THE FLOODS AT GREYMOUTH.

Southland Times, Issue 1540, 20 February 1872, Page 3

THE FLOODS AT GREYMOUTH.

(From the Lyttelton Times). In the upper township the protective works withstood the flood, except at the upper breakwater, which gave way. The water rushed over the wharf throe feet high, into the Telegraph Office (at the door of which it deposited an enormous tree), the Post-office, Mr Revell's (Resident Magistrate's) house, Custom house, collector's house, and all the houses, stores, &c. , in the town. It destroyed the tramway bridge, which came down upon Kennedy Bros.' bonded store, and smashed it. Of the G-overnment township the greater part went to sea, or floated up the lagoon in an indescribable state of wreck- From Johnston- street seaward, the entire line of buildings fronting the river disappeared, and the buildings immediately behind the front row, including Strike and Blackmore's brewery, which is left in a situation of danger on the occasion of any future floods. With \ the buildings went the protective works, and the lower part of the town presents a { sorry spectacle. As if the flood were not a sufficient disaster in itself, a fire broke out in the same block, and there was seen the rare sight of burning buildings tumbling into the turbid waters and floating out to sea. The fire did Dot spread. Nearly every store and house in town is more or less damaged. The following is a list of those carried to sea or utterly wrecked : — Prom John-ston-street to Arney-street : Anselme's Golden Age Hotel ; Hildebrand and Weber, butchers ; Hicks, fruiterer; twostorey buildings occupied by Mrs Anderson ; Joyce's old stores ; Foxcroft, tinsmith ; Eaniskillen Hotel ; the Old Australian Hotel ; a building, occupier unknown ; Gieseking's store; Ship Hotel ; two shops; a cottage corner of Cook and Arney streets, to Chapman street; Alcorn's old store, occupied as a dwellinghouse; private dwelling-house; Montray's bakery ; Whitmore's cordials manufactory and private dwelling ; Mueller's European Hotel ; two cottages and five small dwell-ing-houses ; boat shed, and a couple of cottages adjoining ; powder magazine. In Arney street, Dale's cottages and house adjoining ; Martin's stables ; Kennedy's bond. Tainui street is also seriously damaged.