ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. MONGOL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 331, 18 February 1874, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. MONGOL.

The fine steamstiip Mongol of the Australasian and American Mail Ship Company, commanded by Captain Johu Elam'ank, made her appearance at the Heads on Friday last, and wa3 boarded by pilot Kelly, who brought her in up to the Quarintine ground, where she was moored, through the very unfortunate circumstance.- of having deaease on board 'She is a fine looking ship, ' and , is thus described by a Plymouth Paper :— " The splendid new Clyde-built steamer Mongol. 2,265 tons register, 400-horse power nominal, 1 ,600 indicated, belonging to the Australasian and American Mailship Company, commanded by Captain John Flamank, who is well .known in the colonial passenger trade arrived at Plymouth yesterday to embark emigrants for Otago, Canterbury, Wellington, and Auckland, New Zealand. This ship has magnificent saloon accomorlation, and has a full complement of first class passengers'. She is fitted with ladies-saloon, re-tiring-room, ice-house, &c." She left Plymouth with a total number of 340 pasengers, and a crew of 54 on board, and immediately on geting away from land disease made its appearance; but did not become very severeuntil about four weeks ago. The diseases and number of cases of each were — Measles. 67 ; scarlet fever, 21 ; bronchitis. 8. Of these there were four deaths' from measles, five from scarlet fever, and three from bronchitis. -There was also one death from diarrhoea, one from ulcer, one from inanition, and one from sunstroke. The single men forward, and the single women "aft, were altogether clear of the infection, and are now .in good health, and present an excellent appear- ; ance, although they did not appear to Tiava

been in -expectation 0? landing, as they had evidently made no preparation for leaving the vessel. The diseases were confined to one compartment in the ship, amongst the married people and children, and it is evident drbm ages, only one of which was over 10 years, that it was most severe upon children. Tbe whole •crew are well, and the last case of measles was well some time ago. The Mongol had only 12 passengers for Dunedin. The rest are for the other ports above mentioned, the bulk of them being for Aitfekland, and the saloon passengers for Auckland. She also brings cargo for all ports. Her mail was brought ashore and fumigated, but there were only a few letters for Dunedin. As hinted above, this fine and fast ship, which has just completed the quickest voyage on record to the Australian colonies, is one of the new mail boats to run between New South Wales, New Zealand, and San Francisco ; and, if Bhe is a sample of the others to be used in the service for speed and other qualities, we may depend upon not only having a regular but a quick line. • • ■ ,