co, Bebarrell, Saunders and Henderson, Duncan and Son, Reed and Bain, P. Cunningham and Co. The Sarah and Mary ketch will have completed her loading for Charleston to-night. The schooner Reward left Havelock for this port on Saturday. The schooner Saxon, 58 tons, Captain McKenzie, Is shortly expected - from the Thames with a cargo of timber for this port. The Emerald, ketch, Captain Whitby, arrived in harbour at 10 a.m. yesterday. Reports leaving Havelock last Monday, and clearing the Sound Heads on Wednesday at noon. At 3 a.m, when off Kaikoura Peninsula, there was a dead calm, lasting till noon on Friday; that night had a very heavy westerly gale, which changed to southerly at 4 a.m. on Saturday, and then bore up for Amur! Blulf, arriving there at 6.m; left again at 5 p.m. same day with northerly wind; sighted the light at 2 a.m. yesterday, and arrived as above. The line clipper barque Farningham, Captain Tracey, arrived in harbor on Saturday from Adelaide, after a fair passage of 20 clays. The captain reports leaving Adelaide on the 27 th February, and having light and variable winds to Cape Northumberland ; from thence moderate north and north-easti rly weather and fogs to the Snares, which were passed on the 15th March ; from that time to midnight of the 17th March had heavy north-westerly gales, when the wind shifted, and blew a heavy gale from the south-west, with very thick weather. Sighted Banks’ Peninsula at 4 a.m. on Saturday, and entered the heads at 1 p.m., when the wind chopped round to the north-east. The barometer from the 15th to the 18th March ranged between 29 - 40 to 29 20. The vessel Is a fine model of composite build, and Is owned by Captain Wells, of Adelaide. She has been in the China trade up to this voyage, and has been noted for her last passages. The barque Acacia, Captain Harvey, left Newcastle at 6 p.m. on the 4th March, and experienced moderate easterly weather till oil - the Bluff on the 13th, when it veered to the north-west. The North Traps were sighted on the 14th. Had strong westerly winds up coast, arriving in harbor shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday, Messrs M'Meekan, Blackwood, and Co’s magnificent steamer Ringarooma arrived at Lyttelton at 0.40 on Saturday morning. Reports leaving Nelson at I a.m. on the 16th, arriving at Wellington at 10 a.m., leaving again at 4 p.m. on the 17th. Had strong N.W. winds through the Straits, and then S.W. from Cape Campbell to arrival. After loading about 1800 sacks of grain and grass seed for Australia, sailed for Melbourne, via South, at 5,30 p.m. on Saturday. The handsome little steamer Tui arrived In harbor on Saturday morning at 3 a.m. Reports leaving Foxton on Wednesday, at 11.50 a.m., reaching Wellington at 7.10 p.m. same day; left on Thursday, at 11.30 p.m.. reaching the Kaikouras at 9 30 a.m. on the 17th; left again at 3.30 p.m.. and arrived as above. Had fresh S.W. wind from Kaikouras to arrival. Sailed for Kaikouras and Wellington yesterday, about 6 p.m. The Jannette ketch started from Okain’s Bay on Saturday, at 1 p.m, witli Unity lighter; finding the lighter could not beat against the light N.E, took her in tow, and at 7.35 p.m finding the N.E wind and sea setting in strong, let go tow rope, and ran up the harbor. When off the breakwater came into collision with the brigantine Sarah and Mary, the light in her starboard rigging not being visible from the Jannette. The Sarah and Mary’s jibboom was carried away, and the Jannette’s mizen went, her mainsail split, her wheel broken to pieces, and other considerable damage done. The Union Co’s splendid s.s Hawea, Captain Wheeler, arrived in harbor on Saturday at 8.30 a.m; reports leaving Onehunga at 12.30 p.m on 14th, arriving at Taranaki at 6 a.m 15th, leaving at 8 a m; reached Nelson same night at 10 pm; left at 11,15 a.m on the 16th, arrived at Picton at 7 p.m ; left at 4.30 a m on 17th, reached Wellington at 9 a.m; sailed again at 3.30 p.m, arriving as above. Fine weather was experienced to Wellington, thence strong N.W and S.W winds to arrival. Sailed South at 1.30 p.m on Saturday. CAPSIZING OF THE SCHOONER FLORENCE. ONE HAND LOST. Yesterday morning at 2 a.m. four men arrived at Lyttelton in a small whale boat, and reported the total loss of the well known schooner Florence and one hand. The men saved consisted of the master. Captain Macfarlane ; the mate, Charles Klein ; and two seamen, Walter Benzing and Olsen. The escape was almost miraculous, these four men having travelled forty miles in a boat without oars, sails. ■ rudder, water, or provisions, in a heavy sea. The schooner was well known here, being a powerful fore-and-after, in excellent order, and thoroughly seaworthy, of 55 tons register. Her career from the first ha# been unlucky: ouilt at the Great Barrier

