The Gale on Saturday.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5047, 17 March 1885, Page 3

The Gale on Saturday.

FUBTHER DAMAGE.

Further particulars of the damage done by Saturday's gale hate now come fc< Hand, and show that it was much mort destructive than was at first supposed The total damage in Auckland is eeti mated to amount to; many thousands oi pounds. Locally, very little further damage than has been reported was done, 'with, the exception that at Topn tin Boman Catholic Church was blown down. The Waikato Coal and Shipping Com pany have received the following tele gram from Captain Helander, dated 13th March, and despatched from Opotiki yesterday morning, re the Thomas Bus ■ell^-r" Arriving at Oreti Point at 4 this morning grounded on the rock Been engaged all day lightening ship, got out anchors and.tried every means to get her off at high water this afternoon, but \va« unsuccessful. Will try again next tide, but bave small hopes of saving the ship She is standiog upright and bumpinp heavily on bard rocks, and making water fa*!.;, 1' Nearest telegraph. station is 60 miles from here." The Company have given notice of abandonment of the steamer. An inquiry into the former casually to the steamer was to have been lu-ld

yesterday. • The steamer Blanche, which went ashore 'it the .Wynyard Pier Auckland, became almost a total wreck. "Efforts were made to float beryesterdav morning, and it was with considerable difficulty that she was -- got np in Mechanics' Bay for repairs, the water flowing clean through her. The Blanche ia owned by Mr Alexander Hume, of the' Thames, and is under charter for two years to Captain Pratt and others for : trawling purposes. She is valued at about £600, and itwill take a large share of that ..•mount to make her seaworthy. The Blanche is uninsured. The large yacht Muritai, owned by Mr Street, broke from the moorings and went ashore on a sandy part of the beach. Efforts were* made to get her off, and a crew was twice capfixed. When the gale moderated, the Muritai was floated off. Her damages include the loss of a portion of her tulwarki and stanchions. The Arawa was similarly damaged, and it is estimated that about £60 will repair both vessels. -The -larg« yacht Kita had her keel damaged, ' tod is to be docked for repairs. The brig Syren arrived at the Kaipara Heads on Friday. She had lost, her anchor and slipped a second one, and ran ; 'out to sea on, Saturday during the gale, but bad-not returned up to yesterday morning. A Dunedin telegram says:—The gale on Saturday brought down three of the stone pinnacles on the spire of the Presbyterian Free Church, the damage being estimated at £50.