TEMPESTUOUS WEATHER AT SEA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 10 April 1902, Page 3

TEMPESTUOUS WEATHER AT SEA

BHIPPING IN DIFFICULTIES. „ I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. cl Sydney, April 9. A The Italian barqu« Pa b Madro, which left for Geneva early last month, f< disabled and in a battered condition, i encoun'ered a *«rrific hurricane »ff the - roast of New Zealand on March 21s f . Her boats were washed away, bulwarks ' 1 and wheel houses d»stroyed, steariog - ' gear injured, sails lost, and forecastle ' flood d. The men were two and a-half 1 days continuously at the pumps, and rmde back to Sydney as soon as the weather moderated. . Melbourne, April 9. 1 The steamer Paroo, bound to Aden 1 laide, has gone ashore at Point Lons- k ' dale at the heads early this morning. I: ' There is no present danger, and assist- ,| ' snee has bfen seat. y ' Aockland, April 9. ' The steamer Tavinui which arrived ° ' from Snva last night, fell in with the r gale which has been raging here for the < 1 past two or three days, and in fact throughout the whole of the voyage * ' tempestuom weather was encountered, ' During; a hurrictne on Sunday some . " cases of oranges, which were stowed on ' the f'eck were soaked through by 9 mountainous waves which washed the ' decks. Throughout the three days the j 8 hurricane lasted, seas were continually i > coming do. n the companion way, and c 1 doing much damage to the cabin car--1 pets, besides breaking crockery and ' ■> damaging other perishable goods. ' * Wben the hurricane wat »t its fi«rcest y " on Monday, the Tavinui was unable to s continue on her course, and was com- I " pelled to run before the wind. To l " wards noon yesterday the weather e mederated. g . j. ;m,;>u .«.,..■«