FRIDAY'S GALE

Temuka Leader, Issue 281, 24 August 1880, Page 2

FRIDAY'S GALE

From an exchange, to hand we learn that the gale on Friday last wa- more or lees severe at the following places : LYTTELTON.

The Port suffered severely from the effi ctb of the gale. Gates and fences were scattered about broadcast, and from a building in course of erection in Salt's Gully the whole iron roof was torn off and carried fully a quarter of a mile. A boy while making fast a sheet of i-on on the roof of a house was thrown down and badly cut about the face. The effects of the gale was most severely felt at the gaol. In the yard, where some improvement", were being carried on, an iron roof was bodily blown into the yard. In its descent i - stiuck a prisoner named Patrick Moss ; and, from the effects of the injuries received, it is thought improbable he will recover. Another prisoner was struck by the falling debris, but not seriously. The gale played havoc with glass doors, hotel lamps, and windows ; and the glass face of the to>vn clock was forced in. A vegetable cart was capsized by the wind, the horse being thrown over in the shafts, but both were righted without injury. In one instance a verandah of a house in Brown street took flight, and part of it was carried over the roof into the back yard. A large number of chimneys were blown down. It is satisfactory to state, con' sidering the number of chimney pots, sates, sheets of iron, heavy pieces of timber, and large trees that were thrown about—especially in the upper part of the town that no instance is reported of serious injury to life. The full force of the gale was felt by the shipping at the whurf and in the harbour, but without doing any damage. CHRISTCHURCH The gale was the severest felt in Christ" church for many years. Locomotion was anything but pleasaut, the force of the wind m iking it impossible to make headway. Sheets of iron, slates, bricks, boughs of tiees, and even shingle off the streets, flew about in a manner rather dangerous to pedestrians. Fences, chimneys, and sign boards were blown down, while in two instances iron roofs were tor-; off. The telegraph lines noith of Ckristchurch were considerably damaged, communication being interrupted up till yesterday. XAIAPOI The gale done considerable damage in Kaiapoi. Mr Caleb Smith's malt house was completely wrecked. The chimney of a cottage was blown with a crash into the house, the inmates narrowly escaping injury. The roofs of several places were partly torn off, while fences, chunneys, lamps, &c, suffered somewhat considerably. RANGIORA. The gale, in passing through this township, left marks of its visit in every quarter. OXFORD. At the West Oxford railway station the roof of the goods shed was stripped of the corrugated iron, and the station buildingß considerably strained. ASHBURTON The effects of the gale was felt at this place, but very little damage was done tq

house property, A few chimneys and ! some fences were blown down, and the rnr.f <if the Town Hall slightly damaged. TEMUKI This place suffered \ery -little damage, notwithstanding Unit the wind blew with gre;it violence early on Friday morning. The amount of damage done was given in our lust issue. TIMARU AND OAMARU. These two places suffered somewhat from the effects of the high winds. At the former place a number of windows were blown in and fences levelled. At the latter vermdahs and chimneys suffered considerably, find the side of a house was also blown in. At Weston a stone cottage was blown to the ground. DUNEDIS Considerable damage was done throughout the city. At Mr Campbell's china bazaar a wall was blown down, causing damage to the tune of £ISOO. An iron and wood building was also blown down, and fences and windows innumerable were broken.