SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 678, 22 August 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report : Aug 22—Weather clear, blue sky. Barometer, 30.16; thermometer, 35. High Water : Morning, 6.46 ; night, 7.10. ARRIVED. Aug 22—Blackwall, ketch, 26 tons, Calvert, from Okain's B iy. August 22 Arawata, s.s., 624 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne, via South. Passengers —Saloon: Mrs Pritchard and 2 children, Messrs J. Beck, Brooks, H. Mours, M. J. Watklns, D. Douglas. Saloon from Coast: Mrs Rout and 2 children, Miss Fleming, Messrs H. S. Smith and Carruthers, Detective Bain. Steerage from Melbourne : Mrs Hooper, Mr and Mrs Adams and family, Messrs McLellan and H. Farrar. Steerage from Coast: Messrs F. Kemp and Thompson, and 26 for other ports. CLEARED. August 22—Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Dalton, for Kaikoura. August 22—Arawata, s.s, 624 tons, Underwood, for Wellington and Nelson. August 22—City of Dunedin, ship, 1085 tons, Kilgour, for Newcastle, N.S.W. August 23—Sea Spray, brig, 299 tons, Crochet, for Newcastle, N.S.W. SAILED. August 22—Courier, ketch, 31 tons, Sinclair, for Pigeon Bay, in ballast. The p.i, Luna left Wellington at 8 a.m. on Saturday; reached Kaikoura at 10 p.m. same day; left ■gain at 7 a.m. on Sunday. Searched for wreck reported, but saw nothing of it, arriving last night shortly before 6 p.m. The fore-and-aft schooner Richard and Mary left Pelorus Sound last Tuesday; had light northeaiterly winds on the run down. She arrived on Saturday night. ~.«„.. The s.s. Alhambra took on board about 30 tons ot cargo at the Gladstone Pier, and sailed South at 3.45 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Wellington, Captain Carey, took on board 60 tons of cargo at the Screw Pile Jetty, and sailed North at 5 p.m. yesterday, a full boat. The barque Wanlock is discharging ballast at the Gladstone Pier before commencing to load. The Woosung and City of Dublin are doing good work unloading; their cargoes are coming to hand in splendid order. • The schooner Spray cleared out at Hokitikafor this port on the 15th with 44,000 ft timber. The brigantine Oceola arrived at Adelaide from this 1 port on August 7th. The Cabarfeidh, from Auckland, arrived at Newcastle on the sth; she loads at that port for Lyttelton. The Espccnlador, from this port, arrived at Sydney on Ihe 5; h. The brig Star of the M> rsey left Newcastle on the 7th for Lyttelton. „,..,„ The N«;vv 2ealana Shipping Company have received telegraphic "Ivices that the Kangilikci from Lyttelton arrived a: London after a smart passage of 78 days, and that the Otaki from Bluif arrived prior to the llth August. Also, that the following vessels had sailed in July :-Orari. for Auckland; Howrah, for Wellington; Waimate. for Canterbury; White Eagle, for Otago. and that the following ▼easels were loading :—Jessie Osborne, for Auckland ; Ocean Mail, for Wellington ; Rangitikei. for Canterbury; Avona, for Otago; Waitara, for Bluff.

WKiSCK OF THE S.S. QUEENSLAND.

From a report published in the "Argus " of the sth, we extract the following particulars.—" The j ■particulars of the collision appear; to be as follow : The s.s. Queensland having discharged her cargo of tea from China, and taken on board about 200 tons of ballast and a few passengers for Sydney, left the Sandridge railway pier at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. She passed through the Heads and landed her pilot at half-past 5 p.m, passing Cape Schanck'at 7 p.m. At 8 o'clock the third officer, Mr Helms, took charge of the deck, and at midnight he was relieved by the second officer, Mr Craig, who is a brother of Captain Craipr. commanding the steamer. The light at Wilson's Promontory was sighted at 2 a.m, and the steamer was abreast of it at 4 a.m. At this time Mr Craig was relieved from duty, Mr Paterson. the chief officer, taking charge of the bridge. The fourth officer was also on duty with him. Captain Craig had been on deck all night, but about balf-pnst 4 am having set the course N.E, he said " Good night" to the chief officer, and went below to his cahin. The morning was fine and clear, but there was a misty light to the eastward, as is often the case just before dawn. The steamer was goiDg at full speed through the water, and, being light, she was making good way. The water was smooth, and there was a light wind from the eastward. At this time there were two men on the look-out—one on the bridge, and one at the bow. Soon after five o'clock the look-out man forward resorted to the quarter-master that there was a ship's light about two points on the starboard bow, j This was at once reported to Mr Paterson, the chief officer, who then saw the bright light, and also the green or starboard light, of an approaching steamer. Asherred-orr*<.t ight—could not be seen, Mr Paterson of course concluded that the two vessels would go clear of oDe another, and therefore did not alter the Queensland's course. A few minntes after this he noticed that the other steamer had suddenly altered her course, as her red •light became visible. Thinking that she was trying togo across his bows, he jumped to the telegraph on the bridge to give the engineer orders to stop the engines, but before he could signal to the enrine room the collision occurred, the Barrabool striking the Queensland fairly amidships on her starboard side. The crash was terrific, and for a few minutes it was thought that botli vessels would go to the bottom. The shock ot the collision awakened every one on board. Captain Craig seized a pair of trousers, and at once rushed on deck. On looking over the side he saw an immense rent about 14ft long reaching down to the ■water's edge, oi as he expressed it, ' big enough to drive a waggon and pair of horses through.' The how of the Barrabool had evidently struck the Queensland just at the bulkhead dividing the coal hunkers from the engine room, for as Captain Craig looked over the side he saw the coals pouring out of the ship's side, and she was rapidly taking a list to nort The water rushing into the engine-room at once put the fires out, and the firemen and engineers had scarcely time to escape, for as they ran ud the stoke-hole ladders the water was close on their heels. By this time all hands were on deck, and the starboard-quarter boat having been got out the passengers were placed in it. A boat came, alongside from tho Barrabool in charge of the chief •fficer but he returned to his own ship and reported that no great damage had been done, but that all the Queensland wanted was a 'tow.' One of the passengers of the Queensland, however, said to Capt Pain 'For God's sakesendsorae boats to her assistance,'sheis sinking.' In the meantime Capt Craig and Mr Paterson were busily engaged in getting the two lifeboats out. but it was with great difheulty that the starboard boat could be moved, owing to the shock of the collision having doubled up the davits, and securely jammed the boat. The boats having been got out, it was very evident that no time was to be lost, as the vessel was steadily settling down in the water. The crew having been placed in the boats, Captain Craig ordered Mr Paterson to take his place in one of the boats, and then rau round the decks to see that no one else was left on board. As he reached the stern he felt the ship sinking under him, and he at ouee slid down a rope over her stern into one of the boats. A fine black retriever dog which he had on board jumped over at the same time and was picked up. The boat's rrew had barely time to back her clear of the ship s stern when she gave a heavy lurch to port, and then sank, stern first. As the water reached her midship section, tho force of the compressed air in her hold was so great that her decks were burst onen with a report like that of a heavy cannon. There was a great deal of floating wreckage about, andin order to ascertain whether all hands were saved Captain Craig called out several times to know if there was anybody on any of the spars, but received no answer, The boats then proceeded aW«idethe Barrabool, and both passengers and Sew were taken on board. From the time of the occurrence, until the ship went down, there was no ashing or contusion, but the crew worked well and steadily, and her boats were all in the water bSlore the boats of the Barrabool arrived alongside.'-