Untitled

Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 973, 8 September 1871, Page 2

The as. Kennedy is announced to leave fhis port for Nelson on Saturday^ ■■..■■ . The S.S. Alhambra, Captain Underwood, arrived off the port yesterday morning, and *ta tendered at 1 p m. She left the Hobson a Bar Kidlway -.Pier *t 4 p.m. on the 24fch ult. ; cleared Foit Phillip Heads at 6.30 p.m., and passed Swan Island on tho following day at 3pm.; experienced strong S.W. gales for the first two days, then strong S,E. winds to arrival at tbe Bloff at 6 a.in. on the oOth. Discharged cargo, embarked passengers, and left at 3.30 pro the same day ; arrived at Port Chalmers on the 31st at 10 a.m. ; left nextdnyat4.3o>.ir., arriving at Lyttelton on 2nd inst. at 12.30 p.m. ; left same day at 8 p.m, and arrived at Wellington on the 3rd at 1 p.nu ; left again for Nelson at midnight on the same day, where she arrived at 1 o'oli ck on the afternron of tbe 4th ; left Nelf oil on the morning's tide of the sth, and arrived vitt'the Grey roadstead as beforbmentioned. She was tendered by the p.s. Dispatch, andleft for Hqkitika in tho afternoon. The Albambra passed the Avreckof a ketch rigged vessel four miles cast of Cape Farewell, lying on a sand, beach, sails bent, painted black with red ribbon, bulwarks none, hull apparently unbroken, suie about 40 tons. Saw no signal or any one ifcar. The p. 8. Lyttelton, from Blenheim, via: Hokitika, arrived in port at 4.ls]pEtt'. yesterday. Captain Scott reports leaving-Bten*. heim on August 20tb, but on account of the ■hallow bar was unable to cross till the 2Sai>\ at noon. Arrived at the French. Pass at 10 a. in. on the 23rd, wind Wowing heavy from the west, anchored and remained there till the 27th: left at 9 p.ra. that d»y and anchorediin Totrannni at G a.m. on tho 29th, strong westerly winds ; :left.at.n<**lJWffhc f 30th, and got as far as Kaurangi Point, when it cam? on to blow very TO^vy from the south-west ; ran back to Wanganni Inlet for shelter and coal; left on the 31st at noon, arrived off-the Steeples early on the l*t iris t., strong west-south-west winds ; went into the Buller at 11 am., and left again at noon on the 2nd", and arrived at Hokitika on the tide. : '■•*-■'.• ""= ■ ■ The following: means have been suggested for preventing the spread of fire onboard iron ships :— Single bulkheads are very good to keep water in a damaged compartment, but against fire it is necessary to have double bulkheads filled with water ; therefore, in all iron vessels the bulkheads should be formed double, say 3ft or 4ft apart, and the' apace bet ween, filled up to the, level of the deck, t>r, which would De better still, to a level tk the gunwale, with water. If bulkheads were so constructed, fire coald be completely confined to that part of the vesselwhere it originated, and the bulkheads would retain their shape however fierce the fire. The following is Captain Stewart's report of the accident which happened on board the schooner Dunedin on ier passage from Oamaru to Auckland :- -Left Oatnaru on the .Bth insi., and had moderate weather during the first part of the voyage. On Sunday last, when off Napier,' she encountered a strong sale, during which a heavy sea broke on board, washing away the man at t*ie wheel, who was carried over the rail, and only saved himself by clinging to the main sheet. Two other n»en, named John Brown and James Dick, who were standing up, were washed dean overboard, and drowned; The Schooner at the time was travelling through the water at the rate of nine knots, and it was, therefore, impossible to render any assistance to the poor fellows, who were never seen again. Since then the schooner has had favorable winds . ; : . Mr Thorn, the mate of the schooner Agnes Jessie/ was washed overboard and drowned when the vessel was voyaging between Laun- . ceston an<f Newcastle on the 11th inst. Ho was a native of Hobart Town, and had been long connected with the shipping of Tasmania.. '■ •: - ■-■■■■ '' < ■»•'■■'..■ " :