Another Severe Gale.
Total Wkeck or tiil Amekkax Bakkkxtine Constitution.
Thk Sohooaeu Tamasb.sk Abiioiik. The weather moderate '. o:i Tuesday when II M. 8. Cnlliopo went a fe»v mil s out of the luub a* ami i a 1 come gun practice, 'ihn general impression prevailed that tin ro wool i be uouiore |of a blow. However, yn Wednesday ' the glass commenced to fall a little. Tho sky was cloudy ; mono heavy rainfalls during thu day. On Thiusi day morning the gule commenced ' stronger than on Sunday when the j Matnutu was wrecked. 11. I. Q. M. ! 8. Kber, which arrived in harbor from Auckland on Tuesday, by some means drifted to wiihiu about 100 yards of the rtof, but u line was brought to the Olgu, alien the Kber was enabled to steam ntcudily out of danger. The galo at this time blowing about not tli, and the burkentiuo Constitution, which had such n narrow ■ escape last Sunday, had the full force of the gale. she swung round to the reef stern on Which >he struck heavily, carrying part of bur Mora uwny. Sim swung back again and in about quarter of nu , hour wont broadside un the ri ef and sunk. When her moorings dragged In r captain hud signals of distress hoisted ; uien-of war's boats went to hir atsiatauee, but unfortunately they oould do notbing. We are informed that Ciipl. Colly does not know whether the Constitiou is insured or not. j Bhorlly after the Constitution went' down tbe schooner Tamasese wsa arm to be dragging her anchor, and at •very heavy sen the schooner kept mdually wearing tbe- chore- Hot ohaiM stood tbe etraia all through, i
At one lime <t was f«ared sir* would become « total wreck, having drifted to within three yards of the inside reel, b«t fortunately the current which rune about four knot* u<-ar the shore caught the Taraaaeee and carried her along with it, her anchor* still dragging. Shortly afterward* she was lifted up on a sandy beach, opposite the Sumoa Time* office, with apparently little damage done, excepting tire I l of her copper. Some time afterwards , Messrs. McArthur and Co.’s schooilor Lily w.is also seen to be dragging. ■ A lino was immediately taken to the jXLS. S. Nipaiv. There is no doubt whatever but the Lily would have come ashore if it had not been for this i timely assistance. The 1 poln and Nukunono rodo the gale safely in the little harbor, ns did nl-o the cutter ' Fitunu, opposite Messrs. Hugo and ! Co.’s, Mntaut it. Native boats and others are busy getting what can bo saved out of the ' Constitution. We are told that they will get one-third of the value of what goods they bring ashore. This is n | wise step, as it is just possible ihe wreck may soon settle down in deep water. A considerable amount of | goods has already been saved. Wo a I*9 informed" that the manager nl Messrs. Huge mid Co.’s is not aware whether the Matnntu, which was wrecked on Sunday, was insured. As wo write (Friday morning) the weather is calm hut cloudy. Considerable damage was done to the banana and bread-fruit trees during the gale, but houses and other property were not much injured. We have not ns yet heard from the country districts.
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Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 18, 16 February 1889, Page 2
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554Another Severe Gale. Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 18, 16 February 1889, Page 2
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