Island in 1869, she was first employed in the coasting trade, but was afterwards bought by the notorious Neil Beaton, who after loading a cargo at Dunedin took her to Samoa, where he sold it. Being afterwards captured by H.M.S. Rosario, and sent back to New Zealand, the Florence was purchased by Messrs Cull’ avid Graham of Lyttelton, and employed in the West Coast trade, but went ashore on the Hokitika bar, and after being thoroughly repaired was sold in January, 1875, to Mr IV. Finnimore of Wanganui, but again went ashore on the Waitara bar, and was much injured. After having been thoroughly repaired at Wanganui, she was sold last January to Captain Mclntyre of Wellington, and then proceeded to Pelorus Sound to load timber for Dunedin, having to complete a charter entered into by her former owner; arriving at Port Chalmers on the 10th of last month, having discharged, the Florence laid at Dunedin till Thursday last in the hope of something offering, but as these seemed no immediate hope of her being chartered; Capt Macfarlane determined on proceeding to Wellington in ballast. Twenty-five tons of stone (the usual quantity) having been taken in, a start was made at 8 a.m. on Thursday the 10th. We tell the tale in Capt Macfarlanc’s own words:—' 1 Left Dunedin at 8 a.m, with a strong S.W. wind, which continued till noon same day, and thence had light variables to Banks’ Peninsula, which was sighted at noon on Friday. The wind then changed to S.E, weather fine; all sail was set, and at 6 p.m. Akaroa bore N.W. and by W. £ W., distant about 14 miles. At 8 p.m. this wind died away, and a light N.W. sprang up, carrying the Florence past the Long Look-out. At midnight there was a dead calm, the sea being smooth as glass, the air beautifully clear, the sky cloudless, the barometer at 29.50, and there was not the least appearance of any sudden change. Before going below, shortly after twelve, 1 had the light sails taken off the schooner. The calm continued till 2 a.m, when Lyttelton light bore W. about 19 miles distant. Suddenly, without a moment’s warning, a terrific squall from the W.N.W. struck the vessel, taking her abaft the beam. I (Capt Macfarlane) was lying reading down below in my berth, and at once rushed on deck and put the helm hard up, the main sheet having been let go previously. Having no way on her, the schooner would not pay off, but heeled over instantaneously on her beam ends, till masts and sails were in the water. The boat was on the main hatch, and luckily was keel down and (he lashings loose, as it had been painted that day. All chance of saving the schooner being past, the few remaining fastenings of the boat were cut, and by dint of strenuous exertions she was floated nearly clear of the sinking vessel, being baled out by means of a dipper and an old iron pot that happened to be handy. I called out to the men, who were all on deck, to come at once into the boat, as the schooner was sinking, and the mate and two seamen obeyed the call, but one man, the cook, Charles Jackson, stopped behind to try and get an oar. Having cleared the boat of the schooner’s stays, of which we were foul, I again called to the man to come at once, but he seemed stupifled. After giving one tremendous heel the Florence went down head foremost, with a noise like a whale blowing, the unfortunate man still clinging to her, and ejaculating “Save me,” as the vessel sank. The mate, Charles Klein, two seamen, Walter Benzing and Olson, and myself, Alexander Macfarlane, master, were thus left adrift in the boat, without either oars, water, sails, or provisions, the land being fully twenty miles distant, and the boat drifting still further away from it at the rate of fully four knots an hour, before a S.W. gale, the wind having shifted to that quarter, and the sea rising rapidly. In order to keep the boat’s head to sea we tore out the skin or lining of the boat, and bent a portion on to the painter. The boat behaved bravely, and in spite of heavy seas that kept breaking over and around her, managed to ride it out. Twice shejwas half filled, but was speedily baled out. At 6 a.m„ as near as we could reckon, the sea was at its worst. After that time the wind fell light, and a few hours after there was a calm, the Peninsula being then barely visible, between thirty and forty miles off. I then determined to make an effort to reach the shore, and by means of lashing pieces of the lining together with rope yarns taken from the painter, we made some oars, and commenced pulling for land. Shortly after a strong N.E. wind and sea sprang up, and helped to drive the boat towards the heads, we aiding her all we could by using our shirts as sails. Entered the heads at about 11 p.m., and landed just at Gollan’s Bay, in the hope of getting some wafer. Found no water, but discovered some old paddles, which we took on board, and again proceeded on our way, landing at the waterman’s slip at Lyttelton between 1 and 2 a.m ” We need hardly state that the men have lost all f heir clothes. Captain Macfarlane is not aware if the Florence is insured or not.