SAILED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 190, 11 August 1880, Page 2

SAILED.

;■■ Aug. 10, steamer Wakatu, 78. Evans, for Wellington aud Wansranui. Passengers : Mrs Jones and family* Miss Pritehard. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30,- Walker, for ; v Golden Bay.

: N Capt. Edwin reports at 120 p.m.: — " Same .indications as reported yesterday. Glass falling again very soon and wind backing." The Lady Barkly sailed for Golden Bay last night. The Patea is expected to arrive hero from Patea on Friday morning. She is announced >'- to sail for Wellington and Patea at 6 p.m. . same day, The Wakatu sailed for Wellington and WftUganui last night. The Wallaco leaves Wellington this even- : ing for Nelsou. The Murray leaves Waoganui for Nelson to-night. She will arrive to-morrow, and sail again for West Coast ports. The Graf ton made a good passage to Wellington, having arrived there at 9 o'clock last night. ■ _ ■ The Hawea arriged af; Wellington at 9 am. to-day, and leaves there for Lyttelton this afternoon. The Taiaroa left New Plymouth at 9 o'clock this morning, will arrive here tonight, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and Lyttellon at 11 a m. to-morrow. 'The Patea Mad says :— The steamer , Wakatu is to be pu,t on the Patea Wanganui service early in the spring. She will probably make an occasional run during the next few weeks. It will not be surprised if the Patea S.S. Company uut on a second larger steamer for their Wellington and Nelson trade. The Sydney Evening News of July 12, in reporting the arrival of the barque Grassraere, from London, has the following: — "On : tbe voyage, on July 5, an apprentice named - William Crank, while aloft, fell from the : main-royal yard on to the deck with severe force. He was picked up unconscious, and every effort made to restore him, which was successful. Tbe boy shortly afterwards staled that he was uninjured, and wanted to . get up,- but Captain Kenley insisted on his remaining in bed until the ships arrival in port. Immediately on the doctor boarding the Grassmere the boy was examined, and it. was found the youth was quite uninjured, without a bruise, but the doctor advised his keeping quiet for a time. This is one of the most miraculous escapes ever heard of. The --• height the boy fell was about 150 ft, and his decent, a 9 watched by the captain, is de- ' scribed as a most wonderful acrobatic performance, being a series of somersaults from one portion of the rigging to the another, happily each time striking on his stomach. The ship was running 12 knots at the time."