SHIPPING

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2681, 10 November 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING

POET OP LYTTELTON. Wbathbr Bepokt—November 10. 9 a.m.—Weather, blue sty, passing clouds. "Wind, S.W. fresh breeze. Barometer,3o.2o; ihormometer, 49. High Water—To-morrow. Morning, 3.11; evening, 3.35. Arrived—November 9. Merksworth, s.s., 165 tons, Fraser, from Westport. Cuff and Graham, agents. Sailed —November^. Wairarapa, s.s., 1023 tons, Chatfield. for Wellington. Passengers Misses Gray, Oliver, Alport, Mesdames Pavitt, Kuderny. Hewson and child, Mr and Mrs Phillips and family, Mr and Mrs Henderson and child, Mr and Mrs Cooper, Mr and Mrs Peach, Mr and Mrs Sinclair, Judge Johnston, Dr. Grace, Messrs Parker, Bear, Moody, Be Fleming (2), Ballantyne. Barclay, Bell, McLean, Grace, Ware, Partridge, Knocks, Cameron, Warren ; 21 steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Some very fast steaming, says a Melbourne exchange, was done by the three boats, the Leura, Ly-ee-moon, and Wairarapa on Thursday afternoon. The Ly-ee-moon and the Union s.s. Company's Wairarapa passed Wilson's promontory -within twenty minutes of each other, and from thence to the Gell brand lightship a fast run took place. The last named vessel, -which was ahead at the promontory, arrived at 9.50 p.m., the time occupied being the same number of hours and minutes. The Ly-ee-moon, -which has for a long time past held the prestige, did not put in an appearance until 11 p.m., her time from Wilson s Promontory being ten hours and forty minutes. The Leura, which left Port Jackson with the A.S.N. Company's boat, was somewhat at a disadvantage, for in addition to a large cargo, she put in at Twofold Bay, where a delay of over two hours took place, and kept back her arrival until twenty minutes past 3 a.m. The loss at sea of Captain McDonald, who was well known at this port.to which he had made many voyages from Newcastle in the barque Island City and other vessels, is thus described by an Australian paper : " The Iris, barque, from .Newcastle, has been for a long time in charge of Captain •McDonald, who, by his genial character and gooft conduct, had succeeded in making , himself quite a favourite amongst the intercolonial masters. It was, therefore, a sudden shock when the boarding officers ranged alongside on Tuesday and learned that he had been swept away during a gale, and that the vessel was in charge of the chief officer. The tale, as recorded in the log, is one of the usual character where the coast lino has been subjected to a serieß of heavy gales. It is clear that the vessels whichmay succeed inmakingfair passages under ordinary circumstances should not be expected to war against the elements when for 340 tons register they are burdened with 580 tons load. The barque left Newcastle on September 11th, and made her passage as far as King's Island with ordinary weather. The barometer fell very low, and the heavy breeze slowly but surely increased until it became of almost hurricane force. The barque was kept forereaching for a time, but at length hove-to under close canvas. The heavy westerly gale continued, and at half-past 10 p.m. the master was on deck, when a heavy sea rolled down on the weather quarter, sweeping everything before it. The companion was stove in, the wheel grating washed away, and the master also. The sea took entire charge of the monkey *. poop, and the volume of water swept everything before it. Both the man at th« wheel and the master were swept away; but while the latter was thrown beyond the reach of a life buoy, which was at once pitched to him, the helmsman succeeded in getting hold of some loose gear and regaining the vessel. La the howling wretched night the whole occurrence occupied less time than it takes to write it, but the terrible cry of " Save me, save me !" was only lost in the roar of the storm. The sea carried away the whole of the loose gear from 5 the poou, with planking and skylight, and had it not been for the judicious measures ; adopted by the mate the vessel must have | foundered. Under the circumstances, he 1 was equal to the emergency, and shaped a -\ course accordingly. A SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. A At/ckuvnd, November 9. * Arrived—Margaret Galbraith, Ferguson, from London, 118 days, with fifty passengers. Grbtmotjth, November 9. . Arrived—Grafton, from Northern ports ; Wallabi, from Wanganui. The Mahinapua has been lying outside the bar since yesterday. -The Grafton is to leave this evening. There was a very heavy sea on the bar this morning.