SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1058, 17 November 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. Weather Effort— November 17. 9am —Wind, N.W., light; -weather, deer and bine sky, Barometer. 30.02 ; thermometer, 70.00. High Water—' To-morrow. Morning, 1.10; night, 1.32, Arrived — N ovember 16. Androklos, barqueutiue, irom New York. Mary King, schooner, 73 tons, Ayers, for Timarn, G. Mackay, agent. , T . Nelson, schooner, 66 teas, Kobinson, tor Nelson. Cuff and Graham, agents. w , Reward, schooner, 41 tons, Westlake, for Wellington. Cuff and Graham, agents. T. B. Taylor, schooner, 54 tons, Smith, for Greymonth. Cuff and Graham, agents. Arrived— November 17. Androklos, barque, 400 tons, Yogt, from New York Edwards, Bennett and Co., agents. Wanaka, s.s- 278 tons, McGillivray, from Northern ports. Miles, Hassal and Co. agents. Passengers —Saloon: Mr and Mrs Stock, Miss Luxford, Messrs Clark, Joyce, Saul, Hill, Hodde, and sir Bt Minnie, ketch, 17 tons, Bennett, from Little Akaloa. Master agent. E. U. Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Green, trom Leßon’s Bay. Master, agent. Cleared —November 17. Amateur, ketch, 25 tons, Neilson, for Akaroa. Master, agent. „ _. Minnie, ketch, 17 tons, Bennett, for Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Nellie, schooner, 66 tons, Armstrong, for Auckland. J. B. Way, agent. Awarua, schooner, 48 tons, Walls, for Invercargill. Cuff and Graham, agents. Silas Fish, barque, 702 tons, Williams, for Newcastle, in ballast. Edwards, Bennetts and Co., Herald, ketch, 48 tons, Peterson, for Toxton. Cuff and Graham, agents. Sailed —November 16. Tui, b.b., 64 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura, Wellington, and Foxton. G. Mackay, agent. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Macfarlane, for Sydney via Wellington, East Coast, and Auckland. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. Passengers—saloon for Wellington: Mrs H. Gardiner; for Napier: Mr and Mrs Munroe and family (9); for Auckland: Mrs E Williams, Mrs Cutts, J. E. Hill, Runcimau, and Parr ; for Sydney: Mr and Mrs Hamilton, Mr Milner. Steerage for Coast—Miss McEarcher, Messrs Johnson, Warren, Williams ; for Sydney: Mrs Davey, Mr and Mrs Merrick, Messrs Anderson and Clarence. , Linnett, ketch, 17 tons, Molyneaux, for Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Sailed— November 17.

Wanaka. s.s., 278 tons, McGillivray, for Akaroa and Port Chalmers. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Passengers—Saloon for Akaroa: Mr and Mrs J. D. McPherson and family (3), and servant. Volunteer, schooner, 32 tons, Marquet, for Le Bon’s Bay. Master, agent.

A barqnentine signalled this afternoon proves to be the Androklos, from New York, after a passage of 129 days. She brings a cargo of Yankee notions, &0., for Mr C. w. Turner and Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co. The s.s. Wanaka arrived at 9.30 a.m. with the Empress of China in tow. She sailed South shortly after Ip.m. . _ The Geelong steamer went into Pigeon Bay yesterday afternoon just as the s.s. Akaroa left. She appeared to be steaming all right. the empeess of china. This handsome barqnentine was endeavouring to run to sea this morning before a light S.W. wind, when it fell calm and she drifted close to the South Head, there being a heavy northerly swell. The port anchor was let go and a hedge got out, but came home, and her stern tailed on to the shore and touched bnt not heavily. Another hedge was got out, and this tiuwH more successfully, and the vessel warped off. The steamer Wanaka happening to pass, came alongside to see what was wrong, took her in tow and brought her to n berth in Dampier’s Bay, charging *25. The damage done is supposed to be very slight, but the vessel is making a little water. Both her port bow and kedge anchor were shipped, bat they are buoyed. BUENING OF THE LY-EE-MOON.

The following are the particulars of this disaster as telegraphed to the Melbourne “ Argus " by its Sydney correspondent "About one in the morning a fire broke out on board the Australian Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Ly-ee-moon, lying at the company’s works at Pyrmont. The alarm was given by the watchman on board, the boatswain, carpenter, and one of the stewards being also on board. The fire bells immediately rang out, and ten minutes _ after the alarm the powder magazine on the hurricane deck exploded, and the vessel was soon in flames. Captain Munro, the company’s marine superintendent, was immediately on the spot, and had the ship cast off from the wharf and swung out to the buoy, and moored her by the stern to avoid any danger to the company’s extensive works. The wind was biowing strongly from the north-west, confining the fire to the forward part of the ship. Mr Sown, the superintendent of the insurance brigade; with the steam fire-engine, went down to the wharf within a quarter of an hour after the alarm was given, and connected 400 ft of hose, which was passed on board over boats. In a short time the fire was got under. “ The destruction consists of the whole of the upper deck, a portion of the main deck, inc.udiug the cabins fore and aft, and the boats. The fore and main masts went over the side, and were burned off close to the main deck. Tne mizzen-mast and funnels are left standing. The vessel looks a per, feet wreck inside. The hull is not seriously damaged, and the coals did not ignite, owing to the prompt exertions made to extinguish the fire. Attempts were made by firing into the vessel to scuttle her, but without success. The engines were protected by the bulkheads, and are not materially damaged. The damage is estimated at about £IOOO. Fortunately the wind was blowing from the company’s works, otherwise the disaster would have been much more extensive, as the buildings are of weatherboard." . . , ... , The Ly-ee-moon was originally built for the China trade, and was for some time employed as one <jf Messrs Jardine and Mathieson’s fleet in the opium trade, where she gained a great reputation for speed, and made some very smart runs. She was brought to Australia for sale, and after performing one or two voyages between Melbourne and Sydney, was engaged in the conveyance of telegraphic despatches between Baujoewangie and Port Darwin during the interruption of cable communication between those places. The Ly-ee-moon was then purchased by the A.S.N. Company, and has latterly been kept on the Sydney and Piji trade. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Nelson, November IG. Arrived —Emma, from Mauritius, with cargo of sugar.