A DISASTROUS STORM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4115, 17 May 1892, Page 3

A DISASTROUS STORM.

The Ketch Clematis in Trouble. Two Men Washed Overboard, By Teleoraph,—Press Association, Christohuroh, MuylO. News has been received here to-day that the ketch Olematis encountered a terrific gale on her voyage from Haveloek to Lyttelton. Two men were washed overboard, and the sails, bowsprit and boat carried away, The men lost were named Baker and Smith. She was laden with timber, which was insured, but the vessel is uninsured, She has put into Port Underwood for repairs. Gisborne, May 16. James Quaid, with a team of five horses, left Waipaoa station early yesterday. He was accompanied by Jameß Nicoll, a recent arrival from Canterbury, The river was in high flood, and it was highly dangerous to attempt to cross it. A boy who was milking close to the Itangatira ford heard the cry of a rather excited voice, 11 There is too auch water; I will turn back," but paid no attention till soon after, when cooees were heard, These were from James Orr, manager of the adjoining station, who, having seen the dray pass his place,became uneasy, and went to the river to see if it had i crossed safely, Search was made, 1 but nothing could be seen. Subse- I quently it was found that Nicoll had got safely ashore and got to Orr's i station, but that Quaid had been i swept away, Hicoll says that in ; attempting to turn, everything was m i a moment swept clean away, the I water rushing at the place like a mill ' race. Quaid was a single man, aged i 85, and came either from Timaru or I Napier. ] Napieb, May 16. j The Kahu returned to Napier this i morning to coal. After her depar- < tnre for Wellington on Friday > evening she got no further than r Cashpoint, where she hove to, and s being very high drifted to Blackhead, c The coal bunkers running short, she f came in here to have them filled, and I started again for Wellington at t 11.15 this morning, She reports t having left the Kiwi at Castlepoint, i all safe. t The Australia also returned to port i yesterday morning to coal, having i expended all her Btock in fighting ( the southerly gale. She started again ( for Wellington at 2 o'clock yesterday t afternoon.- L